Photo by Chris van Houts Attempts to unearth grisly “secrets” from the Battle of Waterloo are, it has emerged, also helping military personnel come to terms to with their own health issues. A team of experts and members of the armed forces from different countries, including the UK, are this week digging at…
Photo by Sonia Dauer on Unsplash With the outbreak of World War II on September 1, 1939, the world entered one of the most terrifying and destructive periods in its history. This global conflict resulted in the deaths of approximately 70-85 million people, which was about 3-4% of the world’s population at the…
Photo by Kiana Bosman on Unsplash Are you a high flyer with a “sense of European identity”? If so, the European Young Leaders (EYL40) programme could be just for you. It seeks to honour younger people who are striving to make an impact in their chosen field of work and, currently, nominations are being sought for…
Photo by HUUM on Unsplash We’ve all heard the saying “money can’t buy you happiness”, but how true really is it? Keen to answer this age-old question, researchers compared the happiness index scores of different countries to the average salary, number of billionaires, and life expectancies, in a bid to find out once and for all if money truly can buy you…
Photo by Neil Mark Thomas on Unsplash TEKEVER, the European leader in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), has confirmed the successful deployment of a lifeboat from its AR5 drone as part of a search and rescue exercise. This was conducted by the Italian Coast Guard in partnership with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). With fully automatic operation, sensors on…
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Martin Banks gives us three lessons from behavioural science that will make you stick to your New Years’ Resolutions. Almost a quarter of people will have already failed their New Year’s resolution. By the end of the month, that number will have increased to some 43%. We all subconsciously assume that, when…
A top Brussels museum is busy with its biggest event of the year. The city’s Autoworld is hosting an exhibition of Porsche cars. But these are not just any ordinary Porsche cars – but some never exhibited in public before. The event is timely as the famous German car company has clocked up its 75th…
Photo by Kama Tulkibayeva on Unsplash In 2016, Uzbekistan embarked on a path of large-scale reform of its economic sphere. Six years later, the country has moved from a closed to an open model, writes Muhammaddiyor Orzikulov According to the data of World Bank, Uzbekistan has one of the fastest growing economies in the world….
Photo by AXP Photography on Unsplash Uzbekistan supports the UN Call to Action for Human Rights. The importance of human rights is at the forefront of the continuous efforts to modernize the political, legal, and socio-economic aspects as outlined in the Uzbekistan 2030 Strategy. This Strategy aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and…
Photo by Giuseppe Mondì on Unsplash France pays special attention to Central Asia as a region with an important geopolitical position, significant energy and other resources, and great economic, investment, transportation, communication and humanitarian potential, writes Mukhiddin Khashimov. Uzbekistan is considered by France as a large and influential state in Central Asia, which plays a key strategic role…
