2024-01-03

Finland

Freezing temperatures of below -40C reported in Finland and Sweden

The extremely cold weather caused disruptions in transportation in Finland, Sweden and Norway, where snow made rail traffic difficult and ferry lines were suspended.

03/01/2024

Culture news

Why might the trial of Salman Rushdie's attacker be delayed?

The man charged with repeatedly stabbing Rushdie is reportedly entitled to the manuscript of the author's new memoir, “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” as part of his trial preparation.

03/01/2024

Japan

Rescuers race against time to find Japan earthquake survivors

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said rescuers are "in a race against time" to find the survivors of the series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan this week.

03/01/2024

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No gender pay gap at top in EU tech, but women still underrepresented

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A new report shows that while the gender pay gap reduces as the job level increases in European tech, women remain underrepresented at the executive level.

03/01/2024

My Wildest Prediction

And what if the majority of porn creators were women?

In an age ruled by incessant screen time and with Pornhub, the colossal streaming pornography platform, valued at $97 billion, it appears audacious to propose that the era of viewing erotic content is drawing to a close. Yet, Caroline Spiegel has a different take.

03/01/2024

Russia

Russia 'will answer' for Ukrainian lives lost, warns Zelenskyy

Following Russia's recent wave of intense aerial attacks, President Zelenskyy thanked international allies who have provided air defence capabilities to Ukraine.

03/01/2024

Lebanon

Protests in the West Bank over the killing of Hamas leader

Palestinians in the West Bank protested the killing of top Hamas official Saleh Arouri and six other members of the militant group in a drone strike in Beirut on Tuesday.

03/01/2024

Art

Meet Spanish artist Alicia Framis: The first woman to marry a hologram

The multidisciplinary artist from Barcelona Alicia Framis will be the first woman to marry a hologram generated by artificial intelligence in a ceremony that will take place this summer at the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen museum in Rotterdam.

03/01/2024

Art

What were the most expensive paintings sold at auction in 2023?

Only two artworks fetched prices exceeding $100 million (€91.1 million) in 2023, in contrast to the six works that achieved this milestone in the previous year.

03/01/2024

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03/01/2024