Los habitantes de Maramures, en el norte de Rumanía, han estado inspeccionando los daños tras la extinción de un enorme incendio en la zona. Seis almacenes han quedado reducidos a cenizas y varios huertos han quedado destruidos por el fuego que comenzó…
Russia’s overheating has peaked, says CBR September macroeconomic survey
The Russian economy’s overheating has officially peaked and growth will slow from here as the non-monetary policy methods adopted at the start of this month start to take effect, according to the latest issue of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR)’s month…
Climate crisis-driven global food security deteriorated between 2019 and 2022 and is even affecting the US
According to the latest Global Food Security Index by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The index measures the affordability, availability, quality and safety, as well as sustainability and adaptation of food across 68 indicators in 113 countries, Stati…
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…
‘Big sybil hunt’ and durable users helped LayerZero airdrop succeed, says CEO
A combo of aggressive Sybil filtering and laser-focus on prioritizing developers and “durable” users helped the price of LayerZero’s native token hold steady following its airdrop, claims LayerZero Labs’ CEO Bryan Pellegrino. Pellegrino told Cointelegr…
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…
Could the European Parliament reject Italy’s commission nominee? | Radio Schuman
After von der Leyen presents her list of Commissioners to the parliament this week, the legal affairs parliamentary committee will assess whether any conflict of interest would make them unable to carry out their duties. In 2019, European Commission pr…