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Baby products you should never buy second-hand

Every year, thousands of children's items are put up for sale on second-hand platforms such as Vinted.

  • Aug 27, 2026 10:00

The ultra-rich divide: 53 billionaires hold more wealth than 32 million French people

According to an Oxfam report, 53 very wealthy French people now hold more wealth than 32 million people combined - almost half the country's population.

  • Aug 26, 2026 09:00

This Greek island seeks volunteers to care for 3,000 cats

Imagine living for free on a Greek island, where your only job is to care for stray cats rescued from the streets.

  • Aug 25, 2026 11:00

3 minutes less in the shower can save you 150 euros

A few minutes less under the hot water is enough to make a difference when it comes to consumption, bills and even your carbon footprint.

  • Aug 24, 2026 11:30

In Japan, McDonald's and Starbucks are saying goodbye to paper straws

In Japan, paper straws introduced to reduce the use of disposable plastic quickly became the subject of customer complaints.

  • Aug 23, 2026 10:00

Anticythera: Greek island that offers 500 euros a month to those who decide to settle there

With fewer than fifty inhabitants and an area of less than 20 square kilometers, Anticythera seems to be a destination untouched by mass tourism.

  • Aug 22, 2026 12:00

Why is Milan attracting the super rich from around the world?

One statistic makes you think: in Italy's economic heartland, one in 12 residents has assets of more than a million euros. That's according to the latest analysis by Henley & Partners, quoted by Italian economic daily Il Sole 24 Ore, which proclaims the Lombard capital as the favorite destination of the international financial elite.

  • Aug 21, 2026 13:30

Start-up in India: from old jeans to sleeping bags for the homeless

In a country where water is an increasingly scarce resource and winters can be harsh for people living on the streets, even a mundane gesture like throwing away an old pair of jeans can have consequences we rarely think about. It's precisely out of this contradiction, between waste and need, that Project Jeans was born.

  • Aug 20, 2026 10:30

AI energy costs are unsustainable: shocking European Environment Agency report

The rise of artificial intelligence in Europe is accelerating rapidly, and its environmental costs can no longer, and must no longer, be ignored.

  • Aug 19, 2026 14:32

Love in the Age of Inflation: For Gen Z, dating is becoming unaffordable

In New York, as in many major cities, soaring prices and a sluggish job market are beginning to take a heavy toll on the love lives of young adults.

  • Aug 12, 2026 14:13