Category: World

Rudeness, whether real or perceived, can deeply affect cooperation, trust, and workplace culture. But judgements of what we consider rude aren’t confined to specific disrespectful words or phrases – they are shaped by the listener’s emotional processing, attention to non-verbal cues, and underlying moral stance. In multilingual settings this complexity is compounded, as misunderstandings don’t […]

Spain has one of the best public healthcare systems in Europe. In recent years, electricity bills have also remained comparatively low thanks to government price controls and a cap on gas prices. The situation on the labour market has also improved: unemployment is at its lowest level since the 2008 financial crisis. At the same […]

The conflict in Iran has disrupted energy and commodity markets. Iran has effectively closed the narrow strait of Hormuz, a vital oil transit point, attacking more than a dozen ships over the past two weeks that have tried to sail through the waterway. Donald Trump has been pressing US allies in Europe to help secure […]

Madam Chair, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of my own country, the United Kingdom and 30 other Member States of the United Nations, namely Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, […]

Since tools like ChatGPT burst into higher education, debate has focused on two extremes: either students are all committing underhanded academic fraud and plagiarism or Artificial Intelligence will magically revolutionise learning. The latest research project I co-authored with Anna Holland, and carried out among recent Management graduates in the United Kingdom, suggests something more complicated […]

The EU is supplying €458 million in humanitarian aid for Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt in 2026. The aid mostly comprises food assistance, health, protection, shelter and education. With many other donors withdrawing from the region, the EU is sustaining life-saving aid to millions. Source link This article was originally published on https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_611. It […]

On 4 June 2025, air traffic controllers in Spain’s Canary Islands held a clear, uninterrupted conversation with a commercial pilot flying high above the Atlantic. To most people, that might sound routine. For flights far from land, it is anything but. Over oceans, clear and instant air traffic communication is still the exception rather than […]

Researchers and businesses will gain access to the world’s most advanced quantum computers, as the government commits to ushering in a new era of computing over the next decade. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will support the development and roll-out of large-scale quantum computers in the UK. This is part of a wider £2 billion […]

Two owners of a pharmaceutical wholesale company were sentenced Friday to a total of 38 years in prison for orchestrating a complex, nationwide drug diversion scheme that harmed vulnerable HIV-positive patients, placed countless others at risk, and corrupted the supply chain for prescription drugs in the United States. “Patrick and Charles Boyd did not just […]

The Mediterranean Sea is home to some of the ocean’s largest animals. Among the nine species of cetaceans commonly found along its western shores are the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus, the world’s second-largest marine animal), and the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). These species can reach lengths of up to 23 and 18 metres respectively, and […]