Some health experts around the world have been warning about a new wave of the coronavirus pandemic but another group is reluctant to label the rise in cases a “second wave”, arguing that it is too soon to predict how the situation will pan out. According to Euronews, the World Health Organization warned in late…
Portugal is being added to the UK’s safe travel list, meaning arrivals from the country will be exempt from quarantine while Croatia, Austria, and Trinidad and Tobago are being removed, the British transport secretary has revealed. Grant Shapps announced the change in government policy in a tweet on Thursday: “Data shows we need to remove…
The global aviation body has urged governments across Europe to coordinate to lift border restrictions and find alternatives to COVID-19 quarantine measures in order to help save the industry from sinking into a deeper crisis. “Although the European market has seen an increase in the number of flights in recent months, supported by the reopening…
Last year around this time, tech enthusiasts were preparing themselves to travel to Lisbon to attend Web Summit—one of the largest annual gatherings of entrepreneurs and investors in the world. But much has changed since last year. The world has turned almost upside down by a virus that is responsible for an unprecedented pandemic with…
Some cities around the globe have carved out such a special place in the minds of people in the startup world that they are effortlessly associated with the best business launch experience. European cities like London, Paris, Berlin, and Barcelona are usually mentioned in the same breath as San Francisco or New York when discussing…
The viral coronavirus outbreak has left millions of people around the world in financial limbo, without income or with insufficient earnings as their bills pile up. Many businesses have started scaling back their workforce as the prospect of a quick recovery from the pandemic fades, with airline companies making some of the biggest job cuts….
It’s a safe bet to say that not many people had heard about Messina before Italy became the flashpoint of the coronavirus pandemic with a death toll of over 15,000 and counting—the highest in the world. However, the mayor of the city of 232,000 people on the island of Sicily has put Messina on the…
Long before the coronavirus unleashed a massive wave of shock across the world, economists had envisioned several scenarios for a possible recession in Europe. However, few would have thought that some of the largest economies in the world would find themselves at war with a novel virus. The coronavirus has brought economic activities almost to…
LISBON (ViaNews) – The Portuguese Prime-Minister, António Costa, and Lisbon Mayor, Fernando Medina, said at the opening ceremony of the Web Summit technology summit that the Portuguese capital is once again the “capital of the world” by hosting the Web summit, Europe’s leading technology event. A few minutes before the Web summit kick-off, Medina offered…
London (ViaNews) – “Brexit”, the word induces fear, confusion and apprehension. It’s obviously not an ideal situation, but it’s a situation Britain is in nonetheless. Britain has to deal with it and devise an outcome that doesn’t jeopardise opportunities for the British public What Britain might need right now is a promise, comfort and, of…
