Second Denmark Renaissance Fair this weekend

Denmark — The much-anticipated second annual Denmark Iowa Renaissance Faire will be held Saturday, Nov. 1 and Sunday, Nov.2 in Denmark, Iowa. This immersive event invites families, adventurers, and history-lovers alike to don costumes, explore...

Hyped London lifestyle shop Goodhood has opened its biggest location yet in Shoreditch

Any trendy person worth their salt in London will know about Goodhood. For 18 years the east London store has been stocking the coolest of clothes – from streetwear to rare Japanese designers. Last year the shop closed the doors to its store on...

Bulgaria Joins Experience-Sharing Conference on Elderly Care in Denmark

Bulgaria was represented at an experience-sharing forum on elderly care in Denmark. There, Health Minister Silvi Kirilov emphasized the importance of preventing loneliness and social isolation among older people, the Ministry reported on Tuesday....

The rise of Labour’s punchy progressives

Labour’s first year in power was defined by fights within the party. The government removed winter fuel payments from most pensioners and announced the biggest welfare cuts since George Osborne. It reduced the foreign aid budget by 40 per cent and...

Alief’s Queer Neo-Noir ‘The Activist’ Sells to TLA Releasing for North America and HBO Max for the Baltics Ahead of Tallinn (EXCLUSIVE)

French-U.K. genre-bending Alief sales outfit has sealed multiple deals covering nearly 20 territories on Romas Zabarauskas’ gay neo-noir “The Activist,” ahead of the pic’s international premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)’s...

US considers designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organisation

The White House is looking at ways to place parts of the Muslim Brotherhood under a foreign terrorist designation, with speculation increasing that it may be soon. Several countries already consider the Brotherhood to be a terrorist group,...

Danes with scythes, wacky Albion and Squidsoup’s pulsating techno – the week in art

Exhibition of the week Anna Ancher: Painting Light This powerful Danish painter of every day life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries echoes Vermeer in her stilled scenes. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, 4 November to 8 March Also showing...

Denmark cancels purchase of Israeli air defence system

Denmark has been crititcised for its stance on Gaza during Israel's military onslaught [Getty/file photo] Denmark will not proceed with buying the Israeli-manufactured Barak MX ground-based air defence system, the country's defence ministry...

It's hygge season: How to embrace the Danish lifestyle of rest and coziness

Updated November 9, 2023 at 3:17 PM ET This story originally published on Oct. 14, 2022 and was updated on Nov. 9, 2023 to include more tips. For many people, autumn is synonymous with hygge — the Danish concept often translated as a feeling of...

HE gender gap worsening in nearly half of world’s countries

Only a dozen countries have an equal number of male and female students participating in higher education, as new analysis shows gender parity has gone backwards across large parts of the world in the past decade. A report on higher education...

ON Culture | S.B. Leaps, Reads, Talks, and Tumbles Into A Busy Week of Things to Do

This edition of ON Culture was originally emailed to subscribers on October 24, 2025. To receive Leslie Dinaberg’s arts newsletter in your inbox on Fridays, sign up at independent.com/newsletters. ON the Stage Sutra | Photo: Courtesy When 20...

WANEP Hosts National Briefing on Rising Concerns of Religious Radicalism in Nigeria

•Highlights risks of unregulated Madrassas Michael Olugbode in Abuja The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), under the EU-supported Research and Action for Peace (REcAP) programme, hosted a national deliberative briefing to present key...

10 scary-movie endings that swing big or pull their punches

The Mist (2007) Writer-director Frank Darabont crushed any inkling of optimism that might have lingered in the final moments of Stephen King’s sci-fi horror novella The Mist, about a mysterious phenomenon that envelops a small Maine town, trapping...

What Slovenia Can Learn from Malta, Denmark, or Estonia’s Open Gaming Markets

The Slovenian gaming industry is currently divided into its land-based establishments, which are successful tourism assets, and its online sector, which remains stifled. The government enforces a monopolistic model that is slow to adapt to digital...

Meet the Mayors: Peter Rahbæk Juel (Socialdemokratiet), Local elections special

“In exactly four weeks it will be decided which way Odense should move in the future. Whether we have to continue to be a city where welfare comes first. A city where we’re using our single superpower – close collaboration between business,...

How A One-Day Women’s Strike Turned Iceland Into A Model Of Gender Equality

REYKJAVIK — Imagine ordinary life, but no one shows up. Anywhere. Not at high school or kindergarten, not at the office or the shop, not in the fields or on deck — not at the stove or the changing table. That is what Icelandic women did. On...

Parental Smoking and Risk of Allergic Conjunctivitis in Chinese Pediatric Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

Introduction Allergic conjunctivitis (AC) is one of the most common eye diseases in children. AC can cause a range of ocular surface symptoms, including dry eyes, itching, and foreign body sensation. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis and atopic...

The long way home: Pro soccer star James Nortey turned culture coach

That feeling when everyone is counting on you, and you don’t want to let them down. Most of us have been there, but most of us were not 12 years old at the time. When James “C” Nortey, Arts ’15, sees one of his students struggling, he is quick to...

Sports Group Denmark, Trimco pilot EU-ready DPPs

Sports Group Denmark and Trimco Group are piloting the practical rollout of Digital Product Passports (DPP), a central element of the European Union’s upcoming Eco Design for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). The collaboration aims to...

7 countries leading in Global Education Systems in 2025

Education forms the backbone of progress and innovation. In 2025, South Korea, Finland, Denmark, Singapore, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands stand out as global leaders, combining innovation, accessibility, and robust governance to prepare...