"They should have embraced what they avoided" says commenter
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the renovation of a 20th-century villa in Lviv by Ukrainian architecture studio Replus Bureau. Villa...
Frankey draws on local legends and childhood memories for Lucky Dragon installation
Street artist Frankey has created Lucky Dragon, a playful interactive sculpture at the Rosewood hotel in Hong Kong with a light-up heart that...
Joseph Joseph develops mop with integrated water-separation mechanism
Homeware brand Joseph Joseph has launched a floor-cleaning system designed to keep clean and dirty water separate during use, as captured in this...
Faux Flora helps pollution-blinded bees to find real flowers
British designer Justina Alexandroff has created a fake flower that stands out to insects, potentially helping them navigate polluted city air and fighting...
Study links data centres to heat island effects worldwide
A group of scientists has claimed a pronounced heat island phenomenon correlated with the development of data centres in an early study, speculating...
Venezuela police use tear gas against protesters demanding better pay and pensions
The monthly minimum wage in Venezuela is 130 bolivars (€0.23), unchanged since 2022, and roughly 330 times lower than the UN poverty line...
EU police force Europol smashes ring smuggling people from Vietnam into Europe
Europol said the people smuggling network transported at least 15 migrants per month, charging them up to €22,000 for the full journey. Read...
Cuba accuses US of 'extorting' Latin America by forcing countries to cancel doctors deals
According to official figures, some 24,000 Cuban doctors and other healthcare professionals were deployed in 56 countries in 2025. Read More
Russia's president announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Ukraine, Kremlin says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously signalled Kyiv’s openness to a potential Easter truce. Read More
US First Lady Melania Trump says 'I was not a participant' in Epstein sexual abuse
Epstein died in federal custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges involving minors, but the scandal has repeatedly overshadowed Trump’s...