Los godos del emperador Valente | Arturo Pérez-Reverte
En el año 376 después de Cristo, en la frontera del Danubio se presentó una masa enorme de hombres, mujeres y niños. Eran refugiados godos que buscaban asilo, presionados por…
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, March 23rd – The New Yorker
“What goes on down there in the name of religion is turning me into an atheist.” Source: Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, March 23rd – The New Yorker
Victims of Terrorist Attacks in Western Europe and outside|Statista
..These numbers do not give clear answers; they rather lead to new questions: Why does it look like the level of fear in Western Europe is so much higher today…
Independent staff to take huge pay cuts in online-only move | Media | The Guardian
The Independent is following the tried and tested route other trouble media have trod before it: when you have to cut costs, cut the editorial staff before anything else. This…
A strategy of spectacle|The Economist
Our friendly eastern neighbour uses the same playbook as his friend Berlusconi and admirer Trump. Every move is calculated to reflect positively on the hero, while vilifying his foes –…
The Forgotten History of Female Mapmakers
Looking back at a few of the women who quietly made their mark on cartography Source: The Forgotten History of Female Mapmakers
Empowering women will mean little without decent jobs, UN panel warned | Global development | The Guardian
Civil society activists warn panel on economic empowerment not to ignore the unpaid work that women do, which blocks their path to better pay Source: Empowering women will mean little…
Salah Abdeslam, l’arrestation-miroir des attentats du 13 novembre
Salah Abdeslam a été endoctriné, broyé, entraîné peut-être par des maîtres terroristes basés loin de l’Europe. Mais son itinéraire, comme sa fuite, démontre que ce Franco-marocain résident en Belgique depuis…
Antitrust: e-commerce sector inquiry finds geo-blocking is widespread throughout EU|European Commission
Companies get away with practices which go against the single market principles. Hopefully we will get rid of geo-blocking for goods, services and, above all, audiovisual content. As to the…