This article was published in association with the Horizon, the EU Research and Innovation magazine. Along a small stream in Spain, groups of teenagers are at work. One hovers around a black tarpaulin covered in wet pieces of plastic. Another stands on a small bridge, fishing with a net. Others sort small pieces of plastic, […]Teen scientists are tracking plastic pollution across Europe’s rivers
June 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was published in association with the Horizon, the EU Research and Innovation magazine. Along a small stream in Spain, groups of teenagers are at work. One hovers around a black tarpaulin covered in wet pieces of plastic. Another stands on a small bridge, fishing with a net. Others sort small pieces of plastic, […]DRC Ebola outbreak: hundreds of suspected cases, no vaccine
May 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has health workers rushing to stop transmission while the roll out of any potential vaccine is months away, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. WHO’s representative in DRC, Dr Anne Ancia, told […]Amid deepening crisis in Palestine, girls face rising risks and a mounting mental health emergency
March 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than two years of unrelenting violence, displacement and loss have pushed children and young people in Palestine into what one UN official describes as a “profound mental health emergency”, with girls facing heightened risks, including a resurgence in child marriage. Sima Alami, adolescent and youth programme […]European Parliament stands behind air passenger rights
January 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs want to maintain a traveller’s right to compensation for a three-hour delay while also pushing for simpler reimbursement procedures and free cabin luggage. On Wednesday, European Parliament adopted its position (632 votes to 15 and with nine abstentions) on a revision of EU […]Millions of jobs at risk in Asia-Pacific as AI adoption surges in wealthy nations
December 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Millions of jobs across Asia could be at risk as the AI industry booms at the expense of poorer nations still struggling to provide basic digital access and literacy, UN economists said on Tuesday. Just as industrialisation in the 19th century “split the world into a wealthy […]
