Italy officially launched a project backed by the European Union (EU) to help its tourism businesses become more eco-friendly and make better use of the post-pandemic opportunities, the country’s National Tourism Agency (ENIT) said.

By Catherine Rottenberg & Shani Orgad*

An extraordinary number of arrows dating from the Stone Age to the medieval period have melted out of a single ice patch in Norway in recent years because of climate change.

Researchers from Boston University and University of Virginia published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how consumers respond to artificial intelligence (AI) recommenders when focused on the functional and practical aspects of a product (its utilitarian value) versus the experiential and sensory aspects of a product (its hedonic value).

Twitter Inc. released plans for its new policy on how people are “verified” on the site, an area the company has long promised to revamp to address confusion and criticisms over the blue check-mark badges it uses to authenticate the identity of prominent accounts.

An Australian-led team said it has uncovered the secret to the agile flight of the bumblebee, which could influence the next generation of drone technology.

Global deaths from terrorism have fallen for a fifth consecutive year, according to the 2020 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), but in the past decade a new threat has been emerging, with far-right attacks increasing significantly in many regions.

The European Commission called on EU countries to do a better job of integrating migrants into European society, and issued a new set of guidelines and goals for integration in the areas of education, employment, health and housing.

Brazil’s debt has ballooned to unprecedented levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the government faces a $112 billion refinancing cliff early next year, with April’s funding needs the highest ever for a single month.

Emerging East Asia’s bond issuance in the third quarter climbed to $2.2 trillion, up 6.4 percent quarter on quarter and 39.8 percent year on year, as governments borrowed to support large-scale stimulus programs, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday.