As France slashes its culture budget, how do other European countries compare?Euronews Culture takes a look at how the prospected budget cuts to France's culture sector line up with the UK and other European nations.
Smoking Bans and ‘Smoke-Free’ Vapes: The Debate Over Tobacco’s FutureAs rates of smoking decline worldwide, and some countries even try to ban it, tobacco companies have found other ways to make money by satisfying people’s hankering for nicotine, the addictive stimulant found in tobacco. Sales of “smoke-free” nicotine products are eating into those of cigarettes and other combustibles. Yet health officials are divided as to whether they should condone these products.
Hit-and-run tourism is tearing the heart out of Florence – there is a better wayAs I learned from managing Michelangelo’s David, visitors can be nudged away from the joyless in-and-out mission for selfies and souvenirs.
DiscoverEU: How to get one of the EU’s 35,500 free rail passes for young people this summerAll you need to do is answer six questions and you might be in with a chance of a month-long free rail pass.
Amsterdam bans construction of new hotels as a way to fight overtourism“We want to make and keep the city liveable for residents and visitors. This means: no overtourism, no new hotels, and no more than 20 million hotel overnight stays by tourists per year,” it said in a statement.
Why Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant reframes our ideas of self-identityWhen we merge mind and machine, the traditional borders of the self dissipate, says philosopher Dvija Mehta.
Here's When Summer Flight Prices Will Peak, According to HopperPrices may be equal to or even surpass 2023 levels, they are still lower than pre-pandemic in 2019.
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