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Only 21 per cent of those surveyed are in favour of maintaining the biannual adjustment of watches. This practice was supposed to be abandoned by the EU, but the project got bogged down, 'Rzeczpospolita' reported.more

The UK government is today starting to bring in eligible Afghans from Pakistan for resettlement, who could not be evacuated after the Taliban took over in Afghanistan. According to government estimates, there are around 3,250 such people living in Pakistan.more

The number of refugees worldwide reached 114 million in September, meaning that war, persecution and violence have forced a record number of people from their homes, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in an official release.more

Antisocial behavior has dropped by up to 36 percent in some high-risk areas as a result of increased police presence, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced yesterday.more

Over 6.4 million adults in the UK are now behind on their energy bills, a rise of 824,000 since April, according to new research.more

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published the results of research conducted in several member states on racism against black people. In Germany, 76 percent respondents declared that they had been discriminated against in the last five years due to skin color, origin or religion. In Austria this figure was 72%. In Poland - 20 percentmore

85 per cent of employees and 92 per cent of team managers work overtime, according to the Hays Poland and Baker McKenzie report 'Overtime 2023'. The main reason for such work is too many work responsibilities.more

The days when the girlboss was hailed a feminist icon are over and now Gen Z are ushering in the era of the "snail girl" — a trend that sees women prioritize a slower life of happiness and self-care over hustle culture and overwork, writes Insider.more

Permanent immigration to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries reached its highest level ever in 2022, according to a report published yesterday by the OECD. Last year, 6.1 million people arrived in these countries for permanent residence.more

More than one million children in the UK experienced the most extreme form of poverty last year - that is, their families could not afford to feed, clothe, keep themselves hygienic or keep warm - according to a report published today by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).more

Study finds more Londoners are taking to their gym or pool for a shower.more

92 per cent of people segregate packaging waste, 13 per cent more than last year, according to a survey by the research company SW Research, commissioned by the ProKarton Foundation. People were reminded that milk or juice cartons should be put in the yellow container.more

Almost three quarters of Poles believe that Jarosław Kaczyński should retire from politics, according to an IBRiS poll for Radio ZET. One in five voters is of the opposite opinion.more

According to 27.4 percent of respondents, Donald Tusk should be the candidate of the KO, the New Left and the Third Way for prime minister. Rafał Trzaskowski was indicated by 14.3 percent, and the podium is closed by Szymon Holownia with the support of 10.3 percent of respondents, according to a SW Research poll for rp.pl released yesterday.more

75 percent of Italian adults say they feel good or even very good, according to a survey conducted by the national Institute of Health. Only less than 3 percent of respondents assessed their health condition negatively.more

The labor market does not use the potential of employees aged 45-64 in OECD countries, and the phenomenon of discrimination against them also occurs on the Polish labor market - pointed out the Polish Economic Institute. It was noted that the share of these people in the total working-age population is growing in OECD countries and in Poland.more

According to a ranking by the American Psychological Association (APA), the most stressed Americans live in Mississippi. 83 percent of people surveyed there said the state's financial and economic problems were the reason.more

About 100,000 people took part in yesterday's pro-Palestinian demonstration in central London. They demanded an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported.more

More than a third of adult Londoners are not doing the recommended levels of exercise, a study revealed on Thursday, as a charity urged Sadiq Khan to tackle the capital’s inactivity crisis.more

Vladimir Putin yesterday signed a law on Russia's denunciation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, Radio Svoboda reported. The convention aims to protect national minorities from discrimination, promotes the preservation of their culture, religion and traditions, and ensures their right to use their language freely.more

Almost one million Londoners are claiming Universal Credit, according to latest data from the Department for Work and Pensions. more

Like Tunisian terrorist Abdesalem Lassoued, who shot dead two Swedes in Brussels, some 20,000 people refuse to leave Belgium each year, the daily Het Laatste Nieuws reported today. Experts estimate that 112,000 people are living illegally in Belgium.more

A record number of more than one million food parcels are expected to be distributed during the coming winter by The Trussell Truss charity, which supports more than 1,300 food banks in the UK.more

About 12 million people in Spain are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, and every sixth resident of the country freezes in winter because they cannot pay for heating, according to the annual report of the European non-governmental organization EAPN-ES.more

Possessing laughing gas will be made illegal in three weeks, with those who repeatedly misuse the drug facing up to two years in prison. And dealers of nitrous oxide will face up to 14 years behind bars, the Home Office said.more