Europe

  • Covid-19 NewsCoronavirus UPDATE: WHO fights the ‘infodemic’, recession fears in Europe

    Coronavirus UPDATE: WHO fights the ‘infodemic’, recession fears in Europe

    A total number of 67,100 cases of Coronavirus (covid-2019) have now been confirmed worldwide, along with 1,526 deaths reported and 8,193 people recovered. The number of reported full recoveries is now over 5 times the rate of reported deaths, and continues to rise each day. The infodemic… On top of the spread of the virus, there has been increasingly dangerous…

  • Tourism NewsThailand’s beaches now more expensive than European resorts – report

    Thailand’s beaches now more expensive than European resorts – report

    PHOTO: Ministry of Villas The cost of a holiday in popular Thai beach resorts is now on par with, or even higher than those in Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and Egypt – all closer to home for Europeans with lower flight costs and less travel time. Diethelm Travel Group report that the cost of a five-star resort in Koh Samui,…

  • World NewsTraffickers exploit vulnerable Vietnamese

    Traffickers exploit vulnerable Vietnamese

    “Many young Vietnamese head for the cities or gamble on their chances in Europe, out of devotion to their families, to escape a life of manual labour.” For a lot of Vietnamese, a job in Western Europe is seen as a path to prosperity and worth breaking the law for. And risking their lives. The risks are high and the consequences…

  • World NewsEU and UK zone in on possible breakthrough

    EU and UK zone in on possible breakthrough

    “Even if a text is prepared for the leaders this week, any deal would have to be approved by a skeptical British parliament, which holds a special session on Saturday.” by Dave Clark British and European negotiators headed back into intense negotiations on a draft Brexit deal after late-night talks brought them closer but so far fails to confirm an…

  • World NewsGoogle refuses to pay publishers in Europe for ‘snippets’ in their search engine

    Google refuses to pay publishers in Europe for ‘snippets’ in their search engine

    There is a lot of change to news, news aggregators and copyright issues regarding news in the headlines at the moment. And it maybe ‘headlines only’ that you’ll be seeing in parts of Europe when you search for news in the future. Google has been a target of publishes with some high-profile court cases insisting that Google’s use of a thumbnail…

  • OpinionOPINION: It’s time to go – Brexit

    OPINION: It’s time to go – Brexit

    by Gill Parker (The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the owners, staff or management of The Thaiger) Adios, Au revior, Auf wiedersehen, Ha dee and Addio Europe. Breaking up is hard to do but we’re outta here. Enough is enough. The British people voted to leave the European Union and that’s that. You can argue…