Europe
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| Area | 1018 |
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| Population | 741. 4 |
| Did you know | Europe is the third-most-populous continent (738,849,000) in the world. |
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| ID | 405644 |
About Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia.
Geert Wilders' victory in Netherlands election spooks Europe
...By Katya AdlerEurope editorThe unexpectedly meaty win for controversial, hard-right politician Geert Wilders in Wednesday s general election in the Netherlands set international headlines on fire...
Toys: Parents to buy late and give early this Christmas
... However, this still outstripped performance in the sector in major European countries...
Going undercover to reveal people smugglers' sales tactics
... 5m Pakistani rupees ($9000; £7,500), a young man can arrive in Europe " safe and sound" in approximately three weeks, he says, by crossing the border into Iran on foot and then travelling by road via Turkey to Italy...
Ukraine war: Western allies say they are running out of ammunition
... " If it s not the time - when there is a war in Europe - to spend 2% on defence, then when is? " he asked...
John Curtice: Lib Dems are losing votes to Labour
... He said they had lost ground to Labour among voters who would like to rejoin the European Union...
Eurozone interest rates raised to all-time high
...By Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC NewsEurozone interest rates have been hiked to a record high by the European Central Bank (ECB)...
Birmingham City Council 'effectively bankrupt'
... The local authority - the largest in Europe - has issued a Section 114 notice preventing all but essential spending to protect core services...
Port Talbot: UK offers Tata Steel £500m to fund green steel switch - report
... " Given the financially constrained position of our UK business, any significant change is only possible with government investment and support, as also seen in other steel making countries in Europe where governments are actively supporting companies in de-carbonisation initiatives...
Two energy suppliers stop trading as gas price soars
Two more energy suppliers with a combined total of 35,500 customers have ceased trading amid a backdrop of high wholesale gas prices.
Neon Reef and Social Energy Supply have stopped trading, according to the energy regulator Ofgem.
Neon is the larger of the two with 30,000 domestic customers.
It means that More Than 20 suppliers have now ceased operations since August, affecting More Than two million customers overall.
Those households have been moved to new suppliers, but generally on more expensive tariffs.
Ofgem said that customers of Neon and Social Energy Supply should take meter readings and wait for more information regarding their new supplier.
" Do not switch in the meantime. You can rely on your energy supply as normal. We will update you when we have chosen a new supplier, who will then get In Touch about your tariff, " said Neil Lawrence, director of retail at Ofgem.
" If you have credit on your account the funds you have paid in are protected and you will not lose The Money that is owed to you. "
Suppliers are Under Pressure from high wholesale gas prices, and also by their inability to pass on extra costs to customers protected by fixed tariffs, or the regulator's price cap.
Wholesale gas prices in the UK after The German energy regulator suspended the approval process for a new Russian pipeline.
The pipeline which goes under the Baltic Sea is expected to double the amount of gas that Russia sells to Europe .
Source of news: bbc.com
