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After the political earthquake in Saxony-Anhalt, where the Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured 43.8% of the vote, the reaction of the mainstream media followed the usual script: moral dismay, civic mourning and the reflexive impulse to suspend the democratic legitimacy of those who voted for it. The electoral flows and...

In the spring of 2014, the most curious invitation came my way. Nestlé, the processed food giant, asked me to address a gathering of the sixty or so men and women who led its research and development organization. This was rather startling given that the book I just wrote, Salt...

In 2021, a community of farmers who sell fresh produce at a Sunday market on the grounds of a religious school in the Badaro neighbourhood of Beirut began to recognise the potential to grow from one farmers market to several. But while souks may be a staple of Lebanese...

603,300. That’s how many industrial robots were installed worldwide in 2025. According to the World Robotics annual report, China deployed around 59% of total installations, confirming its leadership by surpassing the United States nearly tenfold (354,200 versus 38,400 installed units during the year). Since 2010, the global operational stock of...

To understand one of the most interesting shifts in Western diets, it is enough to look at a protein shaker. For decades, protein powder belonged to a clearly defined environment: gyms, bodybuilding, endurance sports and muscle recovery. It was a supplement; something added to an ordinary diet because the...

“Doctors cannot solve this problem alone. If the microbiome is shaped by education, food systems, environmental conditions and social circumstances, then protecting the microbiome must also involve education, agriculture, public health and economic policy.” These are the words Professor Antonio Gasbarrini, Professor of Internal Medicine at Università Cattolica del Sacro...

Twenty-five years ago, I started an NGO in a remote corner of Joetsu in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The area is known as the Kuwadori Valley: twenty-five hamlets stretch from the coast of the Sea of Japan to the mountains along a small river. These hamlets maintain loose ties with...

On the eve of Como’s first-ever Champions League match, President Mirwan Suwarso made a gesture that seems straight out of a novel about the new global football: he gave up the executive seats - the most coveted and visible ones -to allocate them to the oldest fans, those born...

When the programme for the 83rd Venice Film Festival was unveiled in July, the temptation to read the thinning out of major Hollywood titles as a sign of crisis was almost irresistible. Accustomed to the star wattage of the Lido, we suddenly found ourselves without Tom Cruise starring in...

Good morning. Today, once again, I have to talk to some citizen from god knows where. Let's see... today is Vasiliki’s day, from Kalamaria, Central Macedonia. I’ll have the cafeteria send up some tahini and black coffee to put her at ease. It’s a thoughtful touch that usually pays...