The traditional defence of fossil fuels is that ‘the show must go on because what would happen if it didn’t?’. The counter-factual is now 'What will happen if the show continues? (Photo: Tim Dennell) The most shocking thing about the…
Antwerp’s Central Station – the surrounding city quarter is the diamond capital of the world (Photo: Wikimedia) Anyone walking around the area surrounding Antwerp’s Central Station can hardly ignore it. Antwerp is the diamond capital of the world. Thanks to…
The once internationally applauded Finnish education system has failed to evolve and has deteriorated, found a new report published by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture on Thursday. While other countries have improved their performance, Finland has been stranded,…
The envisaged airport for Poland’s Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) — a large-scale infrastructure project designed to interconnect the wider region of central Europe through more than 2,000km of high-speed rail (Photo: Centralny Port Komunikacyjny) With Poland and Finland pledging to…
Equity is the avowed watchword of the Biden Administration on issues of social justice and equalization of outcomes. However, this principle has yet to be fully applied in the case of Ukraine. Equity is a part of the laws…
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Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the US House of Representatives early on Saturday (7 January), after making extensive concessions to a group of right-wing hardliners that raised questions about the party’s ability to govern. The 57-year-old Californian suffered…
Right-wing party Les Républicains confirmed it will back the much-delayed pension reform promised by President Emmanuel Macron, meaning that after months of uncertainty, it could now be passed with a parliamentary majority. The pension reform bill, among Macron’s key campaign…
Italian motorists are facing soaring fuel prices at the pump, but the government, which sets the currently very high excise duty and VAT, keeps pointing fingers at speculating resellers. The price of petrol, diesel and LPG – now €2.50 per…
The Czech Republic is saying goodbye to the decade-long era of controversial Czech President Miloš Zeman, known for his pro-Russian and pro-Chinese positions, and is hoping for a new democratic president. Before the end of his mandate and start of…