How medieval fortresses were built for war
In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across ...
Scientists finally know when humans and Neanderthals mixed DNA
Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when exactly this DNA mixing occurred. Such a revelation could help geneticists ...
Irish Sun15d
Medieval European city named one of the most underrated destinations to visit in 2025 – and Brits can get there by train
"Perched on a broad bend in the Oude Maas river, its medieval harbour is chocolate ... Meanwhile, I travelled to the European region tipped to be big in 2025 – with great beaches and the world ...
RTE Online16d
Children who attend mixed schools have more friends - study
Children who attend co-educational schools have more friends, a study which focuses on gender and schooling here has found. The UCD School of Education report found that girls who attend all-girls ...
Hosted on MSN16d
European markets mixed, French stocks climb despite government collapse
The pan-European Stoxx 600 (STOXX) was little changed +0.1% at the end of a busy and data-heavy week on Friday, which also saw the French government being toppled, plunging the eurozone’s second ...
Morningstar16d
U.S. Futures Flat, European Stocks Mixed as Investors Look Ahead to U.S. Jobs Data
The FTSE 100 was flat. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 increased 0.2% and Germany's DAX fell 0.1%. The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 100.12. In commodities ...
NBC Sports16d
Fulham 3-1 Brighton: Cottagers enter European race
Fulham made the absolute most of their scant scoring chances to beat Brighton 3-1 at Craven Cottage and move back into the European places on Thursday. WATCH — Fulham vs Brighton full match replay ...
Business Wire18d
European Enterprises Race to Implement AI and Automation, But Strategy Lags Behind Speed
However, the report, titled ‘The Race to Outpace: How AI and Automation are Driving European Enterprises Across the Finish Line,’ looks at the state of enterprise AI and automation adoption ...
The Straits Times19d
Belgian state held accountable for colonial-era abduction of mixed-race children
BRUSSELS - The Brussels Court of Appeal on Monday held the state accountable for the systematic abduction of "metis" children, those of mixed European ... of mixed-race children from Congo between ...
The Express Tribune19d
Belgium found guilty of colonial abuses against Congo
The women, who were the daughters of Congolese mothers and European fathers, were removed from their families by the colonial state, which viewed mixed-race children as a threat to the racial ...
Voice Newspaper19d
Belgium ordered to pay reparations for colonial-era kidnapping of mixed-race children
In 2019, the Belgium government first issued a formal apology for the brutal kidnapping thousands of mixed-race children from Congo between 1959 and 1962. “In the name of the federal government ...
France 2419d
Belgian court rules against state over abduction of mixed-race children in colonial Congo
Most of the children ... the mixed-race descendants of its white colonists in 2019. Belgium's rule over what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo was one of the harshest imposed by the European ...