Business magnate who also turned his hand to sport, politics and acting, dies four years after cancer diagnosisBernard Tapie, the businessman, actor, former politician and one-time president of Olympique de Marseille football club, whose larger-than-li…
Canary Islands volcano ‘much more aggressive’ as new fissures erupt
More lava spews out on to La Palma island as scientists record eight earthquakes up to magnitude 3.5The erupting volcano on Spain’s Canary Islands has blown open two more fissures, with authorities reporting “intense” activity in the area.The new fissu…
Tensions rise at Kosovo border as number plate row escalates
Behind a seemingly minor dispute, the long unresolved enmity with Serbia simmersAt an abandoned petrol station, half a mile from Kosovo’s Jarinje border checkpoint with Serbia, a giant Serbian flag had been laid out on the roof. In the former forecourt…
The mafia killed Alessandra Clemente’s mother. Now she wants to take them on as mayor of Naples
Alessandra Clemente’s plan to end the cycle of violence relies on winning over the mothers and wives of the Camorra mobstersOn 11 June 1997, a 10-year-old girl named Alessandra Clemente heard 41 gunshots from an open window at her home in Naples, as sh…
WIREDが選ぶ、ヨーロッパでいま最も注目されるスタートアップ100 ── ベルリン／パリ篇
いまや欧州スタートアップ市場は世界中から資金を集め、2021年の上半期だけでも6兆円（20年の合計額）近くを集めている。『WIRED』UK版がヨーロッパ10都市から100のスタートアップを選ぶ「The Hottest Startups in EU」シリーズ、まずは欧州トップクラスのテックハブとなったベルリンと、ヨーロッパのスタートアップへの投資額においてそのベルリンを抜いて第2位に躍り出たパリからスタートしよう。
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How the SPD relied on young rebels to win in north-east Germany
A left-behind Baltic Sea state took revenge on Angela Merkel’s CDU, which had done too little for too long to help the regionLess than four years ago, Erik von Malottki’s main objective was to keep the party he loved as far away from political power as…
Coronavirus treatments: the potential ‘game-changers’ in development
After positive clinical trials for antiviral drug Molnupiravir, it joins other medicines that have shown promiseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first clinical trial results showing a positive effect for a pill that can b…
Clubhouse, Vimeo, DoubleVerify and others set to sign up to beefed-up disinformation code in the EU
Audio social network Clubhouse, video sharing platform Vimeo and anti-ad fraud startup DoubleVerify are among a clutch of tech companies and organzations preparing to sign up to a beefed-up version of the European Union’s Code of Practice on Online Disinformation, the Commission said today. Back in May the EU’s executive said it would be strengthening […]
Al Gore puts $600M into UK Green energy-tech startup Octopus Energy Group
Former Vice President Al Gore has invested $600 million of equity into UK energy startup Octopus Energy Group via his Generation Investment Management vehicle, taking a stake of approximately 13% in the business. The investment means Octopus has attained a valuation of around $4.6 billion. Octopus has made a name for itself in energy circles […]
SquadPal is a social app to help remote working teams gel
The future of office work, post-COVID-19, is driving plenty of startup activity. Not just around core business needs like comms (Zoom, Slack et al.) — but entrepreneurs are also competing to come up with the perfect tool to recreate the social serendipity of office life in order to make dispersed workers feel a bit more […]