UK government issues apology and financial settlement to family of child killed by air pollution
The child’s mother says the apology puts the issue of air pollution ‘firmly on the map’. Read More
Cost of living crisis main concern for European election voters, report says
The cost of living crisis was a significant driving force in the June election, while gender equality had minimal impact on people’s voting preferences, according to a report by the…
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to hit airlines with major hike in fees
The airport says a planned 41% increase in fees, due to be imposed next year, is needed because of soaring inflation and much higher interest rates in the past three…
Irish entrepreneur who put Dubai on the Duty Free map dies
Colm McLoughlin, the Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free to become an airport retail giant. Read More
Five people seriously wounded in shootout linked to drug trafficking in France
Hundreds of people were involved in the drug-related violence in the western French city of Poitiers, with teenagers among those injured. Read More
Over 400 survivors and witnesses accuse late former Harrods owner Al-Fayed of sexual misconduct
The billionaire Egyptian businessman was the owner of a string of hotels, including Harrods in London and the Ritz in Paris, before he died in August last year. Read More
Microsoft to create hundreds of new engineering jobs in Dublin
Microsoft said that the new roles at its Dublin office will focus on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI). Read More
EU accepts ‘best-and-final offer’ bid for satellite mega-constellation project
The EU accepted an offer from a consortium of European satellite network operators to build a sovereign Internet mega-constellation. Read More
Humans or AI? Study shows which tasks benefit most from using artificial intelligence
With the rise of AI, a new study from MIT researchers looked into which tasks could benefit most from human-AI collaboration and which are best handled independently. Read More
World Vegan Day: Which diet does the most to cut your carbon footprint?
Keto, paleo, vegan: Our diets have a wide variety of climate impacts, with one almost four times more polluting than veganism. Read More