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Green News

Trash to trunks, a field guide to voluntourism and other trends

Our selection of the latest ideas, trends and news from the world of green travel.

03/05/2019

France

Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris tops Amazon best-seller list

The monument was severely damaged in a fire on Monday evening.

18/04/2019

USA

Read Roald Dahl's poignant letter begging parents to vaccinate against measles

A vaccine came too late for his daughter, Olivia.

12/04/2019

Living

Retreats for nomadic workers, 3D-Printed Sushi and other trends

The five wellness-related trends that caught our eye this month.

07/04/2019

Green News

Best green books and eco apps of the month

These are the eco friendly apps and books you should be downloading and reading now.

05/04/2019

Green News

Food sharing app and intelligent carbon footprint trackers

These eco friendly apps and books you should be downloading and reading now.

14/03/2019

Living

A sound bathing app, a house of youth and new sleep-boosting ice-cream

The wellness-related trends, products and tech that caught our eye this month.

13/03/2019

USA

New Dr. Seuss book to be released this fall, teaches children about art

"Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum" follows a friendly horse as he takes students on a tour of an art museum.

02/03/2019

Cult

"Harry Potter" bookshop celebrates 113th birthday

"Harry Potter" bookshop celebrates 113th birthday

15/01/2019

Living

Oodi, the future-facing Helsinki new public library

A true democratisation of resources.

05/12/2018

Kuwait

Kuwaiti artist designs 'Cemetery of Banned Books'

A Kuwaiti artist has created a "Cemetery of Banned Books" to protest the government's ban on thousands of pieces of literature

28/11/2018

Living

Black Friday or 'Fair Friday' — which one do you want?

A Swiss bookstore decided to turn Black Friday on its head, encouraging customers to make charitable donations instead of snapping up cheap deals.

26/11/2018

Green News

She would row single-handed across the Atlantic Ocean

She had to row for 12 hours every day for over 100 days, faced up to 10-metre waves with only herself for company and lost contact with the outside world.

21/09/2018

France

Author defiant after French booksellers decry selection for top prize

French bookstores have criticised the decision to include his self-published novel on the long-list for this year’s Prix Renaudot because it is only available via Amazon.

15/09/2018

United Kingdom

Dutch man wins Welsh bookshop in raffle

Paul and Leila Morris decided to sell the shop so they can enjoy an early retirement.

12/09/2018

Spain

Fake bomb uncovered at Spanish second-hand bookstore

Elena González never expected that a recent sort through of stock at her second-hand bookstore in western Spain would lead to a call to bomb disposal experts.

03/09/2018

World News

Feeling good: positive stories from the week

Studies have shown that increasing positive emotions has a powerful effect on our general wellbeing. But is it really that simple with news? We know it’s not. This is why we’d like to introduce you to our roundup of some of the brightest stories from this week!

03/08/2018

United Kingdom

‘Worst day’ tweet leads to ‘best week’ for local bookshop

A bookshop in the UK who tweeted about its worst trading day on Monday, has since been been flooded with support to record its “best week.”

29/06/2018

Switzerland

10,000 euro book on Tibet revealed

Murals of Tibet took its author ten years to research and compile

28/05/2018

USA

Comey book goes on sale

Sales of the former FBI director's memoir were reported to be brisk

17/04/2018