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Robots are asking for tips. But who actually gets the money?Machines are sticking out their digital palms. Your reaction could help shape the future of the service industry.

There’s a Better Way To Measure How Much Russians Support PutinIt should be stressed from the outset that the methods used cannot be considered valid and cannot provide a snapshot of Russians’ real attitudes on this question.

Americans say they lose weight in Europe – and I think I know whyIs it because of differences in the flour that’s being consumed? Or something to do with the European approach to getting around?

Netherlands withdraws from 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, says competition 'no longer' neutral"It is undeniable that international conflicts are increasingly affecting the Contest, undermining its neutral character. The Eurovision Song Contest has therefore become a platform for division," said Taco Zimmerman, Director-General of AVROTROS, in a statement from the broadcaster.

The accidental haenyeo: How an American became South Korea’s only foreign ‘sea woman’Kylie Genter is the only foreigner to hold a haenyeo license, according to local officials — mandatory for those who want to engage in commercial traditional free-diving in the country.

Elton John, Oprah Winfrey and Paul McCartney lead tributes to Dolly PartonThe Beatles legend called Parton a "magnificent star", Oprah said she "brought the light" and the Rocket Man singer dubbed her a "giant of an artist" who was "irreplaceable".

'It's very counterintuitive': The quantum batteries that upend the rules of chargingScientists have made the world's first quantum battery prototype and, unlike conventional batteries, it charges faster the larger it gets.

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Moving to France from the US: If you can dream it, you can do it, say Americans in ParisWith the return of Donald Trump to the presidency today, this is a scary time for Americans. More than a few are at least fantasizing about pulling up stakes and heading for somewhere safe and fun. Like – oh, I dunno – Paris. But in the real world, can you do it?

Miriam Thaler: My guide through Cambridge for all the witches and wizardsA few weeks ago, I first set foot in Cambridge and ever since, I have been constantly wondering whether during my travels here from London King’s Cross, I might accidentally have boarded the train at Platform 9 ¾. The grand gothic colleges, the small alleyways lined with crooked redbrick houses, old gnarled pubs, hidden bookshops, students in long black capes roaming the streets all weave an air of “olde English magick” making me feel like I have fallen into a “Harry Potter” spin-off.

Theme parks you can drive to from BerlinWhile Berlin has its fair share of what’s called “Erlebnispark” within one-hour drive around the city — check out Holland Park to the north-west, Karls Erlebnis-Dorf to the west, Irrlandia to the south-east of Berlin, Freizeitpark Germendorf to the north-west (the dinosaurs park) and the aquapark Tropical Islands again to the south-east, — those aren’t exactly classic amusement parks with lots of rides and carousels. For those, one needs to take a longer trip. W

Our return after decades showed us an Izmir bigger, better and more modern than everTayyip Erdogan is an observant Muslim who has tried to pry Turkey away from the aggressive secularism of Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. In Izmir, Erdogan has not succeeding in changing anything. Oh, wait … he kinda has: it’s even more liberal than the city we arrived in back in 1999.

Lauren Simmonds: My Top 5 sandy beaches in CroatiaLeisurely strolls along the sand as the waves gently lap your toes aren’t commonplace here, but they do exist. You just need to know where to find them.

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Why Europe’s security tech is diverging from America’s

Dutch home buying made simple

Terry Boyd: Discovering the Other Amsterdam

Georgia Lewis: How to find genuinely good Australian wines in the UK and Europe

Featured News

News and Buzz

Business

Georgia Lewis: Finding a creative job in the UK after Brexit

Attention, Costco shoppers (updated): Aggressive American big-box retailer has big plans for Europe

Closing clubs in Berlin: The fight over RAW Gelände

Expat Essentials

Travel

Terry Boyd: Discovering the Other Amsterdam

Jess Bretin: My guide to hosting older American parents in Europe

Oxana Skibun: The best spots for Hungarian food in Budapest

IN OTHER NEWS...

Paul Arnold: Why I chose to integrate into life in Spain

New for 2026: Dispatches’ (always updated) list of the best EDM-plus festivals across Europe and the globe

New Seeker Montessori school opening in Eindhoven

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