Mercedes-Benz tries to dispel attitudes about older workers as Germany faces the challenges of an aging society The luxury brand owned by Germany’s Daimler AG is waging a company-wide campaign to combat those mistaken im pressions. „We wanted a paradigm shift in attitudes,” said Sylvia Huette-Ritterbusch, a Mercedes personnel expert whose job is to decide what skills the firm will…
Zimbabwe’s girls rely on rags, paper and leaves as sanitary wear is getting more expensive When her monthly period comes, 17-year-old Maria Chaodza dismantles a home-madepillowcase and picks out pieces of its wornstuffing – an old, cloth rug – which she uses in place of the sanitary pad she cannot afford. Menstruation means missing school; Chaodza feels too ashamed of her makeshift pad to show her…
Scientists peer into heart of hurricanes to improve intensity forecast by flying aircrafts inside storms espite advances in predicting where hurricanes are heading, forecasters are still struggling to determine a crucial factor in deciding emergency measures and evacuations: their intensity. With a better way to predict a storm’s power, or intensity, people on the ground will be more prepared in knowing whether a hurricane…
Ranchers, farmers and scientist are experimenting with new methods to reduce high methane emissions produced by farm animals From New Zealand to the United States and Kenya to Colombia, scientists are on a mission to fight global warming by making livestock less gassy. Livestock are responsible for about 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the United Nations’…
Caracas’ dying botanical garden highlights Venezuela’s decay as the once-wealthy country falls into economic crisis Dead palm trees and a dried-up lagoon are what you see when you enter Caracas’s botanical garden. A UNESCO World Heritage site and once one of the city’s most important tourist spots, its directors are trying to rescue it from abandonment. While Caracas…
Berlin locals, drug dealers meet over migrancy offering first steps for integration as well as employment opportunities Dog walkers, cyclists and doting parents all enjoy Berlin’s Gorlitzer Park. Everyone goes about their business, including the drug dealers – many of them migrants from west Africa – who work the park gates, seeking out potential customers. Nobody seems much to mind…
Elite engineers are leading a challenge to conservative India’s homosexuality ban dating back to colonial times When Akhilesh Godi was depressed and contemplatedsuicide while questioning his sexuality, he could not bring himself to see a therapist. Godi, raised by liberal parents in the southern Indian IT hub of Hyderabad and an engineering graduate from the elite Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), is by…
Palestinian teen freed from Israel jail plans to continue resistance against occupation as lawyer APalestinian teenager released by Israel on Sunday, July 29 after completing a prison term for kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier said she wanted to become a lawyer so she could continue her struggle against the occupation of the West Bank. Ahed Tamimi, 17, became a hero…
Europe is poised for a bumper Chinese tourism season as record numbers of travellers are expected this summer The stars are aligning for a bumper year of Chinese tourism in Europe thanks to a growing taste for culture over shopping and fears of a cold reception in Donald Trump’s America. „We came with our children to see…
Are the Caribbeans wealthy new citizens a lifeline or a liability? The new trend may be risky for global security Investing in the tropical Mount Cinnamon Resort in Grenada, with its white sand beaches, buys more than a slice of paradise – it comes with citizenship and a passport with visa-free entry to almost 130…