Amsterdam bans public ads for meat and fossil fuels
7th May - "Easier"
Amsterdam has banned public advertisements for meat and fossil fuel products.
Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years
4th May - "Harder"
A report says press freedom is at its lowest level in 25 years.
Global military spending hits record $2.9 trillion
30th April - "Easier"
Spending on weapons reached a record high in 2025.
Apple CEO says 2012 Apple Maps was 'big mistake'
27th April - "Harder"
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Apple Maps in 2012 was a "really big mistake".
The new 'looksmaxxing' trend could be risky
23rd April - "Easier"
The new looksmaxxing trend among young men is causing doctors to worry.
Japan invents new word for days of 40ºC heat
20th April - "Harder"
The Japan Meteorological Agency has introduced a new word into Japanese that means "cruelly hot".
UK could get free electricity on sunny weekends
16th April - "Easier"
People in the UK could get discounted or even free electricity this summer.
US wants gamers to become air traffic controllers
13th April - "Harder"
The USA's Federal Aviation Administration has launched a recruitment campaign aimed at gamers.
Robot lawn mowers are a danger to hedgehogs
9th April - "Easier"
Mayors in Germany have highlighted a new danger to hedgehogs – robot lawn mowers.
Artemis II crew bugged by Microsoft Outlook problems
6th April - "Harder"
A history-making space mission is well under way with NASA's Artemis II spacecraft venturing towards the far side of the Moon.
Fermented food can help expel nanoplastics from body
2nd April - "Easier"
Researchers at the World Institute of Kimchi in South Korea have discovered a microbe that can expel nanoplastics from the body.
War in Middle East creating fertilizer shortages
30th March - "Harder"
Fertilizer prices are increasing worldwide because of disrupted shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Germany wants workers from India
26th March - "Easier"
Germany needs lots of workers and wants to fix this problem by asking professionals from India to fill vacancies.
Negative people might make us age more quickly
23rd March - "Harder"
A new study suggests that who we surround ourselves with can negatively affect our longevity.
Anger in UK over wildlife pictures on banknotes
19th March - "Easier"
Some people in the UK are angry that pictures on British banknotes will change.
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