Referendum rejects plan to boost Switzerland’s biodiversity
Environmentalists wanted stronger safeguards put in place to protect Switzerland’s biodiversity, but they were defeated by voters who thought it too expensive. Read More
Prison inmates in Finland are being employed as data labellers to improve accuracy of AI models
In Finland, prisoners have been participating in AI annotation tasks, such as labelling and classifying data, as part of their rehabilitation. Read More
Fridgescaping, deskscaping, doorscaping: The home decor trends taking over TikTok
If you think the height of interior fridge appeal is a few nice jam jars and a cheese box, think again. Read More
Russian airstrike on apartment block in Kharkiv injures 21 people
Among those wounded by the glide bombs include an eight-year-old and two 17-year-olds, according to Kharkiv’s mayor Ihor Terekhov. Read More
Around a thousand attend funeral for firefighters killed in recent Portuguese wildfires
Sonia Melo, Susana Carvalho and Paulo Santos died battling forest fires which have seized parts of Portugal. Read More
Albania plans to create sovereign micro state for Sufi Muslim order
Prime Minister Edi Rama says he wants to promote tolerant Islam by creating the statelet. Read More
Daring but unsuccessful: Operation Market Garden remembered on 80th anniversary
Hundreds of paratroopers dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of World War II’s most daring…
Ukraine launches over 100 drones into Russia, triggering explosions and evacuations
The Russian Defence Ministry said over 100 Ukrainian drones were intercepted over Russia and occupied Crimea on Saturday, just as a Ukrainian drone was reportedly targeted and destroyed in the…
‘Great German tradition’: Thousands pour into Oktoberfest to celebrate the best of beer
At least six million people are expected to sip on the best of Bavarian beer over the 16 heady days that make up the centuries-old festival Oktoberfest in Munich. Read…
Explained: How the EU will tap into Russia’s frozen assets to raise €35 billion for Ukraine
The profits made by Russia’s frozen assets are the key behind the €35 billion loan that the EU has promised to Ukraine. Read More