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The 676-square-metre display featured images of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos alongside the slogan “Big Tech Bros suck our water, electricity, data”. Drone footage showed campaigners spreading the enormous banner across a field beside a facility being developed by US company STACK Infrastructure. Greenpeace is calling for a nationwide moratorium on new mega data centres until binding regulations are introduced to protect energy supplies, water resources and the public interest. The environmental organisation argues that the rapid expansion of data centres is placing increasing pressure on local infrastructure. According to Greenpeace, the two facilities planned in Beringen could together consume…
By Nela Heidner with AP Published on 6 November 2026 – 17:44 GMT+1 Tesla will begin winding down production of its Cybertruck around the middle of 2027, as the company shifts its focus towards autonomous vehicles, CEO Elon Musk announced on his social media platform X on Friday. The decision marks a major shift for Tesla’s electric pickup programme, which has struggled to meet the sales expectations set by the world’s richest man. Musk did not clarify whether production would be moved to another facility or whether the vehicle would be discontinued altogether. He also did not address what would happen to outstanding…
Many of us have Thailand on our bucket list for travel, but some people take it one step further and make the Asian nation their home. Enter: The Thailand Privilege Card. Starting at around €17,300 and going up to about €133,350, those keen to move to Thailand can do just that, while bypassing other visa considerations. “We are right in the middle of Asia, so travelling to any part of Asia would be within two to four hours,” said Manatase Annawat, President of Thailand Privilege Card Co., speaking to Euronews Travel at World Travel Market in London. “So people can…
Fighter jets were scrambled in Hungary on Friday “in response to bomb threats involving three civilian passenger aircraft,” said Hungary’s Defense Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi. Prague Airport said nine flights were targeted by bomb threats Friday alone, while France reported another four threats against aircraft flying over its territory that day. The Bulgarian government told AFP that two flights bound for Sofia were targeted by bomb threats on Friday. Aviation professionals have said no threat should be underestimated. “No matter how remote the real possibility after a call that there is a bomb on board, we will treat it as if…
Among the highlights was a rare 1905 Vermorel belonging to local collector Pepe Moreno, a vehicle normally displayed in a museum in nearby El Ejido. A century-old Franklin also drew attention, alongside an elegant early 1950s Chevrolet, a late 1920s Nash, vintage Rolls-Royce and Mercedes-Benz models, and a DeLorean DMC-12, the futuristic sports car immortalised by the Back to the Future films. Spectators watched as owners started their historic engines and drove through the city centre, offering a glimpse of motoring history spanning several generations. For the owners, the rally is as much about sharing their passion as preserving these…
It’s been over 13 years since a country last joined the European Union. Now, there are nine official candidate countries, some of which, such as Albania, expect negotiations to conclude as early as 2027. But what does EU enlargement actually mean for the economy and investment opportunities? Does having more members mean more complexities? Does an influx of cheap labour spell disaster for incumbent members? And who stands to gain the most? In this episode of The Big Question, Angela Barnes is joined by Jan Růžička, Chief External Affairs Officer at PPF Group, a privately held investment group founded in…
Singapore Airlines was recently named the world’s best airline, but with carriers like Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific hot on its heels, resting on its laurels is not an option. To that end, the Singaporean flag carrier has just announced a S$2 billion (€1.4 billion) investment in its long-haul first, business, premium economy and economy class cabins. Starting from the second half of 2027, these will be introduced on its retrofitted Airbus A350-900 long-haul and ultra-long-range aircraft, as well as its new Boeing 777-9s. More than 5,000 frequent travellers, customers, staff and industry experts were involved in focus groups, surveys…
At this point, it wouldn’t be a Martin McDonagh joint without two lonely and dysfunctional souls seeking a warped connection in a world that seems hellbent on imperilling the possibility of redemption. For his latest black comedy, Wild Horse Nine, the British-Irish writer-director harks back to his feature debut In Bruges – except it’s out with two bickering hitmen in Belgium and in with a squabbling pair of CIA operatives on Easter Island prior to the 1973 Chilean coup. Taking a break from disrupting democracy, seasoned and increasingly forgetful agent Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell), who doesn’t mind…
The group of ambassadors from the eight countries that share a border with metropolitan France — Germany, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Monaco and Andorra — already met with conservative presidential candidate Bruno Retailleau in September. They are planning to host meetings with the other presidential hopefuls, including far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon, at their respective embassies in the coming months. “I don’t know if it reassured or worried them,” said an adviser to Marine Le Pen who accompanied her to the lunch. “What is sure is that they can now report back to their capitals what the National Rally wants to…
Azerbaijan hosted its first international real estate exhibition in Baku this week, drawing developers and investors from across the region as the country pursues large-scale urban expansion and reconstruction. AIREX 2026 examined the country’s property market and the challenges facing a sector increasingly shaped by technology, sustainability and changing urban needs. AIREX organiser Riad Salayev said the aim was to attract “more key players from the region” and “more international participants and investors” to the exhibition. The exhibition comes as Azerbaijan continues to invest in urban development. Baku is undergoing major changes, while reconstruction in Karabakh is creating demand for…