One in seven young Poles may be addicted to learning, according to the research conducted by psychologist Dr. Paweł Atroszko. Women are relatively more vulnerable. The problem also affects children who "are under enormous pressure to constantly learn under tests and not to make mistakes".more
The survey from Pearson suggests that nearly three in four (74%) women have concerns about finding a job that pays them enough to support themselves and their families.more
Households across Europe face much higher winter energy bills due to a global surge in wholesale power and gas prices and consumer groups have warned the most vulnerable in the region could be hit by fuel poverty as a result.more
Khoirul Anam documented his now-viral wedding ceremony on Sept. 20 in images posted to his Facebook page, where he can be seen wearing a traditional Indonesian groom attire while posing with his rice cooker, garbed in a white bridal veil.more
Facebook has apologised after again reporting problems with its services, days after a major outage hit WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook for hours. The company said that a "configuration change" had impacted users globally.more
The obligation to maintain a distance of at least one and a half metres between pedestrians, a mask to cover the nose and mouth on buses and trams, a limited number of seats in theatres and cinemas, among others - these are just some of the rules that still apply in connection with the pandemic.more
Promoting opportunity across the UK is "our mission as Conservatives", Boris Johnson has told his party conference. He told the audience the UK was heading towards a higher wage, higher productivity and lower tax economy.more
The group of Netherlands residents who permit organ donation after death grew considerably since the introduction of the new donor law. In July 2021, 4.8 million people explicitly agreed to this. That is almost a million more than at the beginning of 2020, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported. The number of people who explicitly did not give consent also increased.more
Opponents of the coronavirus measures gathered on Sunday at the Dam Square in Amsterdam for a demonstration. The protestors left around 1 p.m. to march through the center of the capital city.more
31 years after German reunification, many people in the eastern federal states continue to feel prejudiced and divided. Even young people feel these differences, show the findings of the MDR Opinion Barometer, published on Friday.more
Yesterday in England, a ban on injecting people under the age of 18 with Botox and a substance that enlarges the mouth, unless it is justified on medical grounds, entered into force.more
Today, the world's longest submarine power cable, the North Sea Link, with a length of 720 km, connecting Norway and Great Britain, has been launched, reported the Norwegian energy network operator Statnet.more
With most adults vaccinated, Sweden is removing almost all pandemic restrictions Wednesday despite rising case numbers. The country has been an outlier in aspects of its handling of the disease, shunning hard lockdowns throughout the pandemic.more
Dangerously high levels of Class A drugs have been found in the river running through the Glastonbury Festival site, according to scientists. Researchers found that during the five-day festival levels of MDMA and cocaine were so high it was damaging the local wildlife.more
Paris authorities and the police separated the capital's 19th district with a wall from the poor suburbs of Pantin to cut off drug addicts' way to the capital. Pantinians speak of a symbolic border between rich and poor, describing the wall as "a wall of shame".more
