Ponzi schemes and financial bubbles: lessons from history

Many investors are asking themselves if we are living in an AI bubble; others have gone beyond that and are simply asking themselves, until when? Yet the bubble keeps growing, fuelled by that perilous sentiment of “fear of missing out”. History and recent experience show us that financial bubbles are often created by investor overenthusiasm […]

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Elections under the current circumstances in Myanmar risk provoking further violence: UK statement on Myanmar

This morning, the Security Council will meet privately to discuss the situation in Myanmar.   We will hear updates from ASEAN Special Envoy Othman Hashim and the UN Special Envoy Julie Bishop. Nearly five years since the Myanmar military overturned the democratically elected government,  the UK remains deeply concerned at the ongoing violence.  The military must de-escalate and cease […]

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Invest in healthcare systems to improve Europeans’ health and prosperity, report finds

  Non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes or cancer, cause most of the preventable illnesses and deaths in the EU. They are increasingly affecting younger people, with more children becoming inactive and obese. A new report on the state of health in the EU identifies addressing this concern as a critical area for improvement.   More […]

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UK to re-join Erasmus+ – here are six benefits of the European exchange scheme

The government has announced that the UK will be re-joining the Erasmus+ programme. Young people will be able to participate in the scheme again from January 2027. Erasmus+ is a European Union programme that offers opportunities for students, teachers, and young people to study, train, volunteer or gain work experience abroad. The scheme aims to […]

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Commission proposes new measures to improve health and the healthcare sector

The European Commission has put forward a raft of new measures that will improve the health of Europeans and contribute to a more modern, efficient, and resilient healthcare sector in the EU.  The proposals focus on three main areas.  Building a world-leading health biotech industry The Commission has proposed a biotech act to support innovation and […]

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Europa ubrzano pokušava spasiti svoju podvodnu baštinu od klimatskih promjena

Četrdeset metara ispod mora u sjeverozapadnoj Italiji nalazi se jedna od najbolje očuvanih brodskih olupina iz Drugog svjetskog rata. Talijanski lovac na podmornice Equa, opremljen topovima, potonuo je bez žrtava nakon što ga je 1944. slučajno udario njemački brod. Na brodu se sada nalazi bogata morska fauna koja privlači ronioce i ribare. Lokacija je ključni […]

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Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate deepening crisis in eastern DR Congo

The UN Security Council meet this morning in New York to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid intensified fighting and mass displacement. The UN Peacekeeping chief briefed on recent peace efforts – including the Washington Accords between the DRC and Rwanda, signed just days before violence surged […]

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How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade – and our shopping habits

For people living in the EU, the price of their next car, home renovation and even local produce may soon reflect a climate policy that many have never even heard of. This new regulation, which comes fully into force on New Year’s Day, does not just target heavy industry – it affects everyday goods which […]

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Microbes on a mission to clean up Europe’s toxic soils

Outside the mountain town of Sabiñánigo in northern Spain, an abandoned chemical factory stands on land still scarred by decades of Lindane production – a pesticide now banned worldwide – which left behind thousands of tonnes of toxic waste. Production ended in the 1980s, but the pesticide’s main by-product, hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), continues to leach into […]

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