Former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi is to present his long-awaited report for the revival of the European Union’s economic competitiveness on Monday. The Draghi report covers multiple sectors from capital markets to the defence industry as well …
Israeli military says it struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday said it has struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck “Hezbollah military structures and a launcher” overnight in the areas of Kfarkela, Taybeh, Hanine and Yarine near Leb…
Israeli military says it struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday said it has struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck “Hezbollah military structures and a launcher” overnight in the areas of Kfarkela, Taybeh, Hanine and Yarine near Leb…
Italy’s Draghi to present long-awaited report on EU competitiveness
Former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi is to present his long-awaited report for the revival of the European Union’s economic competitiveness on Monday. The Draghi report covers multiple sectors from capital markets to the defence industry as well …
Traffic alert: A34 one lane blocked northbound between the M4 at Chieveley and the A4185 at Chilton due to broken down vehicle
A broken down vehicle is blocking one lane of the A34 this morning (Monday). The lane is closed on the northbound carriageway, just north of the M4 at Chieveley. National Highways said it expects to have the road fully open again by around 7.45am. Traf…
Efforts to change Milan airport’s name hit hard landing in Italy
The airport in Italy’s capital Rome bears the name of the Renaissance genius: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1619). The airport of the lagoon city of Venice is named after its most famous son, world traveller Marco Polo (1254-1324). And now the Milan Airport,…
‘Barely any room for a lifeguard chair’: Spain’s disappearing beaches
Looking out onto the beach of Platja d’Aro, Josep has tears in his eyes. “I used to play and swim here as a kid, when the beach was twice as big,” the 48-year-old teacher says. Today the main beach in the popular Catalonian holiday resort on Spain’s Co…
US exchange leads to shocking learnings for urban and rural teenagers
This summer a group of high school students brought a whole new meaning to foreign exchange programs. Wendy Rojas of the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles immersed herself in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Expecting to see Mt. Rushmore, she instead fou…
Some skilled migrants are choosing Germany over North America – why?
German officials are scrambling to find more qualified workers for the many open jobs employers say they can’t fill with the existing work force. They’ve visited Canada to learn how to attract more highly qualified immigrants and have eased immigration…
Labradoodle, cockapoo – Designer dogs not healthier than purebreds
Mixed-breed dogs are generally considered to be healthier than purebreds – but that is not true for the popular “designer dogs” like the Labradoodle and Cockapoo, recent research appears to show. “The doodle dilemma” study looked at how the physical he…