Umut Korkut, Glasgow Caledonian University Having held power continuously since 2010, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is the longest serving prime minister in Europe. Now, as the dust settles on the latest election, he is beginning yet another four-year term. Orbán faced down a challenge from a six party-strong opposition during the election campaign to
Finland has the world’s lowest mortality rate among babies and pregnant women. And all because of a cardboard box! The state gives expectant families a so-called “maternity box”. The starter package for new parents contains not only countless useful gifts for the newborn, such as unisex rompers, bedding or warm outdoor clothing, the
China plans to peak its coal consumption by 2025 but, amid economic recovery, imports of the fuel from Colombia increased 150% last year. Can the new trade last? Back in late 2020, Colombia’s stated hope of saving its floundering coal industry by boosting exports to China seemed remote at best. Yet, in 2021
L’obiettivo del mentor è quello di aiutare attraverso la sua esperienza e credibilità il mentee a sviluppare le sue abilità cercando di comprendere la sua “mappa del mondo”, la sua vera natura e i reali desideri, per rispondere alla domanda “chi voglio diventare?” come persona e come professionista e portare un mentee a
by Bianca Fortis ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. When President Joe Biden was campaigning for office, he said that to beat the coronavirus, the U.S. needed the testing equivalent of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s War
Europe is awash in hydropower plants. There are over 21,000 of various sizes currently in operation, most of which are small plants generating less than 10MW, according to World Wildlife Fund (WWF) data from 2019. For some countries, like Italy, hydropower is the only renewable way to generate baseload power. But for fish
Il mondo sostenibile inizia con le piccole realtà urbane, dai comuni ai bellissimi borghi d’Italia. In uno di essi, a Offagna in provincia di Ancona, nasce un progetto che vuole creare un modello adattabile a paesi, quartieri e città. Ospite di questo appuntamento con Bruno Carenini, nella sua rubrica Windows Interview, è Cristian
Energy prices are going through the roof. But for the first time, the Austrian government did not decide on anything at the energy summit. Many other European governments have already taken measures against inflation in the summer and are now extending them—relatively unattached to the ruling party’s colour. Whether Orbán in Hungary or
It’s thanks to “blockchains” that cryptocurrencies can be created without a central supervisory authority. The bitcoin is one of these currencies, but it works based on “miners” who compete in computations. The result is energy consumption that’s both huge and unnecessary, according to Jean-Paul Delahaye, professor emeritus at University de Lille and CRISTAL
By the time a T-shirt reaches a shop in Austria, it has travelled thousands of miles, from cotton production to sewing, dyeing, and finishing. But who is responsible for ensuring that human rights and environmental standards are respected along the way? At present, no one. Corporations voluntarily protect neither human rights nor labour