Re: Portugal - The Sado Miracle

A new generation of men are doing their share of the chores and looking after the children.

Every year, around 5,000 French students go abroad to study medicine. More than half of them choose Romania.  

In Europe’s driest country, water consumption is rising while water levels are decreasing. What can be done?

Europe is facing a tsunami of cocaine with the illegal drug being smuggled in via the Atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal. 

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

A highly charged debate is ongoing in Latvia on the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, aimed at preventing violence against women.

Volunteer doctors from the Greek mainland visit remote Aegean islands to provide vital healthcare.

Since 1967 the German NGO Friedensdorf International has been bringing sick or injured children from around the world for treatment in Germany.

A new generation of young people from urban areas is taking on the difficult job of producing food for the nation.

A huge amount of lithium lies underneath the Jadar valley in Serbia. A multinational wants to mine it but locals are against the  idea.

Belgian microbreweries are facing a crisis with rising prices and changing consumer habits. Can they survive?

The Ambedkar high school, run by headmaster Tibor Derdak, helps Roma children who would otherwise drop out of school

Many French people cross the border to Belgium to end their lives in dignity, where assisted dying is possible.

Once a month the European Parliament moves from Brussels to Strasbourg for four days, a practice which many are against.

Half of the population menstruates, but it comes at a cost, and many people find it difficult to afford period products.

15 hours of physics a day: How a Bulgarian teacher shapes great minds without the internet or distractions.

Panagiotis Souroukli was born in Georgia and sold for adoption in Cyprus as a newborn baby.

Photographer Alex Iacob explores Romania’s lost derelict breweries, abandoned cinemas and closed up spa towns.

 As in many European countries, Belgium's boar population has risen dramatically in recent decades causing havoc for commuters and for farmers.

A church on wheels, moved several kilometres: this was the spectacular highlight of the relocation of the Swedish city of Kiruna.

Since the closure of an outdoor waterpark on the French Riviera, two Orcas, Wikie and Keijo, have been stranded.

In Europe’s driest country, water consumption is rising while water levels are decreasing. What can be done?

With almost 12,000 beekeepers, apiculture is a way of life for Slovenians and protecting bees is a national campaign.

 As in many European countries, Belgium's boar population has risen dramatically in recent decades causing havoc for commuters and for farmers.

The Sado river, south of Lisbon, has been transformed from a polluted area to a regenerated biodiverse habitat.

On board the FS Meteor a team of German researchers spend five weeks at sea studying the unknown depths of the Atllantic Ocean.

Why have orcas started interacting with boats on the strait of Gibraltar? Attacks or playful contact?

The Sado river, south of Lisbon, has been transformed from a polluted area to a regenerated biodiverse habitat.

In the hills above Madrid, Europe’s largest wildlife hospital takes in more than 10,000 animals every year.

Belgian microbreweries are facing a crisis with rising prices and changing consumer habits. Can they survive?

A café in Vienna brings together pensioners and young workers alike as a way to combat loneliness and to supplement the seniors’ pensions

Whilst other European rail companies are gradually phasing out this mode of transport, ČD Night, a small Czech company, is trying to expand its network of sleeper carriages.

Photographer Alex Iacob explores Romania’s lost derelict breweries, abandoned cinemas and closed up spa towns.

Citizens of North Korea trying to flee the country risk their lives as China hunts them down.

Why does the European Union allow deadly pesticides banned at home to be exported to developing countries? 

Did you know that the last war between France and Spain took place in the 1970s?

 Twist meets the singular people who dive into dange,r be they artists, scientists, climbers or photojournalists.

Shipwrecks in the North Sea represent a serious threat to the environment and human life.

With geopolitical tensions and the war in Ukraine, European countries are looking to bolster their military forces. But are young people willing to take up arms?

In the West Bank the brutal reality of the Israeli occupation is clear: Dozens of Palestinian children are gunned down each year by the Israeli army and police.

A rare glimpse into the reality of reporting from a warzone.

Mexico and the US are now determined to finally break the power of the cartels.

Cologne, Autumn 1944: In the bombed-out city, a small group of young people put up armed resistance against the Nazi regime

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all?

Why do massive inequalities exist despite a global economy that has produced the most wealth in human history?

Major disasters throughout history have helped to lower inequality. Is this still the case today?

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

When Pope Leo XIV spoke out against war, President Trump criticised the leader of the catholic church, which caused a backlash.

Straits across the world are crucial for global trade and provide strategic advantages for neighbouring countries.

With geopolitical tensions and the war in Ukraine, European countries are looking to bolster their military forces. But are young people willing to take up arms?