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Why Does Catalonia Want Independence From Spain?
Why are Barcelona and Real Madrid such fierce sporting rivals? Here is the story of why Catalonia wants…
Keeping Spain’s Streets Bright With Renewable Energy
A combination of built-in wind turbine and solar panels can keep the streets bright without energy costs. Spanish…
Elixirs Of The Earth. A Look Into Wine Diversity.
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Wine, one of the oldest…
Study: Global Deforestation Leads To More Mercury Pollution
Scientists quantify a previously overlooked driver of human-related mercury emissions. Adam Zewe | MIT NewsMIT News (https://news.mit.edu/2024/study-global-deforestation-leads-more-mercury-pollution-0212) About…
Apple unveils iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max
12 September 2023 PRESS RELEASE Apple unveils iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max Featuring a strong and lightweight titanium design with…
Apple debuts iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
12 September 2023 PRESS RELEASE Apple debuts iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus A huge leap forward for iPhone with a…
Major Shake-Up in World’s Passport Power Ranking
Japan has been knocked off the top spot on the Henley Passport Index for the first time in five years…
Europe’s Green Energy Transition Is Gaining Momentum
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. “We’re on the eve of…
Linear Cities Like NEOM
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has an ambitious project. A linear city that will span 170 kilometres (110…
The International Booker Prize longlist is out. Where are the authors from?
If you want to follow an ex-Soviet security officer and an ageing hippy around the Ukrainian city of…
Top Travel Destinations to Visit This Springtime 2023
As the weather warms up and the flowers start to bloom, it’s time to start planning your springtime…
Where You Can Buy Residence Permits
There are several ways to obtain the citizenship of a country. As well as simply being born there…
Buy now, pay later: how can it work for my business?
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Learn about the potential benefits…
Davos 2023: Key takeaways for cities and local economies
Last week, nearly 3,000 global leaders – including over 350 government leaders and 47 heads of state –…
Spare – Prince Harry’s Tell-All Memoir Shows The Royal Family In A Different Light
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex is not sparing any details in his upcoming memoir. The revelations made…
What do online shopping survey results reveal about our cybersecurity habits?
We all love to keep an eye peeled for the best deals available, especially with the holiday season…
Ukraine War: Why the world can’t afford to let Russia get away with its land grab – lessons from history
Much of the international community has condemned Russia’s annexation of four provinces of Ukraine as illegal. Joe Biden…
Popular UEFA Champions League Final Host Cities
The UEFA Champions League final is usually played in a neutral venue by the competition’s finalists to draw…
Only Twelve Countries Have Full Equal Rights for Women
There are only twelve countries in the world which offer full legal protections to women, according to the report…
The Countries With the Most Female Inventors
The share of female inventors among applicants for international patents was highest in Cuba and the Philippines in 2021, according…
10 COVID-19 lessons that will change the post-pandemic future
We have reached the end of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic with more problems on the horizon.…
5 Beautiful Wine Regions to Visit This Winter
Vineyards in winter are entirely different from how they look and feel when they’re soaking up the rays…
Supply chains can easily break – here’s how they can be made more resilient to prevent shortages
Supply chains are essential to everyday life, bringing materials to factories, food to your plate, and fuel to…
Questions From a Worker Who Reads
Bertolt Brecht 1935 Who built Thebes of the 7 gates ? In the books you will read the names…
Turkey, Greece and Italy Battle Historic Fires
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its latest assessment of human-made climate change on Monday, warning that the…
How the COVID-19 delay of the Tokyo Olympics helped some athletes break records
After an unprecedented delay due to a once-in-a-century global health crisis, the Tokyo Games are finally ready to…
Five Things To Know About: Mixing And Matching Coronavirus Vaccines
The measure has been introduced by France and Germany for people who received a first dose of the…
Paris to Berlin in an hour by train? Here’s how it could happen.
In November of 2020 two people were shooting through an airless tube at 160 km/h in the desert…
Sponge Parks And Vertical Gardens – How Cities Are Using Nature To Overcome Extreme Weather
West Gorton Park had ‘drunk’ the rainwater, releasing it into the sewer systems over time rather than all…
Going Circular: 7 European Cities’ Quest To Become Fully Sustainable
On the outskirts of Roskilde, about 30 kilometers from Denmark’s capital of Copenhagen, lies a small, but significant…
This Is How We Can Save Millions Of People From Extreme Poverty After COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic could push another 200 million people into extreme poverty unless action is taken to accelerate…
Electric Car Sales Are On The Rise – Is Coronavirus A Turning Point For The Market?
Lockdowns across Europe to curb the coronavirus pandemic drastically changed how we move around the world. Work-from-home restrictions,…
This ‘Self-Sufficient’ Chinese City Is Being Built With Future Pandemics In Mind
A new city near Beijing featuring wooden apartment blocks, rooftop farms and renewable energy is being designed with…
This Century Will See Massive Shifts In The Global Population, Economy, And Power Structure
A lot of the predictions we hear about the future involve a hot, crowded planet, one where we…
Architects Are Redesigning Cities To Help With Social Distancing
In the once-bustling Eixample district, birdsong and the occasional whir of a food delivery cyclist have replaced the…
The Biggest Ammonium Nitrate Explosions Since 2000
A massive explosion involving ammonium nitrate rocked the city of Beirut, sending shock waves through the media. This recent…
The Beirut Blast Was Terrible – Nuclear Weapons Are Far, Far Worse
A new nuclear arms race is under way. The 75th anniversary of Hiroshima should make us reflect on…
How The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Uprooted Millions
Here are some things you need to know about the biggest slave trade in history. The forced slavery…
The World’s Most Powerful Passports Of 2020
If you’re a passport holder in these countries, you can travel freer than anyone else. Earlier this year,…
10 Misconceptions About The 1918 Flu, The ‘Greatest Pandemic In History’
Pandemic: It’s a scary word. But the world has seen pandemics before, and worse ones, too. Consider the…
Running Out Of Space: What Happens When Cemeteries Are Full
Running out of burial space is becoming a real problem in certain parts of the world today, and…
Are We Opening When We Should?
Right now, the entire world is just testing how we are going to continue to live our lives.…
Explore The 5 Most Popular University Campuses In The World
Every year, more and more foreign universities open overseas campuses in different countries of the world. This is…
All Of The World’s Wealth In One Visualization
If all of the world’s wealth were lumped together, how much would it be worth? Global wealth in…
How Are Governments Responding To The Coronavirus Pandemic?
Governments around the world resort to variations of response measures and policies to end COVID-19. With over four…
COVID-19, Debt, And The Politics Of Austerity
Numbered are the certainties in this coronavirus pandemic. Among these are unprecedented levels of debt. Even before the…
Who’s Most Vulnerable To COVID-19’s Impact On Tourism?
COVID-19 has hurt the world’s economies. However, tourism-dependent countries are more vulnerable to economic fallout. The number of…
How Much Do Countries Spend On Their Health Systems?
With almost 2 million confirmed cases globally, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to place a massive strain on the…
How Much Of The World Is Already On COVID-19 Lockdown?
With the total number of confirmed cases reaching more than 1.4 million globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has placed…
What Will The World Be Like After Coronavirus? Four Possible Futures
Where will we be in six months, a year, ten years from now? I lie awake at night…