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“We are holding online platforms accountable that do not protect enough our kids. The new age verification solution and the enforcement of our rules go hand in hand,” said von der Leyen. Von der Leyen has pushed forward EU initiatives to protect minors from online harms and risks to mental health posed by social media. Many national governments are also working on social media bans for minors and teenagers, with France leading that push. The EU app has been tested in France, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Spain, Cyprus and Ireland in past months. It is also meant to work together with…
China’s trade with Central Asian states grew significantly during the first 10 months of 2025, compared with the same period in 2024, according to Chinese government statistics. Although state statistics from the countries in the region show significant discrepancies and are not overly reliable due to illicit trade along the long borders, common denominator is that the trade grew at the pace not seen before. China emerged as the leading trade partner for Central Asia at the beginning of 2020s, surpassing Russia, notably after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but last year’s double digit growth in trade cemented that status.…
Air New Zealand has long been a pioneer in long-haul travel, having first launched its Skycouch, aka a row of economy class seats that turn into a bed, back in 2011. Now the airline is taking things up a notch with the long-awaited launch of its Skynest, which features six bunk bed-style pods that economy and premium economy passengers can book. First announced back in 2020, the Skynest will be available on select ultra-long-haul flights between New York and Auckland from November this year. Bookings for the Skynest will open from 18 May, with a four-hour session priced from NZ$495…
L’application de vérification de l’âge est considérée comme un élément clé des efforts déployés par l’UE pour protéger les enfants des dangers en ligne et des risques pour la santé mentale. Listen Synthèse vocale générée par l’IA This article is also available in: English
Despite global tensions and the 2025 Trump tariff war, trade between the European Union and China last year remained strong. The EU exported €199.6 billion worth of goods to China, while imports reached €559.4 billion, creating a trade deficit of €359.8 billion, according to the latest Eurostat figures. Compared with 2024, EU exports fell by 6.5%, while imports from the Asian giant rose by 6.4%. But over the longer term, since 2015, EU exports to China have grown by 37.1%, while imports have surged by 89%. EU exports to China are led by machinery and mechanical appliances, such as machines…
Published on 15/04/2026 – 10:50 GMT+2 While the historic Artemis II mission sent back some of the most striking images of the other side of the Moon, amateur stargazers also captured the moment from Earth. Using a smart telescope from New Zealand and Australia, the enthusiast astrologers captured the Orion spacecraft zipping past stars at lightning speeds. NASA sent four astronauts on a mission around the Moon on 1 April for the first time in over 50 years. The 10-day voyage set a new record distance for humans in space. The mission represents a crucial step toward NASA’s broader Artemis…
Published on 14/04/2026 – 7:20 GMT+2 On the north wall of Meissen Cathedral there are sculptures of Emperor Otto I and his wife Adelheid, created around 1260 by the Naumburg Master, an important but nameless sculptor and architect of the 13th century. However, Otto the Great (912–973) was buried in Magdeburg Cathedral. “It also fits perfectly in genetic terms,” said Harald Meller, director of the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology (LDA) of Saxony-Anhalt, in Magdeburg as he presented the latest research findings. DNA samples from the remains in Magdeburg were compared with samples from bones in Bamberg Cathedral…
A trial lasting two to three weeks is only expected to start in October 2027 in England’s backlogged court system. Steadman is also charged with with five other offences of improper use of a public communications network. He is accused of sending a series of menacing messages to Wragg between February and March 2024, the same dates as the blackmail charge, and of sending an indecent image to each of four people including Luke Evans, Ben Everitt and Ross Thomson, who were Conservative MPs at the time. Steadman did not enter a plea to the other five charges at Southwark…
The proposal matters as it could reshape participation ahead of the next parliamentary elections in 2027 in the country of 5.4 million people. Demonstrators gathered outside parliament in the capital, while similar protests took place in Košice, Banská Bystrica and abroad, including Brussels and Prague. Critics argue that the move targets pro‑Western voters, while Prime Minister Robert Fico says it aims to prevent fraud. Opposition leader Michal Šimečka told the Bratislava crowd that democracy was at stake, drawing parallels with recent political shifts in Hungary. In the 2023 parliamentary election, almost 59,000 Slovaks abroad voted by mail, with over 80…
NATO has just invested in Kreios Space, a Spanish startup founded in 2021 by six recent graduates driven by the desire to put satellites closer to Earth than anyone has before. Orbiting a satellite within 500 kilometres of Earth has long been considered a dead end. The atmosphere at that altitude still exerts enough drag to slow any object within days, pulling it back down to Earth. No one had found a sustainable way of going closer without burning through fuel at an absurd rate, so the industry settled for higher orbits and left the rest unexplored. To understand the…