By Souvik Banerjee / Unsplash Climate change could be increasing the frequency of hateful posts on Twitter. While the link between the two might not necessarily seem obvious, researchers have found that, in the United States, increases in hate speech o…
Art Basel Miami Beach is back with a bang for its 2022 edition
By Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP Art Basel is thinking big for the 20th edition of Miami Beach, which will be held December 1-3 in the American city. In its main section, it will bring together 213 galleries — the highest number of exhibitors in the fair’…
How the Middle East is developing a taste for K-pop
By Maria Alejandra CARDONA / AFP K-pop seems to be unstoppable. For a long time, only the Middle East seemed to be unaffected by this South Korean music trend, which is spearheaded by groups such as BTS and Blackpink. But the genre is slowly but surely…
Now you can book your train tickets directly on Google’s search engine
By Oleh_Slobodeniuk / Getty Images Google has announced that it’s rolling out new search tools with the aim of helping users around the world find more sustainable travel solutions. Train travel will be prioritized, with the tech giant making it possib…
Social media greenwashing by fossil fuel interests ‘rampant’: study
By spooh / Getty Images A commercial plane photoshopped with the tail of a shark, hashtags that misleadingly evoke sustainability, tokenistic use of minorities to distract and to signal virtue: a Harvard report published Tuesday highlights rampant gree…
This automatic battery swap station has your EV ready to go in under 5 minutes
By Courtesy of NIO The Chinese manufacturer Nio is gradually rolling out a fast battery swap system in Europe, which delivers a full charge to electric vehicles in less than five minutes. Reserved for Nio models only, these stations are currently only …
London Fashion Week brings a flourish of tributes to Queen Elizabeth II
By jonathan.anderson / Instagram Shaken by the death of Queen Elizabeth II, London Fashion Week saw upheaval to its schedule with the removal of all shows from September 19, the day of the sovereign’s funeral. This did not stop many designers from addi…
Italy plans to expand and secure its cycling network
By photo-lime / Shutterstock Like Spain and Great Britain, Italy recently presented a new cycling plan in the aim of extending and securing its cycling network, in cities and beyond. Like Spain and Great Britain, Italy recently presented a new cycling …
McDonald’s re-opens in war-torn Ukraine, but for delivery only
By Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP McDonald’s in Kyiv re-opened on Tuesday for the first time since Russia’s invasion, a sign life was returning to normal in the capital after nearly seven months of war. McDonald’s in Kyiv re-opened on Tuesday for the first time…
‘I was part of it’: hushed crowds pack London for queen’s funeral
By Alex Pantling / POOL / AFP Mourners packing the streets of central London Monday for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral watched in awe as the coffin of the only monarch most Britons have ever known made its final journey. Mourners packing the streets of c…