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LIFESTYLE
Visa Denial: When Borders Become Weapons
When governments turn visas into weapons, regular families bear the brunt while politicians play their games from behind bulletproof glass.
LIFESTYLE
How Profit Hijacked Women’s Liberation
Bonnie Blue’s rise shows how capitalism repackages women’s liberation as profit, masking exploitation as empowerment.
EUROPE
A New Schengen Gulf Style as EU Puts Up Barriers
Gulf states launch unified visa for seamless travel across six nations, as EU border controls rise even in the Schengen amid migration tensions.
BUSINESS
Lagarde Bids for Digital Liberation from Wall Street
Lagarde pushes for payment independence as Europe targets Visa, Mastercard dominance amid Trump tariffs and rising digital euro momentum.
Popular
Addiction by Design Enters the Courtroom
Social media addiction trial targets Meta, Google as regulators crack down on infinite scroll and addictive design harms to children.
Bad Bunny’s Zara Shirt Becomes €30,000 Commodity
One performance. One jersey. Thirty thousand euros on resale sites by Tuesday.
Lithuania: Small States and the Price of Acting Alone
Some small states tried to champion democratic values on the world stage but found that moral stands are often too hard to maintain without an economic shield.
Ronaldo Boycott Exposes Saudi Football’s Fault Lines
One player refused to play. An entire model began to crack.
Trade, Not Tribes: Phoenician Culture Spread by Contact, Not Conquest
As a study published in Nature on 23 April 2025 analysed DNA from 210 individuals across 14 Mediterranean sites, researchers discovered that Phoenician ideas travelled further than Phoenician bodies, challenging centuries of assumptions about ancient expansion.
