The founders of a mobile laundry service for the homeless in Australia say their initiative is a world first. The two friends who launched the service as a charity in 2014 say […]
Australia’s homeless get free mobile laundry service
African Union takes step towards single passport
The African Union is hoping to make travel across the continent easier for Africans. The AU will unveil an African passport during its summit which is taking place in Rwanda. Most people […]
The Vikings’ Shocking Euro Run: The Unbelievable Rise of Icelandic Soccer
With a population of just 325,000, Iceland has long been a footballing minnow. Yet, 16 years ago, the nation decided to change that.
Landsliðið tekur víkingaklappið með öllum hólnum. Velkomnir heim!
The Iceland national team does the viking clap, one last time. Welcome home!
Christoph Waltz Calls Nigel Farage The “Head Rat”
“Of course the head rat would leave the sinking ship” – Christoph Waltz reacts to Nigel Farage stepping down as leader of the UK Independence Party.
Brexit and the rise of Trump are due to inequality in education
By Martin Varsavsky on Facebook: UK and US have such strong populist movements because education is unevenly distributed in these countries. As Trump said “I love the uneducated”. Continental European countries excel […]
Sachiko Nakajima: “Music, Math, Life!”
Sachiko Nakajima – music composer, jazz pianist, mathematician, and the first and only female Math Olympic gold medalist title in Japan, shares her journey on how music and math can further enrich […]
South Korea’s ‘quick service’ riders hit the road
Every major city around the world relies on couriers to help smooth the workings of commerce and beat the traffic.
Town votes ‘out’ despite flow of European cash
Ebbw Vale, left devastated when the steelworks closed, has had more European money poured into it than perhaps any other small town in Britain. And yet this town voted ‘out’.
Hyperloop in Moscow: City plans to launch super-speed 1,200 kmph tube project by end of 2016
A new transportation system that could whisk commuters around Moscow at speeds of up to 1,200kph may be on its way. Deputy Mayor Maxim Liksutov says a pilot Hyperloop project could begin […]