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1,000 pilots threaten to walk out at major European airline in pay dispute

Pilots from SAS, the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish flag carrier, have threatened industrial action at the end of this month if pay and working issues are not ironed out

Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022

In Airbus country, two-speed economy gives French left wings ahead of election

The vibrant southern French city of Toulouse, home to pan-European industrial champion Airbus, might seem an unlikely prize for the anti-free market, eurosceptic Jean-Luc Melenchon.

Reuters · Jun 9, 2022

Hybrid working post-COVID: how young professionals can optimise their time in the office (and why they should)

During the pandemic, around 100 million people in Europe switched to working from home – nearly half of them for the first time. This shift was rapid, with employees quickly noticing the benefits of remote work. These can include freedom from commuting, more time for personal wellbeing and increased productivity.

The Conversation · Jun 9, 2022

Europe's largest meat-eating dinosaur found on Isle of Wight

Fossilized bones discovered on a rocky seashore on England's Isle of Wight are the remains of a meat-eating dinosaur that may be larger than any other known from Europe, a beast that was a cousin of the biggest carnivorous dinosaur species on record.

Reuters · Jun 9, 2022

EU court says UK residents in EU nations can't vote there

The European Union’s top court says British citizens living in the 27 EU member countries have no right to vote or stand for office in the bloc unless they have obtained a European nationality

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

32ft dinosaur found on Isle of Wight was Europe’s largest hunter

Prehistoric bones belonging to two-legged, crocodile-faced ‘White Rock spinosaurid’ were discovered on the island

Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2022

Remains of Europe’s largest ever land predator dinosaur found on Isle of Wight

The crocodile-faced spinosaurid lived 125 million years ago and would have been 10 metres long.

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

‘Europe’s biggest-ever land predator’ discovered in UK

Ten-metre spinosaur would have been able to bite other dinosaurs in half, experts believe

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

European labour strife, staff shortages disrupt summer travel

Labour strife in Europe is driving expectations of more travel headaches during the busy summer season, with airports and airlines clamouring to find more workers, minimize cancelled flights and reduce delays for passengers.

Reuters · Jun 9, 2022

Italy's Benetton Group, TIM Sign Digital Accord

Italy's biggest telecoms group TIM said on Thursday it had signed an agreement with Benetton Group to speed up the digitalization of more than 300 of the clothing retailer's offices, shops and production sites across the globe. Under the accord, TIM and its Sparkle cable unit will supply an infrastructure…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 9, 2022