Month: July 2023

By Aleksandar Đokić, Political scientist and analyst  •  Updated: 19/07/2023 – 17:48 Once known for calling others “the sick man of Europe”, today’s Russia has decidedly found itself in a Read more

With temperatures as high as the ones reached in Europe this week, not even our bodies’ built-in cooling system, sweat, can protect us from overheating. Read more

It was illegal to be gay in the UK military until 2000 and Rishi Sunak has said sorry to those who were sacked or forced Read more

A recent French parliamentary committee report highlighted workers’ vulnerability at Uber as the EU debates regulations to strengthen digital platform workers’ rights. A new French Read more

Electricity demand in the European Union is set to fall by 3% in 2023 to its lowest level in twenty years, according to new estimates Read more

Updated: 19/07/2023 – 15:00 Palestinian archaeologists have found another lead sarcophagus, believed to belong to Roman aristocratic leaders. It’s the second to be unearthed in Read more

The unsolved case of who killed Tupac Shakur has been opened again, nearly 30 years after the rapper’s murder. On 7 September 1996, Tupac Shakur, Read more

The UN Security Council held a meeting on the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) for global peace and security, calling for urgent safeguards against the Read more

By Jennifer McShane For workers starting out, a job with a hybrid model may sound very appealing. There’s more flexibility over schedules, less time spent Read more

Some new changes for the upcoming 2024 film awards feel like progress but reveal a doomed approach to instigating meaningful change. The British Academy has Read more

Scott Morton, an American economist, withdraws from running for a key EU post after controversy With French President Emmanuel Macron insisting the European Union needs Read more

Europe’s landmarks turn pink ahead of film release on 21 July. The UK’s capital was awash with pink last week for the premiere of the Read more

Cecilie Hollberg won landmark court cases to protect the marble masterpiece David’s familiar image against misuse. The German director of Florence’s Galleria dell’Accademia has expressed Read more

You’ve probably seen many news outlets warning parents about this dangerous summer trend. How did it turn out to be false? Multiple international news outlets Read more

Nicaragua was the only country to object to the inclusion of the conflict. Despite the promises of investment and the signature of several deals, the Read more

Spain, Italy, and France are all facing highs of above 40°C while temperatures in Asia have triggered torrential rains. Heatwaves around the world continue to Read more

Having weathered plague, Hollywood is now fully at war in its own “Apocalypse Now” double feature. Tens of thousands Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television Read more

A land artist in northern Italy turned a field of wheat stubble into a portrait of author George Orwell to mark the 120th anniversary of Read more

As Europe faces a second heatwave this summer, we look at the highest temperatures ever recorded across the continent. Large parts of southern Europe have Read more