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Monday, October 13, 2025
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Topic: EUROPE

Europe finds it’s not so easy to say goodbye to low-cost China

Evidence suggests a massive shift back to Europe is unlikely because of the ever-growing importance of China. Moving supply chains closer to home might come at a cost.

Creepy technologies are invading European office spaces as people go back to work

Workplaces are trying out surveillance tech such as fever-testing thermal cameras, mask-detection systems and tracking software to prevent a fresh virus outbreak.

Covid puts euro at risk as it widens gap between EU’s rich North and poor South

When Covid hit, Italy, Spain and France's public finances were already under strain, while German-dominated north had more fiscal firepower to ride out the crisis.

Netherlands moves to reopen businesses a week ahead as economies come alive across Europe

Amid sentiment that Europe has seen the worst of the Covid pandemic, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said they were doing this as quickly as possible, but responsibly.

Europe eases Covid curbs and hopes it won’t have to retreat

European leaders are eager to restart economies after lockdown shuttered factories, halted travel & kept millions of people largely confined to their homes.

Spain extends lockdown as virus cases rise again in Europe

Italy and France also reported the most new coronavirus cases in four days, complicating efforts to gradually ease containment measures.

After pandemic, Europe and China are set for a damaging diplomatic rift

Politicians in Berlin, Paris, London and Brussels are expressing concern over Beijing’s narrative on Covid-19, which hints at a deeper resentment.

Europe begins planning to lift lockdown as spread of virus slows

Italy reported fewest deaths in more than three weeks, new cases slid in Spain and France saw the smallest increase in infections in a week.

Most New York city coronavirus cases came from Europe, genome researchers say

The virus appears to have been imported to New York from UK, France, Austria & the Netherlands, genome researchers at NYU Langone Health say.

How Google is working with researchers to trace coronavirus cases in Europe

Location data Google collects has been shared with researchers. It can’t be used to track individuals but shows broad patterns of movement across countries.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.