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Music for today ·The new outdoor fitness area on Pubblico Passeggio is free around the clock and includes equipment designed for different access needs.
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Harwell’s new AI Hub brings computing, robots and drones together for research; it is not a public 6G launch.
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UNICEF and the UK handed 3,500 cartons to the Health Ministry; delivery is confirmed, while treatment outcomes remain to be followed.
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Solar systems, electric cargo vehicles and water gates have been delivered in Vahdat to support local irrigation management.
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The programme combines Italian-funded digital support with help for people who find registration difficult.
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The 2 November event will support UNICEF’s Zona ZaKrila model: funding has been raised, while the expansion of support remains ahead.
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The 4 November call is set to connect students with Anil Menon aboard the space station and STEM creator Mark Rober in California.
From 3 November, the University of Milan is showing Karin Vettorel’s photographs again, alongside reflection on communities and changing places.
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Design · Philosophy · Plants · Curiosities · Words · Food · Cultures & peoples. Ideas worth a closer look.
In the Polder Sofa, different fabrics and shades form a coherent whole without asking every cushion to look the same.
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In Emile, Rousseau distinguishes three kinds of education and values experience: a philosophical challenge that needs its historical context.
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The bird’s nest fern forms a rosette that catches fallen debris: a familiar houseplant shape with a story from the forest.
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A familiar drawer object reveals an unexpected connection: rubber changes temperature as its long molecular chains change their arrangement.
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The Italian word trama connects weaving and storytelling: that relationship is documented, while the Latin term’s more distant origin remains uncertain.
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A Ceylon cinnamon stick contains thin layers of bark and the precise work of the people who prepare them for use.
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In this Ukrainian painting tradition, observing plants does not mean copying them: imagined flowers and learned gestures transform everyday objects.
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Enlarge the chart In 2025, women accounted for 16.6% of employed ICT specialists in Italy and 19.5% across the European Union: a difference of 2.9 percentage points. The corresponding shares of men were 83.4% and 80.5%. Eurostat marks all four values as estimates. [1][3]
ICT specialists develop, operate and maintain computing and communication systems as the main part of their job, including outside technology companies. This is not the share of all employed women working in ICT, and the measure alone does not explain the causes of the gap. Data: 2025; dataset updated 17 April 2026; selected by Datobello’s gaiaz on 2 November, with a Positive Times graphic prepared on 4 November 2026. Eurostat is not responsible for this adaptation. [2][1][4]
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