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If scorching temperatures have you losing your cool, you’re not alone. New research suggests that our warming world could be behind your bad mood. Using social media, scientists from MIT and institutions across the world tracked people’s emotions and mapped them in relation to days of extreme heat. They analysed more than 1 billion social media posts from more than 150 countries. Their findings? Heat doesn’t just make us sweat, it makes us sour. The study, published in the journal One Earth, revealed that when temperatures soar above 35°C, our collective mood takes a dive – especially in lower-income countries.…
SpaceX pulled off a successful launch of its mega rocket Starship on Tuesday, deploying its first batch of eight dummy satellites in space. Starship blasted off from SpaceX’s launch site in South Texas, known as Starbase, just after 6:30PM. After cruising in space for just over an hour, the rocket splashed down into the Indian Ocean, as planned. The spacecraft’s Super Heavy Booster separated from the Starship upper stage three minutes after launch and also successfully returned for a pre-planned splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico in the Atlantic. No crew were on board of the demo launch, but Musk’s…
Italian, French and German tourists chose Greece this summer, according to the latest tourism data released by the Bank of Greece. The data, which covers June, reveals that travel receipts rose by 8.8 per cent in June 2025 and by 11.0 per cent during the January to June 2025 period, compared to the same periods in 2024. June saw growth in tourism income In June 2025, revenue from travel increased by 8.8 per cent compared with June 2024. More specifically, revenue from travel by residents of EU-27 countries grew by 5.5 per cent, reaching €1.74 billion, while revenue from visitors…
Welcome back for another week of recommendations. As expected, the cultural news has been completely dominated by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement – which got us thinking about rings. From Twin Peaks’ Owl Cave ring, to Elvis Presley’s gaudy TCB ring – pop culture is filled with storied digit dazzlers. Our writer David Mouriquand painstakingly put together a list of some of the most iconic, which also serves as a helpful reminder of must-watch movies and TV series! And just to milk the topic a little more, let us now propose to you… some upcoming highlights. Enjoy! Exhibitions Permindar…
BRUSSELS — A top European Union official described Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide, the strongest condemnation yet to come out of Brussels. Teresa Ribera, the European Commission’s executive vice president, also said Europe was too divided to do anything about it. “The genocide in Gaza exposes Europe’s failure to act and speak with one voice, even as protests spread across European cities and 14 U.N. Security Council members call for an immediate ceasefire,” Ribera told students at Sciences Po in a speech Thursday morning.
Published on 02/09/2025 – 6:38 GMT+2 •Updated 9:03 Belgium will recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, set to open on 9 September, according to Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot. “Palestine will be recognized by Belgium during the UN session! And firm sanctions are being imposed on the Israeli government,” Prévot announced in a post on X. Belgium’s top diplomat revealed that the government will implement 12 sanctions on Israel at the national level following what is unfolding as a “humanitarian tragedy in Palestine” and in response to violence perpetrated by Israel in violation of international…
Published on 04/09/2025 – 16:52 GMT+2 Twenty-six countries are ready to send either troops to Ukraine as part of a reassurance force or to provide assistance on land, at sea, or in the air as part of future security guarantees, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday following a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing. The French president reiterated that international troops would not be deployed in contact areas but “in geographical areas that are currently being defined.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the number of countries willing to participate in the post-war reassurance force as a “victory”. “We…
By Peggy Corlin & Vincenzo Genovese Published on 03/09/2025 – 8:00 GMT+2 MEPs are set to complain widely about the EU-US trade agreement when they confront Commission trade chief and agreement negotiator Sabine Weyand during a Parliamentary hearing on the deal on Wednesday. “While clearly we understand that the EU has chosen stability, diplomacy and to keep a cool-minded approach, however this cannot translate into the acceptance of an unfair and asymmetric trade relation with our American friends and partners,” Italian MEP Brando Benifei. “As it is now, it is not acceptable,” Benifei told Euronews, speaking on behalf of his Socialists & Democrats…
By Euronews Arabic Published on 26/06/2025 – 17:18 GMT+2 •Updated 17:19 FIFA is facing questions about how it will manage the involvement of both the US and Iran at next year’s World Cup, just days after Donald Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities. The US became involved in the recent 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, which ended with an American-brokered ceasefire on Tuesday, when it dropped bunker-buster bombs on several targets inside Iran over the weekend. The mission was hailed by the Trump administration as a profound blow to Iran’s nuclear programme, despite a US intelligence report…
Published on 26/08/2025 – 15:56 GMT+2 During your summer holiday in Malta this year, you can enjoy the sun and sea, and help scientists with just a single photo taken on your smartphone. Thanks to the international CoastSnap initiative, visitors to Malta’s popular Riviera Bay (Għajn Tuffieħa) can help scientists study the effects of climate change on the island’s coastline. Originally launched in Australia, CoastSnap now operates on over 220 beaches across 21 countries. This year, Malta joined the global network, with plans to expand to more locations around the island. Originally launched in Australia, CoastSnap now operates on over…