Transits via Northern Sea Route quadruple as melting ice makes journey more passable and vessels avoid the Middle East

One of The Guardian’s most popular columnists, Marina Hyde, is leaving after 26 years at the paper.

Die Zeichentrickfigur Biene Maja aus dem Kinderfernsehen ist ein Symbol der offenen Gesellschaft – gerade weil sie sich von ihrer NS-Vergangenheit befreit hat.

Fear of Vladimir Putin going fully rogue has paralysed the West for long enough, writes Radek Sikorski

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Our investigation suggests how

Studies show a mysterious health benefit to ice cream. Scientists don’t want to talk about it.

The Supreme Court is not saying people don’t have certain rights, just that no courts can help them when those rights are violated.

Teslas PR-video for selvkørende biler i Danmark viser flere fejl i den københavnske trafik. Cyklistforbundet og FDM er bekymrede.

Europe sees Chinese subsidies, China sees European weakness

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Thomas Bangalter, one half of the legendary duo Daft Punk, played a 75-minute DJ set for The Lot Radio the other day. He played tracks by Boards of Canada, Burial, Sonic Youth, and even Daft Punk (full setlist). The set

New rules would enable single-ticket bookings across multiple rail operators throughout Europe Cross-border train journeys through several European countries are the stuff of many a holidaymaker’s dreams. But the reality of trying to buy the tickets, navigating multiple websites without knowing who can help if a connection is missed, can prove less than relaxing. As one MEP puts it, it can often require “five tabs, three apps and a prayer”. Continue reading...

Understanding passengers’ challenges

Understanding passengers’ challenges

What’s this all about? Two big hurdles for people wanting to choose the train for cross-border journeys are the difficulty to buy a ticket, and the lack of rights when things go wrong. At the moment ...

Understanding passengers’ challenges

Aktionsplan gegen Queerfeindlichkeit ausgehebelt, Queerreferat umbenannt, Queerprojekte eingedampft: Bildungsministerin Karin Prien führt einen homophoben Kulturkampf.

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United for a more connected and sustainable Europe

Understanding passengers’ challenges

United for a more connected and sustainable Europe

Prices have risen sharply. Unfortunately, they still have further to go

A New Yorker food critic responds to a reader’s baking woes.

The man who coined the word four decades ago wishes Tony Blair would stop using it

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I have been teaching at the College of Europe in Bruges for more than 10 years, but this academic year will be my last. Today I was sacked by email. The College of Europe has a kind of "flying faculty...

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