Of the female names erased by history, that of Joanna I of Castile is among the most obvious, swallowed by the black shroud that consumed the monarch until all that remained of her was the epithet ‘Joanna the Mad’.
The vanishing of light is precisely one of the central metaphors in ‘Juana…
Heading home this Christmas or taking a winter holiday? Travel strikes have become a familiar part of the festive season as workers target one of the busiest periods of the year in their fight for better pay and conditions.
Some walkouts are planned months in advance, while others are…
When the United Nations General Assembly unanimously recognised Turkmenistan’s status of permanent neutrality in December 1995, few could have predicted quite how central this principle would become to the country’s identity.
During the Christmas season, messages about miracle diets and detox plans start to creep into conversations, social media, and advertisements. For many people, this time of year brings not only celebrations, but also guilt, control and a tense relationship with food, even before they sit down…
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Fewer and fewer consumers are choosing to use cash, instead relying on cards and mobile payments. Even so, for some consumers and within certain sectors — cash remains king.
This Christmas, several artificial intelligence (AI) simulations of Jesus are giving religious advice or companionship during the holidays.
The rise of AI-generated ‘Jesuses’ raises troubling questions about authenticity, bias, and who gets to shape religious belief and tradition, experts…
A new cultural project from Uzbekistan is challenging how the history of science is usually told. Known as Echo of Enlightenment, the initiative places Central Asian scholars back into a global narrative that often begins in Europe and skips several centuries of intellectual exchange along…
Après une très jolie promotion 2024, la rédaction de POLITICO à Paris a dressé son palmarès des grands moments de l’année qui vient de s’écouler. Voici, sans plus tarder, nos Cesar politiques 2025 — un cru qui fut, comme le précédent, épatant à bien des égards.
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Libya’s military chief of staff died in a plane crash after takeoff from Ankara on Tuesday, Libyan Prime…