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Young European women nearly four times more likely to face workplace sexual harassment than men
European women aged 18-34 are nearly four times more likely to experience unwanted sexual attention in the workplace compared with men of the same age, and 10 times more than men over 50, according to a new research. The analysis, carried out by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound),…
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Could autonomous hydrogen-powered aircraft be the answer to connecting the world to the Internet?
One of the main challenges telecoms companies (TELCOs) face is how to get a signal to hard-to-reach places. Billions of people still don’t have reliable access to the Internet or mobile coverage. It’s not just populations in remote areas that suffer from a lack of connection. Physical barriers such as mountains, valleys and forests can…
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These are the 25 best hospitals in the world. How many of them are in Europe?
Access to good healthcare is consistently one of the key concerns when we put a cross at the ballot box or find ourselves ill and needing the best treatment available. For the past five years, Newsweek, in partnership with data firm Statista, has ranked the best hospitals in the world. If you consider what those…
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‘Childcare puzzle’: Which countries in Europe have the highest and lowest childcare costs?
Sarah Ronan once had to resign from a job because she couldn’t afford childcare. Far from being a rare example, it’s a story that’s all-too-familiar in the UK, which has some of the highest childcare costs in Europe, and where women are actively discouraged from going back into the workplace after starting a family, because…
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This app uses AR, ‘3D sound’ and a camera to guide blind people around big cities
When people who are blind or visually impaired try to move around a city like Paris, they can easily get lost the minute they exit a subway station. A pair of young French engineering students are working to tackle this problem by developing an augmented reality (AR) navigation app that identifies the most practical route…
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Exercise in Europe: Which countries do the most and least physical activity?
We all know that regular physical activity in the form of exercise or sports is essential for improving physical and mental health. Among other benefits, it supports cognitive functioning and well-being. However, the prevalence of insufficient physical activity remains high in Europe. Almost half of EU residents (45 per cent) report that they never exercise…
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Is Ukraine tricking Russia on the battlefield with inflatable decoy tanks and weapons?
Russia’s war in Ukraine has sparked a surge in demand for weapons and vehicles, with many allies sending supplies to Ukraine to help the country defend itself. But the war has also seen a surge in demand for inflatable decoy vehicles and weapons – with one company’s business up 30 per cent last year. Czech…
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Estonia election: i-voting comes of age in the world’s ‘digital republic’ with record ballots
For the first time since Internet voting was introduced in Estonia, more digital votes have been cast in this month’s general election than physical paper ballots. The Baltic nation introduced i-voting in 2005 as part of a drive to push e-government and digital services at all levels of society, meaning residents can open a bank…
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Elon Musk backtracks after publicly mocking Twitter employee who asked if he still had a job
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has backtracked after publicly mocking a fired Twitter employee who asked for clarification about the status of his employment at the company. Amid the chaos of the tech billionaire’s takeover of the social media platform, thousands of staff members have been fired without warning in multiple rounds of layoffs. One such…
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Money is putting off under-35s in the UK from having kids. How do child benefits compare in Europe?
Money is the biggest concern preventing young adults in the UK from starting a family, according to a new survey. More than half (59 per cent) of respondents cited financial worries as the number one reason why they would consider delaying or deciding not to have children. The research, commissioned by Apryl, a Berlin-based fertility…
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