The news that matter in Europe
The news that matter in Europe
Scientists at Australia’s Flinders University have found that healthy soil is a surprisingly noisy place. And deforested places or those with poor soil “sound” much quieter.
Experts draw this conclusion thanks to a new field in science – ecoacoustics, which studies…
The head of UN aid coordination office OCHA in the war-torn country Justin Brady said the famine conditions which already prevail in Zamzam camp, in North Darfur, are “very dire” and access has become increasingly difficult.
The UN-partnered IPC Famine Review Committee (FRC) announced…
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This comes just a day after the UN human rights office (OHCHR) issued a statement expressing horror over the reported summary execution of six Israeli hostages who were among those abducted by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups during the 7 October terror attacks.
Their bodies were…
Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria sent a letter to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the bishops of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, who are currently gathered in Istanbul.
The Patriarch again calls for support against the anti-canonical actions of the Russian Church in Africa, which has…
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The 2024 Athenagoras Human Rights Award will be presented to Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of martyred Russian hero Alexei Navalny By Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate With the blessings of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the approval of His Eminence Archbishop…
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The event is being held in an in-person format for the first time in 2 years
Ukrainian Fashion Week is back for the first time in two years. The fashion event of the year opened on Sunday, September 1, in Kyiv and continued until September 4, 2024. The spring/summer 2025 collections will be…
The Dutch have fined the American company Сlеаrvіеw AI for 30.5 million euros for creating an illegal database for the identification of citizens, they announced agencies.
The data protection authority will also impose a fine of up to 5 million euro on the company for non-compliance,…
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Edem Wosornu of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, and Stephen Omollo, Assistant Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), briefed ambassadors in the wake of the recent confirmation of famine in the Zamzam displacement camp, home to 500,000 people.
Zamzam is located near El…
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On 15 April 1967, a delegation led by Dr. King met with the legendary Ralph Bunche and other top UN officials. Mr. Bunche was the first African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, and Dr. King was the second. On the occasion of the International Day for People of African Descent, marked…
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Jam & Tea Studios, a new gaming startup, is using generative AI technology to redefine how players interact with non-playable characters (NPCs) in video games.
Image credit: Jam & Tea Studios
This innovative approach is intended to transform player engagement by moving beyond traditional…
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A volunteer with Sharek Youth Forum, a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in war-torn Gaza, Ms. Al Shamali has currently been displaced for the ninth time and lives in a crowded refugee camp as the conflict with Israel enters its 10th month.
Before the latest eruption of violence, she…
SARAJEVO, 30 August 2024 – In a critical step toward upholding democratic standards, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has officially opened an election observation mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina for…
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The 31 August 2022 report stated that violations had taken place in the context of the Government’s assertion that it was targeting terrorists among the Uyghur minority with a counter-extremism strategy, involving the use of so-called Vocational Educational and Training Centres (VETCs), or…
Meta Platforms has scrapped its plans for a premium mixed-reality headset, La Jolla, which was intended to compete with Apple’s Vision Pro. The decision was made after a product review meeting, where the company’s Reality Labs division was instructed to cease work on the device. Metaverse….
In a moving speech delivered on 28 August at UN headquarters in Geneva, Dr Amalia Gamio, Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, highlighted a worrying reality: the lack of implementation of deinstitutionalisation guidelines by member states.
Despite…
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Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and distribute the meat to people struggling to feed themselves due to a severe drought in South Africa, the environment ministry has ruled.
The culling will take place in parks and public areas where authorities believe the…
The caretaker government aims to cover 1.5 billion euros worth of bonds maturing next week
Bulgaria will offer US dollar-denominated bonds for the first time in 22 years as it tries to plug its budget deficit and pay off maturing debt amid a prolonged political crisis, Bloomberg…
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Horses are much smarter than previously thought, scientists say, after research shows the animals do better than expected in a complex reward-based game, reported DPA.
The authors of the study, from Nottingham Trent University, UK, found that when they were denied a treat for not following…
They were discovered in the Guchin Gai park complex
Arheologists excavated part of a mysterious system of tunnels under Gucin Gai – a park complex located in the Mokotow district of the Polish capital Warsaw. The park is located in the former Vilanov estate, one of the residences of the…
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This comes just two months after UN humanitarians declared Zimbabwe as one of the hunger hotspots where acute food insecurity was likely to deteriorate.
The storm destroyed more than half of the country’s harvest, leaving about 7.6 million people at risk of acute hunger.
El Niño is a…
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