From trade tensions and high debt burdens to fears of an AI stocks bubble, the global economy will face an array of risks that could dampen growth in the new year. The global economy has weathered a whirlwind of challenges in 2025, including sharp trade tensions, uneven yet moderate growth and rising concerns over more...
AUSTRALIA: Great Barrier Reef an economic powerhouse worth $95 billion
The Great Barrier Reef has a total value of $95 billion, says the Great Barrier Reef Foundation of Australia. According to the foundation, a new Deloitte report, "At What Cost? Safeguarding the Great Barrier Reef’s Role in Australia’s Economy" reveals the Reef contributes $9 billion annually to Australia, provides more...
VIDEO: What is life like for young people in Lisbon?
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NEW ZEALAND: Tongariro Alpine Crossing reopens after wildfire – World Heritage area at risk of losing unique biological legacy
The sight of flames tearing across Tongariro National Park in New Zealand last week was heartbreaking for lovers of the landscape. It was also potentially disastrous for a world-renowned alpine ecosystem. With aerial footage exposing the scale of the wildfire – nearly 3,000 hectares was burned – the impact on more...
EUROPE: Tourism shows resilience amid higher costs and shifting travel trends
Despite a slower global economy, Europe’s tourism outlook remains positive. Travellers continue to prioritise holidays in their spending and increasingly use technology to find better value and more comfortable travel periods. According to the European Travel Commission’s latest quarterly report, year-to-date more...
CULTURE: How two German feasts set on November 11 are connected
It's not a complete coincidence that two typically German celebrations, St. Martin's Day and the start of carnival season, are both on the same day. Their origins are centuries old. It can seem like a strange coincidence to see children parade through the streets of Germany with lanterns to mark St. Martin's Day on more...
SCIENCE: German-New Zealand cooperation on stratospheric solar-glider
KEA Aerospace in Christchurch New Zealand is seeking investment for about USD $10 million (NZD $17.5 million) funding for the development of the Kea Atmos Mk2 program. It is hoped the design and manufacturing of the new stratospheric solar glider with an increased wingspan of 30 m will be completed over the next three more...
FILM: Russell Crowe portrays Hitler’s right-hand man in ‘Nuremberg’
James Vanderbilt's "Nuremberg" pairs Russell Crowe and Rami Malek in a prestige retelling of the Nazi tribunal, framed as a psychological duel between Hermann Göring and the US Army psychiatrist studying him. "Nuremberg" is what used to be called an Oscar movie. Or, less charitably, "Oscar bait": The new film from more...
AUSTRALIA: How the plastics industry shifted responsibility for recycling onto you, the consumer
Australia’s recycling system has been lurching from one crisis to another for decades. Soft-plastic schemes are collapsing, kerbside contamination is on the rise, and states are still struggling to coordinate a coherent national approach. But the deeper problem isn’t technical. It’s historical — and moral. For more...
NEW ZEALAND: New exhibition about Marine Protection in Auckland
A new, immersive exhibition will be presented from this week at the New Zealand Maritime Museum (Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa) in Auckland. Ngā Huhua: Abundance, brings the extraordinary Hauraki Gulf Marine Park to the heart of Auckland city and is open from 7 November 25. Through stunning underwater photography and more...
