According to data published by Eurostat, the population of the European Union has reached 450 million. Population growth is due to the fact that more and more people are coming into EU countries. At the same time, birth rates remain lower than death rates. This has been happening since 2012. Since the end of the […]
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Daylight saving time starts in March when people turn clocks forward by an hour, so that they can enjoy more daylight during the summer months. In Europe, people set their clocks forward an hour on the last weekend in March and set them back on the last weekend in October. North America starts two weeks
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The Dalai Lama, Buddhism’s spiritual leader, has celebrated his 90th birthday in his hometown, Dharamshala in India. He has been living there in exile since he escaped Tibet in 1959. Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th and longest living Dalai Lama in history. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. Thousands celebrated with him, including
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Researchers are now warning that too much salt can increase the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. We already know that consuming too much salt may lead to other diseases, including heart problems and high blood pressure. In a recent British study, 400 000 participants were monitored over a twelve-year period. 13,000 developed diabetes. For
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According to a new survey, women cook twice as much as men. During the pandemic, more men cooked at home, but last year the gap between men and women preparing meals in the kitchen grew. On average, women cook almost 9 meals a week, compared to 4 for men. However, there are many differences, depending
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Halloween is a tradition that comes from an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain. It was celebrated on the eve of November 1 as the beginning of a new year . People welcomed the harvest and it marked the end of summer. Celts lit bonfires, burned crops and animals as a sacrifice to their gods, and
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Camfed (Campaign for Female Education)is a non-profit organization aimed at helping girls get an education in sub-Saharan Africa. It was founded by Ann Cotton, a British businesswoman, in 1993. Camfed operates in five African countries. The organization concentrates its work on rural areas with widespread poverty. Many children, especially girls, cannot go to school because
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There are concerns that North Korea is experiencing a food crisis among its population. There have been deaths due to starvation and the lack of food. Experts say the food shortage may be a chronic mismanagement by North Korea’s government. Farming equipment cannot be repaired because there are not enough spare parts. There is a not
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