France confirmed the death of the first person infected with the Shamonda virus, which is known to affect cattle, sheep, and goats and was previously considered non-transmissible to humans. The French government asserts that, based on current knowledge of this pathogen, there is no risk to the general public. It emphasized, however, that health authorities
Last month’s announcement from the Dutch central bank that it was moving gold from North America to Europe added to the trend of a global redistribution of reserves. The New York Fed has long served as the custodian of the gold on behalf the U.S. government, foreign governments, other central banks, and official international organizations.
Denmark and other Scandinavian countries are seen as top destinations for PhD candidates from other European nations.Credit: Bumble Dee/Shutterstock How much do PhD students earn? The first comprehensive overview of PhD income shows vast imbalances across much of Europe1. The report, which investigated the earnings of first-year doctoral candidates in 2024–25 across 26 countries, was
After a tiring seven-hour flight from Boston to Frankfurt, a three-hour drive from the airport, and six flights of stairs to our apartment, we arrived in Düsseldorf and quickly learned air conditioning isn’t really a thing in Germany. The large tilt-and-turn windows in our place didn’t have screens, only metal rolling shutters. This meant we
The US government is trying to get Elon Musk and his social media platform X out of a $137 million fine by the European Union in an escalation of its criticism of the bloc’s tech rules. The US Department of Justice said it had filed an application with the help of the Department of State
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to address the EU in Strasbourg, shortly after von der Leyen’s proposal was made, was “to build the alliance of the future”, Champagne said. Carney, the former governor of the Bank of England, has previously talked about an alliance of “middle powers” working together on economic growth, resilience and
