Europe has the lowest proportion of births at home

Article | 2 min. read | Europe has the lowest proportion of births at home and is more common in other parts of the world, such as the United States. Countries like Germany, France and The Netherlands, with publicly-funded healthcare systems, tend to have lower rates of home […]

International women’s day: How hard is it to be a woman in investigative journalism?

Article | 3 min. read | Most countries in the European Union require that public broadcasters promote equality among men and women both in their programming and among their own employees. Women in investigative journalism are only one-third of the total investigative journalists. Iceland, Sweden, and Finland are […]

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Vulnerability is no weakness for new leaders ‘Society is changing. What society needs from leaders is changing. Society needs leaders who can have real heart/hard conversations; like race, suicide, and sexual assault, … So today the need to be a leader who doesn’t talk about feelings is not […]

Belgian street scene reflections: embracing the chaos

Article | 3 min. read | Belgium is not known for its organized streets. The houses in Belgium are put there exactly at random intervals between the houses, which seems to be guided by the basic idea that no house should be destroyed by the construction of a […]

Creating on the ebb and flow of life: a more organic way of running the news

Article | 2 min. read | Creativity is like a muscle - the more you use it, the stronger it gets, and the less you are in need of a copy & paste mentality. Besides periods of high productivity, we have to allow empty moments with the same […]

Addicted to quotes

Article | 2 min. read | Are you also a Quotes or Memes addict? It is a great shortcut for sharing the wisdom of a creative or experienced person without asking too much of people's attention in their busy times. They are used as a trademark of actors, […]

HEILWASSER: a forgotten treatment

Article | 2 min. read | Ever heard about 'Heilwasser' or in other words holy and healing water, and is it for real? During a road trip in the beautiful Eifel region (The eastern part of the medium-high plateau Eifel-Ardennes laying north of the Moselle and west of […]

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Have you grown an elephant skin by living in this world? Can you get used to growing elephant skin because of the harshness of this world or is it a difficult task? And, are we meant to keep building a wall against ‘the evil’ outside world? Can we […]

Friday the 13th: some facts about its favorite black crow messenger

Article | 2 min. read | Do you believe this day should be avoided for bad luck that might befall you, especially if you see a bunch of black crows? Many doom stories have been told about this bird, especially on Friday the 13th, which happens at least […]

New solidarity: fancy terms versus truly having each other’s back

Article | 2 min. read | As we have seen in recent times, more and more groups are emerging to oppose each other and create greater separateness in our society. In addition, fancy terms such as 'inclusion' and 'diversity' pop up repeatedly as a nice signboard to the […]