Eurotopics.net

A team of Australian scientists has assessed 73 studies on species extinction from around the world and come to a dramatic conclusion: the populations of almost half of all insect species are declining so rapidly that insects could die out completely in the next hundred years. The major causes are intensive farming and urbanisation, the researchers say. What should be done?

Europe's biggest aerospace company Airbus announced on Thursday that it will end deliveries of the A380 in 2021. It explained the move saying that in recent years orders for the world's largest passenger aircraft had continually dropped and its production was no longer profitable. Many commentators are saddened, seeing the end of this prestige project as the end of the era of giant aircraft.

EU negotiators have reached an agreement on the text of the controversial EU copyright reform including intellectual property rights. In future search engines are to pay money to publishers for showing excerpts of articles and platforms must take action to prevent copyright infringements. Publishers are happy while consumer advocates fear the new rules could fuel online censorship. What will be the impact of the reform?