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Deborah O’Donoghue is a British-Irish writer who has lived in the UK, France and Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by Legend Press in 2019 and comes out in Germany in 2021. Follow Deborah on Twitter and Instagram.

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23 May 2023

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Beloved and controversial Paris museum to close for five years

One of the most iconic tourist attractions in Paris will be closing in 2025 for a five-year period of renovations. The Centre Pompidou, at the heart […]

23 May 2023

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Sweden to build the world’s first permanent electrified road for EVs

With the latest EU legislation mandating cars to deliver zero CO2 emissions from 2035, European countries are rushing to prepare the infrastructure needed for electric vehicles […]

23 May 2023

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Boeing makes “Cascade” tool publicly available to support aviation’s decarbonisation

In support of commercial aviation’s path toward net zero carbon emissions, Boeing has released the Boeing Cascade Climate Impact Model for public use. Cascade, a data […]

22 May 2023

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Mental health is one of the greatest challenges the world is facing today

The world is facing an unprecedented rise of depression, suicide and mental health issues. According to the WHO World Mental Health report published in June 2022, depression and […]

22 May 2023

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How are European airlines doing these days?

European aviation continues to experience a recovery period, as reported by Eurocontrol’s latest overview covering the 9th to the 15th of May. The network supervised by […]

22 May 2023

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All Emirates passengers now have free on-board WiFi connectivity

Emirates Airlines is now offering free Wi-Fi connectivity to all passengers who join Emirates Skywards, its loyalty program. The enhancement has resulted in an additional 30,000 […]

22 May 2023

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Marble Sentinels

The powerful emotions of Jago’s white marble sculptures are like quiet hurricanes – profoundly moving, changing the entire atmosphere in the recently restored Chiese di Sant’Aspreno […]

22 May 2023

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With help from Elon Musk, China becomes world’s largest car exporter

Having overtaken Germany and moved into second place last year, China has now beaten pack leader Japan to take worldwide pole position for car exports, according […]

22 May 2023

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Over 150,000 visitors celebrate love, equality and the right to protest at Brussels Pride

Brussels Pride last weekend welcomed over 150,000 attendees and was supported by dozens of organisations and artists. Styled “The Belgian and European Pride”, it took place […]

22 May 2023

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Georgian Airways bans Georgia’s President over Russia flights criticism

On Sunday May 21st, Georgian Airways announced that it was banning the country’s president from boarding its planes after President Salome Zurabishvili said she would boycott […]

22 May 2023

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Global temperature likely to break key 1.5°C limit for first time

Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fueled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño event, […]

22 May 2023

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List of world’s most expensive passports revealed

Australia is the country that charges its citizens the most to obtain a passport (218 euros), according to data released by consulting company William Russell. It’s […]

22 May 2023

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Austria’s Hallstatt erects fence to deter selfie-takers

The Austrian village of Hallstatt recently erected a wooden barrier to block the view of the Alps to protest against mass tourism. Hallstatt is a popular […]

19 May 2023

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5 Swedish foods you must try

Everyone who goes to Sweden probably expects to eat two things: meatballs (köttbullar – that are pronounced schöttbullar by the way) and cinnamon or cardamom buns. […]

19 May 2023

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Public transport in Europe is too expensive, Greenpeace reports

New analysis by Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe has ranked public transport affordability and simplicity in 30 European countries and their capitals, showing that it is […]

19 May 2023

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Second direct connection from Brussels Airport to China starts in July

A second direct flight will be connecting Brussels and China from this summer, brussels airlines and Hainan Airlines have announced. Starting 21 July, the bi-weekly flight […]