This week, residents and citizens of 27 countries vote over 700 politicians to work together in one single parliament. You wonder how this is possible? On today's episode of Power Points, we discuss how voting the European Parliament works.
Luxembourg parties' agenda for Europe, pt. 2
Don't know yet who to vote for this Sunday? On today's episode of Power Points, we outline the agenda of Luxembourg's political parties for the European Parliament election.
Luxembourg parties' agenda for Europe, pt. 1
Don't know yet who to vote for this Sunday? On today's episode of Power Points, we outline the agenda of Luxembourg's political parties for the European Parliament election.
What's right: Skydiver releases 100 million seeds over Amazon forest.
Guinness World Record Holder, Luigi Cani has executed a groundbreaking eco-activism stunt by skydiving over the Amazon rainforest and releasing 100 million native seeds that should cover around 120 km2 of deforested land.
Festival of Citizens in Transition
Yasmin Labidi of Transition Minett asbl joined the Breakfast Show to talk about their organisation and the third edition of the Festival of Citizens in Transition.
Meet LAFF: the hub of fashion and art in Luxembourg
Luxembourg Art and Fashion Foundation is a place to promote and support women and emerging talents in fashion and art, to help people realize themselves through the creative industries. They create conditions for integration into the society of Luxembourg and set up a platform for networking within the creative industry. Mariana and Kateryna came to share their goals with us.
What's right: Feel the energy of sports
Since April, football fans with hearing loss in Newcastle get to experience the atmosphere at St James' Park in a more intense way. The Premier League club Newcastle United offers special shirts for fans who are deaf or have hearing loss. Get all the details on today's "What's right with the world".
Pseća Plaža (Balkan Express 159)
Pseća Plaža hail from Croatian capital of Zagreb. And although they’ve been around only since 2016, they went through several lineup changes, eventually stabilizing as a five-member act, doing psychedelic surf rock. And yes, that’s a thing.
The Other EU Election (Top of the EU Pops 03-06-24)
This week Top of the EU Pops on Ara City Radio featured as many as twenty new tracks. This shouldn’t really come as a surprise, as the show was on a month-long unplanned hiatus, but it is still a nice number.
What's Right: Exploring the dark side of the moon
A Chinese spacecraft has successfully landed on the far side of the moon marking the world's first mission to retrieve rock and soil samples from this largely unexplored area of the moon. Get all the details on today's "What's right with the world".
What's right: lion pair euthanized together to not be left alone.
The lions, both 21 years old, which is amazing for lions, were described by the zoo as being inseparable. As their health was deteriorating, the zoo chose to euthanize them together so that neither would have to live without the other.
Masayah (Balkan Express 158)
Masayah is an outlier in the small hip-hop community of Slovenia. Not only because her unique dedication to her work but also because she didn’t really start out as an inveterate hip-hop artist. Check her out in this week’s Balkan Express on Ara City Radio.
What's right: AI hopes to find a mate for world's loneliest plant
A research project is scouring thousands of acres of forest in South Africa using drowns, in the hope of finding the female partner of the Encephalartos woodii, otherwise known as the world's loneliest plant.
Openscreen: Inclusion Through Culture
Openscreen is a platform open to all filmmakers and short film lovers! Their sceenings always have something to surprise you with. Also, they have projects called Kappkino: a series of audio plays, a magical experience on vinyl, live performance, or radio broadcast. Vessela told us in an interview about their events and how we can participate. Listen to theinterview.
What's right: 5-year-old youngest to receive bionic arm
The young boy is believed to be the youngest person in the world to have a bionic Hero arm. The custom-made, 3D-printed prosthetic was produced by UK-based company Open Bionics.
What's right: cat heaven on the Japanese island Tashirojima
The island boasts that there are no cars, no petrol stations and no public transport. Everything is built to the comfort of the cats on this island that is home to 100 cats and only 50 humans.
What's right: Is the rare grey whale back?
Scientists have spotted the rare grey whale that has been thought to be extinct for 200 years. The grey whale, which can weigh up to 27.215 kilograms showed up in the Atlantic Ocean, even though its natural habitat is the Pacific Ocean.
What's right: toddler becomes youngest artist in the world
One-and-a-half year old Ace-Liam from Ghana has been named the youngest artist of the world by the Guinness World Records after having exhibited and sold his art work. He was even commissioned by Ghana's First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo.
What's right: gut bacteria can enhance cancer immunotherapy.
A specific strain of gut bacteria, Ruminococcus Gnavus, can enhance the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy. Tumors in mice shrank once researchers introduced Ruminococcus Gnavus to mice.
Express yourself
Inese Gadiga from And Be You thinks that music affects the way we perceive things around us and influences human behaviour. Music can heighten negative or positive emotions in people. And that moving the body gives the mood boost. This is just one of the ideas of And Be You asbl. They unite people with different talents offering classes of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Dance, and even theatre.