New Zealand: How do we get girls to code?
In the middle of the 1980s, 37 per cent of computer science majors were women. As of 2012, that number was more like 18 per cent.
So says Google, which released a new study on Thursday on the motivations of women who go into computer science professions, what keeps them away and how society can work to reverse that trend. ... (Read more)
The New Zealand Herald
France: ‘Be nicer’ - France’s plan to boost tourist numbers
The French government revealed its masterplan for boosting tourism on Thursday - being more friendly to visitors. One minister said the country needed to ’recover a sense of hospitality'. There were also plans to renovate the rundown Gare du Nord. ... (Read more)
The Local
Iceland: Hunter Found, Reunited With Owner
American Border Collie, Hunter, who went missing in Keflavík last Friday after his travel case burst open on an airport conveyor belt has been found, reports DV.
Hunter was found wandering around the beach of Ósabotn near Þórshöfn by a search team with his owner Katarina Reinhall at the helm. Katarina waded into the water when she spotted him and two rescue workers had to help her and Hunter back to shore. ... (Read more)
Grapevine
Ireland: Martha Stewart: oasis of calm as she rebuilds household goods empire
Reluctant to fully accept her past, America’s first self-made female billionaire is in little doubt about her brand’s future.
Amid the furore, Martha Stewart is calm. Her hosts most definitely are not.
I’ve just asked the woman who, to a worldwide TV audience, is a domestic goddess to address the charge of insider trading for which she went to prison. “It wasn’t insider trading for a start,” she says. ... (Read more)
The Irish Times
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Focuses on Reversing Deforestation
More than 5.6 billion tree seedlings are set for planting across the nation this rainy season, said Ethiopian Ministry of Environment and Forestry. ... (Read more)
All Africa
Norway: Buy your own Viking warship for just €160,000
Fancy owning your own Viking ship capable of carrying an 80-strong landing party to ravage the destination of your choice? The craftsmen at The Viking Ship Museum are now selling replicas of Norway’s Gokstad ship for a mere €160,000.... (Read more)
The Local
UAE: Brace for the longest day of the year
The year’s longest day on Saturday (June 21) will herald the start of summer in the UAE, with more than 14 hours of sunlight expected in hot and humid conditions. Known as the summer solstice, this phenomenon occurs when the Earth’s North Pole points right at the sun. ... (Read more)
Gulf News
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