Eurozone ‘destruction’ necessary if countries are to thrive again, warns former ECB hawk
Mr Stark called for “less centralisation” of policies as he said the eurozone was unsustainable in its current form CREDIT: AFP Szu Ping Chan Telegraph 29 JANUARY 2017 The eurozone … Continue reading
Black humour is sign of high intelligence, study suggests
An appreciation of ‘sick jokes’ equates with high IQ and low aggression Black humour may indicate a higher IQ, researchers suggest. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo Jamie Doward Guardian, Sunday 29 … Continue reading
Theresa May begins trade-focused talks with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Human rights will take back seat to trade and security despite Turkish president’s widespread crackdown on opponents May and Erdoğan meet on the prime minister’s one-day visit to Ankara. Photograph: … Continue reading
France’s wild hamsters being turned into ‘crazed cannibals’ by diet of corn
Starving rodents in north-eastern France are suffering from vitamin deficiencies that prompt them to eat their own young The monotonous diet is leaving hamsters starving and deranged. Photograph: Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty … Continue reading
Why sex and love don’t belong in the same bed
There’s never anything profound about erotic contact. Sex is purely a hormonal act, whereas love, as expressed in a hug, brings true intimacy Olivia Fane … ‘Forget the hysteria about … Continue reading
Embarrassing bodies: what did the Victorians have to hide?
Why did Charles Darwin grow a beard? What was wrong with George Eliot’s hand? Kathryn Hughes examines the physical secrets kept by our 19th-century forebears Bocca Baciata depicting Fanny Carnforth’s … Continue reading
Three cheers for the Theresa May doctrine
Simon Jenkins The PM’s foreign policy speech in the US is an outbreak of common sense. But she and Donald Trump must also articulate a coherent alternative to belligerence ‘Nato … Continue reading
Sex at the heart of new Brussels exhibition
Reporters Flanders News Fri 20/01/2017 – 14:44 MB A new exhibition about the capital’s houses of ill-repute opened in the Sint-Goriks Market Hall in the heart of Brussels on Friday. … Continue reading
Brussels Winter Wonders attracts 2.5 million, sets new milestone
Belga Flanders News Fri 13/01/2017 – 18:14 Michaël Torfs The Brussels winter fair “Winter Wonders” has set a new visitor record, attracting almost 2.5 million visitors between 25 November and … Continue reading
Europe faces droughts, floods and storms as climate change accelerates
Europe and northern hemisphere are warming at faster pace than the global average and ‘multiple climatic hazards’ are expected, says study Arthur Neslen Guardian, Wednesday 25 January 2017 Europe’s Atlantic-facing … Continue reading
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