Consider Anca Gheorghe, a 23-year-old Roma woman from Romania. She attended a poorly resourced school with unqualified teachers and faced unfair discrimination, leaving her with limited opportunities. Left with virtually no other options, she joined an EU-funded vocational program to train as a hairdresser, hoping for financial independence. Yet, there are already enough hairdressers in … Read more
Second, effective laws can help. In Singapore, the Online Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act and Online Criminal Harms Act empower the authorities to block access to violent extremist sites online. However, it is technically impossible to block all extremist content online, as new sites and accounts can readily be created. In addition, while it is … Read more
The Commission candidate of the European Union’s smallest country is stepping up to the plate. In the lead-up to his hearing, Malta’s Glenn Micallef captured attention for all the wrong reasons: He’s young (35); he’s a man (and his country didn’t pitch a second female candidate to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen); and … Read more
Retailleau said he would travel later to the northwestern city of Rennes, where a 5-year old boy was shot in the head in another drug-related incident last week, according to local media. In his interview, Retailleau condemned what he called the “Mexicanization” of France. “These shootings aren’t happening in South America, they’re happening in Rennes, … Read more
When surveyed about the last time they felt lonely, respondents’ stories fell into three broad categories. Some of them felt a mismatch of expectations, where one party valued a friendship more than the other party did. There were those who said they always felt like an outsider to their group of friends or family. Others … Read more
From selling out stadiums to hawking his fashion line, singer and serial entrepreneur Jackson Wang is building a multimillion-dollar empire and his keen understanding of China’s youth is paying off in his latest summer collection. “Its easy, casual and fun”, said Wang, the founder of Team Wang Design, as he spoke about his most recent … Read more
In France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party garnered about 30 percent of the youth vote in the European election — a 10-point rise compared to 2019. And in the Austrian national election last Sunday, the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) came in first not only in the general population — but also among voters aged … Read more
“Maybe we need to think about where it is appropriate to use digital devices, and maybe it’s also time to start thinking about places where certain digital devices should not be used,” just as we have banned smoking in certain areas, she said. Another key element is ensuring that children and teens — no matter … Read more
Faced by increasing unemployment and underemployment rates which have led to mass exodus of young Nigerians abroad, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday announced that his administration will later in October launch an initiative aimed at facilitating the creation of 2.5 million jobs. The Nigerian leader spoke in a nationwide address to mark Nigeria’s 64th independence … Read more
Yet a win by a conservative outsider is hardly unprecedented, with movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger having served two terms as governor from 2003 to 2011. Gove commented that Hilton “has the policy smarts and the drive” to take on the job. He noted that “of course it’s a blue state, but governor races are different, … Read more
