In Finland during WWII, German soldiers fathered many children with local women. After the war, the mothers were frequently ostracized and their children demonized as bastards. Only recently have mothers and children […]
Athens stock exchange – things are beginning to look up
On the second day of trading in Athens after the closure, things are beginning to look up. Stock prices again dropped in the morning, but trading finished with the main Athens index […]
Greek stock market drops, then rebounds
After being closed for five weeks, the Greek stock market reopened today only to lose nearly a quarter of its value in early trading. The market made some gains later in the […]
Welcome to Jun, aka “Twitterville”, the town that ditched bureaucracy to run on Twitter
FOCUS: A small town in Spain has started an experiment that could change the way we communicate with local authorities. In Jun, when residents turn to Twitter to complain or give feedback […]
Take a look inside a converted recording studio made into a designer home
Daniele Meli is creative director of an advertising business in Milan. Since 2011, he’s been living in a converted sound studio.
EU announces new support for the Palestinian people
Italian voters showed their support to the government of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Sunday’s European elections
Italy's European elections: Non vinciamo noi http://t.co/sRXpTL2g83 — RONNIEROCKET.COM (@ronnierocket) May 28, 2014
Licia Ronzulli is an Italian member of the European Parliament known for bringing her daughter to work
Licia Ronzulli is an Italian member of the European Parliament known for bringing her daughter, Vittoria, to the Parliament’s plenary sessions. She first brought her daughter to a plenary session when she […]
1,5 million more jobs through digital entrepreneurship in Europe are possible
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Noam Chomsky Favors Scottish Independence
By Mark Hirst Noam Chomsky, one of the world’s most respected intellectuals and political thinkers, told RIA Novosti that his “intuitions favor” a “yes” vote in the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence […]