As of 2025, Europe’s Muslim population is estimated at around 46 million, or about 6% of the continent’s total population of roughly 745 million. This is up from 4.9% in 2016, driven by migration (about 50-60% of growth) and higher fertility rates (40-50%). Most Muslim migrants come from the Middle East and North Africa (e.g., …
The long-delayed Flamanville 3 EPR reactor in Normandy in northern France has begun delivering electricity to the grid. The 1630 MWe (net) pressurised water reactor was connected to the grid for the first time at 11:48 (local time) on Saturday. Construction work began in December 2007 on the third unit at the Flamanville site – …
The church of Notre Dame has been repaired after a fire in 2019. It has also been cleaned and restored. The art and murals inside had not been touched since 1850. The restoration has restored vibrant colors. Notre Dame re-opens this weekend after the April 2019 fire that almost destroyed the cathedral. In past 5 …
Unit 2 of the Shin Hanul nuclear power plant in South Korea has entered commercial operation, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) announced. The unit is the second of two APR-1400 reactors at the site, with a further two planned. Georgia Power has announced the start of commercial operations at the second of the two …
PASQAL, a leader in neutral atoms quantum computing, is releasing a significant technology roadmap today. Key highlights will include: Scaling Up: Roadmap targets 10,000 qubits by 2026, progression towards fault-tolerant systems. Customer Focus: Devices already in the hands of end-users (100+ qubits), driving software development. Promising Research: Recent advances demonstrate potential for quantum error correction …
Official data has reports Japan economy in 2023 was $4.2 trillion in 2023, while Germany’s was $4.5 trillion. The U.S., the world’s largest economy, is expected to grow 5.8% to $26.94 trillion. China’s economy, the world’s second-largest, is forecast to shrink 1.0% to $17.7 trillion. Germany tripled from the 1990s to today. The Japan and …
Canada passed 40 million people just 75 days ago but is now on track to have added 300,000 people in 77 days. Canada was adding about 300,000 people each year from 2000 to 2010, but the pace of the last 75 days is 1.44 million people per year. This pace of immigration will reach 50 …
Canada could become the third largest economy in the world by the 2040s. Canada has more than doubled its population growth rate to 2.7% to 3.0% per year in the last two years. This is adding 1.0 to 1.3 million people per year. Canada is mainly adding college educated people from India, Asia and Europe. …
There is minor changes in the rankings of the top ten economies based upon currency fluctuations and some economic overperformance. France and Japan’s economies will be falling with sluggish economic growth and falling populations. Japan could lose 20% of its population by 2050 falling from 125 million to 105 million people. Japan is the 3rd …
The 20th century is largely characterized as the American Century where population more than tripled from 76 million in 1900 to 282 million in 2000. It was also where America achieved economic, political and technological dominance. Canada could have an impressive Canadian century in the 21st Century. It won’t rise to number one but it …
French leadership is trying to raise the pension age from 62 to 64. This passed the upper house on Thursday. The percentage of the French population over 64 has increased by about 30% over the past 20 years. This is projected to increase by about 50% over the next 25 years. In 2022 in France, …