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Europe Decoded

Was Oslo paralysed after all electric buses broke down in the cold?

It’s been dubbed a “green failure”... Multiple social media users and certain tabloids have been sharing the news that Oslo’s new fleet of electric buses has all stopped working due to freezing temperatures. But what really happened?

30/12/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine councillor throws grenades in meeting, wounding 26 people

The Ukrainian Secret Service (SBU) has opened a terror investigation into the attack.

15/12/2023

Business

Russian oligarch Kuzmichev detained in France over sanctions probe

Considered by the EU to be one of Russia's most influential people, Alexey Kuzmichev has been detained by French police for questioning.

31/10/2023

Business

Chinese tax authorities investigating iPhone manufacturer Foxconn

The probe into the Taiwanese iPhone maker comes less than three months before Taiwan's presidential election and as Foxconn seeks to expand production outside China.

23/10/2023

Italy

Three investigated for 'road murder' after Italy's deadly bus crash

The three men accused of 'road murder' and other lesser crimes worked for city authorities in Venice and the bus company which owned the crashed vehicle.

12/10/2023

Business

KPMG fined record £21 million for Carillion audits

The fine is the highest ever handed down by the UK's Financial Reporting Council.

12/10/2023

Business

Belgium monitoring China's Alibaba over spying concerns

Belgium's security service says the Chinese company's logistics arm in Liège is causing suspicion over its use of private information.

05/10/2023

Business

Abercrombie & Fitch investigates sexual misconduct allegations against former CEO

The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch and his partner face allegations that they exploited men at sex events they hosted around the world.

04/10/2023

Culture news

'Mastermind' behind Tupac's murder to appear in court

Prosecutors accuse Duane “Keffe D” Davis of being the mastermind behind the 1996 Las Vegas shooting that resulted in the death of 25-year-old Tupac Shakur.

04/10/2023

Culture news

Bloomsbury USA president dies in tragic boat accident in Italy

The 45-year-old woman was visiting Italy with her husband and two children when she fell overboard during a boat accident off the Amalfi coast.

04/08/2023

United Kingdom

Death toll at WWII Nazi camps on tiny British island to be re-examined

The UK government has appointed a team of experts to carry out an investigation into whether the death toll at World War II camps on Alderney is much higher than the official figure.

01/08/2023

Tech News

EU launches antitrust investigation into Microsoft over Teams app

The European Commission will verify whether including Teams in Microsoft's Office 365 and Microsoft 365 packages gave the app an unfair advantage over its competitors.

27/07/2023

Tech News

ChatGPT maker under investigation over chatbot’s wrong answers

US regulators have asked OpenAI how it’s addressing the potential for ChatGPT to generate “false, misleading, disparaging or harmful” statements about real people.

14/07/2023

Russia

European court condemns Russia over murder of opposition leader

The European Court of Human Rights imposed a fine on Moscow for its inadequate investigation of Boris Nemtsov's murder.

11/07/2023

France

Paris Saint-Germain coach questioned by police over racism allegations

Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier and his son have been detained in an investigation into racism allegations at one of his former clubs.

30/06/2023

France

Police raid headquarters of Paris 2024 organisers in corruption probe

The public prosecutor's office said searches were being carried out as part of two preliminary investigations opened in 2017 and 2022 respectively, on suspicion of embezzlement of public funds and favouritism.

20/06/2023

World News

'Baseless': Trump blasts indictment at first event since charges

Former President Donald Trump blasted his historic federal indictment as “ridiculous” and “baseless" Saturday during his first public appearances since the charges were unsealed, painting the 37 felony counts as an attack on his supporters as he tried to turn dire legal peril to political advantage.

11/06/2023

Green News

Why are German police raiding climate activists’ properties?

German police are conducting searches in investigation of climate activist group Last Generation.

24/05/2023

World News

Major 'drug-money bank' taken down by European police

An operation supported by the EU agency Europol has "liquidated" a criminal banking system, laundering 180 million euros from cocaine trafficking.

13/04/2023

Hungary

'Keep on fighting': Orban sends message of support to embattled Trump

Hungary's populist prime minister has been an early Trump supporter and a loyal ally of the former US president through the years.

03/04/2023