Today, July 14, is International Non-Binary Day. The day was invented in a blog post by the author Katje von Loon. She lamented the lack of visibility for non-binary people and chose the fourteenth of July as the day th...
Serhij Zhadan will receive the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in 2022. The good news came on Monday morning. His “novels, essays, poems and song lyrics” deal with a “world that has experienced gr...
To mark Earth Day 2022, Google has released several time-lapse images showing how climate change is transforming the Earth. Last Friday was Earth Day, the annual event to support environmental protection. To remind us...
A Ukrainian refugee woman recently launched this new charity vodka on the German drinks market. Every bottle sold will benefit the war-torn country. As the war in Ukraine enters its second month, efforts to support Ukr...
A new law from the Belgian government gives employees the option of working only four days a week. A four-day working week sounds like a dream to many people. And until recently, it was little more than that:…...
High-speed trains have been a high priority in China in recent decades. The Chinese government wants to connect more major cities by train to reduce the time and cost of traveling in the world’s most populous coun...
A new platform enables Europeans to get in touch with Ukrainian refugees and offer them a home. The serious situation in Ukraine has forced many of its citizens to flee the country. Over a hundred thousand have already...
Almost two years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope celebrated its thirtieth anniversary of orbiting the Earth and discovering the secrets of the universe. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, 2020 turned out not to be a...
It is the first time since 1963 that this species of marten has moved into the capital of the Netherlands. Good news for animal lovers and anyone planning to visit the Dutch capital soon: For the first time in almost 5...
The idyllic village of Albinen in the heart of the Alps offers substantial financial support to those who settle there for more than ten years. At first glance, the village of Albinen appears to be one of those utopian...