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Deep thought: dialogando con Andrej Kurkov

"Europe remains a dream for Ukraine," says Andrey Kurkov. The renowned Ukrainian writer is convinced that European values mean more in Ukraine than they do in Europe itself. In conversation with journalist Yves Kugelmann, Andrey Kurkov paints a nuanced picture of his country and also shares his personal reasons for why Europe is his home.

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"Europe remains a dream for Ukraine," says Andrey Kurkov.

Although "kinky" images are present in our collective imagination, enthusiasts of specific sexual practices have taken a long time to embrace their preferences. Through art and spaces where kink is celebrated, the community now normalises practices that were once considered perverse. Kink fans are experiencing their coming-out and openly embracing their preferences.

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Kink fans are experiencing their coming-out and openly embracing their preferences.

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Neoperreo is an alternative subgenre of reggaeton, a musical genre often criticised for its macho sexism. 

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The metaverse was supposed to revolutionise our lives. Except it didn’t. And it was really uninspiring.

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Philippines: Child Rape Online

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Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979.  This means that 1 in 5 Chinese men will not be able to find a partner in five years’ time.

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

China: Men without Women

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Salman Rushdie and Freedom of Speech

Interview in New York with the acclaimed British writer, this year's winner of the German Publishers' Peace Prize.

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Sacred music meets the theatricality of opera in Handel's oratorio Messiah, here conducted by Laurence Equilbey and performed by the Insula Orchestra, Polish artist Jakub Józef Orliński and the Chœurs accentus at the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival.

Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival

Laurence Equilbey conducts Handel's "Messiah" at the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival.

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EU enlargement into eastern Europe was a major geopolitical moment in 2004. A focus on the European Union's biggest decision and its consequences.

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Myanmar: The Rebel Army

After the coup d'état in February 2021, thousands of young urbanites gave up their city lives to join the resistance.

120 years ago, a capitalist Eldorado emerged in the USA, paving the way for today’s billionaires such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. How did the power of the super-rich consolidate, especially during the depression after 1929 or during Ronald Reagan's policy of deregulation and tax cuts in the 1980s?

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The segway was supposed to be the invention of the millennium, but it just wasn’t that great.

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For one of Europe’s smallest countries, Slovakia has a lot to offer: Unspoilt nature, a host of castles, a unique inland delta on the Danube and countless hot springs.

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Pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja presents two Schubert sonatas in Aix-en-Provence.

Elisabeth Leonskaja performs Schubert

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Denmark is suffering from a shortage of skilled labour, making filling vital positions almost impossible.

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