Switzerland-Italy redraw border as glaciers melt
Switzerland and Italy have altered part of their shared Alpine border due to shifting glacier ridgelines caused by climate change. The adjustment affects the...
Is Chinese investment boon or bane for Ireland?
The Irish economy has been increasingly drawing Chinese investment, but is there a reputational cost associated with this trend? In 2020, 25 Chinese companies...
Mount Everest is getting taller: Study
Mount Everest is currently 15-50 meters taller than it would otherwise be due to the erosion of rock and soil at its base by...
UK: Only 23,000 people came on youth mobility visas
Only 23,000 people came to the UK last year to work under the British Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS), a small proportion of the overall...
EXPLAINED: Challenges in Georgia’s elections
Georgia’s once-quiet election board met under tense circumstances on Monday for its second full-day session to deliberate on new voting regulations. During the discussions,...
Argentina poverty rate surged by 53%
Argentina’s poverty rate has surged to nearly 53% during the first six months of Javier Milei’s presidency, providing concrete evidence of the impact his...
€91m fine slapped on Meta over passwords storage
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been fined €91 million (£75 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) following an inquiry into...
UK: Starmer gets more clothes worth £16,000
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer received more clothes donations worth £16,000 from Labour peer Lord Alli, according to new reports. The donations, initially...
Case against Taliban in international court over gender discrimination
Canada, Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands have initiated legal action against the Taliban at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for gender discrimination, in...