‘Even under war, we must live’: the Kyiv art scene determined to party“These events and artists are here for the same goal: to leverage art and music as a force against the misinformation and violence that is bringing devastation to our lives, our land and our cultures, and in the process to raise money for our army, our volunteer groups as well as our artists whose lives have been hit as hard by the war as anyone else.”
Revolutionary new Swiss 'water battery' will be one of Europe's main renewable sources of energyA water battery capable of storing electricity equivalent to 400,000 electric car batteries will begin operating in Switzerland next week. With the ability to store and generate vast quantities of hydroelectric energy, the battery will play an important role in stabilising power supplies in Switzerland and Europe.
Singapore’s Surging Rents Shock Expats and Encourage ScammersThe city-state’s rental market is so hot, people are snapping up apartments without ever visiting them.
The plan to overturn abortion rights in EuropeIn total, $81.3 million worth of funding flowed from U.S. donors to help fund activism against abortion and other conservative causes between 2009 and 2018, according to a report compiled by the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF), a pro-abortion access network that connects members across European parliaments with a liberal stance on sexual and reproductive rights.
‘I could have been India’s Elon Musk’: The maths teacher who built a solar car from scratchBilal Ahmed, a maths teacher from Srinagar in Kashmir, made it his aim to build a ‘luxurious’ and sustainable vehicle that is not just for the super wealthy. Soaring fuel prices in the northern region have made his invention even more timely. While Tesla’s continued absence in India means the solar panel-adorned design has caught the imagination of car enthusiasts.
Paris terror attacks trial: Salah Abdeslam given life in prison without paroleSalah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the so-called Islamic State extremist team that organised and conducted the 2015 attack on the Bataclan theatre in Paris, has been found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Vaping: EU proposes ban on sale of flavoured heated tobacco productsThe European Commission has proposed banning the sale of flavoured heated tobacco products in its efforts to fight cancer.
The ban would only cover vaping items that deliver heated tobacco, and will not affect many e-cigarettes, which only contain nicotine.
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