France: President Emmanuel Macron signs assisted dying law
The government must now publish the implementing decrees before the right to assisted dying can actually be put into effect. Read More
First jellyfish museum in the US opens in Pompano Beach
Pompano Beach hosts the first US jellyfish museum, where visitors watch 20 species drift in tanks and learn about their ecosystems and research. Read more at Read More
‘One of the most naturally innovative drummers’: ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies aged 77
Beard was the rock band’s drummer for 56 years. He kept the tempo for the band’s biggest hits like ‘Sharp Dressed Man’ and ‘Gimme All Your Lovin”. Read More
Can the EU stop smoking and vaping? Not quite, but it can raise taxes.
Can the EU ban smoking? Not really, but it can make it so expensive smokers think twice before lighting that cigarette. Read More
Saxony-Anhalt election: who is behind “tactical voting”
Campaign groups are urging voters to back the SPD and the Greens tactically in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election. AfD, CDU, the Left, SPD, FDP and BSW criticise the recommendation; only the…
Indonesian authorities seize 2.6 tonnes of meth in major bust, narcotics official says
Indonesia has some of the world’s toughest anti-drug laws, including the death penalty for traffickers, but has maintained a moratorium on executions for several years. Read more at Read More
Mud baths and red water: inside Bulgaria’s Lake Atanasovsko
Tourists slather mud and float in red brine at Lake Atanasovsko, while Pomorie’s salt museum preserves Bulgaria’s fading salt-making heritage. Read more at Read More
US criticises Israel over ‘unnecessary escalation’ after strikes on Syrian airbase
Israel said it had attacked the base because Syria had been close to breaching an agreed-upon “status quo in security matters” by allowing Turkish troops to deploy there. Read more…
Thinking outside the box about wellbeing: inside UK’s Medicine Festival
More than 10,000 people have traveled to Medicine Festival to take part in ancestral ceremonies, dance, practice yoga and explore different approaches to mind-body health. Many have travelled from across…
Belgium wildfire ‘encircled’ overnight but situation still ‘complicated,’ officials say
Firefighters launched the decisive push to encircle the wildfire on Tuesday, despite wind and rain hampering air support operations over the area. Read More