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Mental health matters
Mental health is the state of the mind. It is essential for general well-being and for a quality life. Being in good mental health means finding a balance between all aspects of existence: the physical, psychological, spiritual, social and economic. Mental health therefore means much more than simply the absence of mental illness.
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Plastic – you are banned!
On the 3rd of July 2021, the ban on using single-use plastic came into effect in the EU. The European Parliament’s ban aims to prevent and reduce the impact of plastic products on the environment, especially sea life. Is it finally time for a change?
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Starlink is about to bind everyone together
Have you ever heard about Starlink? It is the name of the project, conceived by Elon Musk a few years ago only, which consists of providing global satellite internet service across the globe in the long term. Next month, this aim will be nearly achieved, for the first time in human history, according to the…
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Break the Silence
KAWAII is a fashion style in Japan that spread itself through anime and manga; therefore, you can now find this type of fashion worldwide. With the popularity of this, a new style or subculture was born, YAMI KAWAII. On the first hand, it’s just like KAWAII, with a darker twist to it, but there is…
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Flying AirCar: Fasten your seatbelts!
A flying car has completed its first inter-city flight in Slovakia on the 28th of June 2021; a milestone its creators claim is “turning science fiction into a reality.” The flying “AirCar” designed by visionary Slovak designer Stefan Klein has completed an 80 km flight from Nitra to Bratislava in thirty-five minutes. Professor Stefan Klein,…
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The King of Pop
Have you ever heard of a Swedish guy named Max Martin? No? Well, he is only the most successful and influential pop music producer of the past 25 years. Let’s get introduced to the King of Pop in disguise. We all know this moment when a casual garden party turns into a time travel through…
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The XXXII Olympic Games are ahead of us. What is their beginning?
“So, I raise a chalice for an Olympic idea which, like a ray of a powerful sun, broke through the mists of the ages and returns to throw the glow of joyful hope on the threshold of the twentieth century.” – these are words spoken over a hundred years ago by Pierre de Coubertin, the…
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One week of European movies – Cinedays in Skopje
For one week Skopje turned into a hub for movie and festival lovers. Between the 15th of July to the 22nd of July, twelve recent European movies were played on open-air locations across the city. Usually the “Youth Cultural Center” (MKC) hosts the Cinedays during November, but the pandemic required a new planning. For the…
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The man standing behind the Bleachers
Lana Del Rey, Lorde, Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jensen, and St. Vincent. They are united not only by their enormous popularity in the music industry but also by something that connects them. Or rather – someone. Jack Antonoff. Currently one of the most talented music producers but still not as popular as he deserves. Although…
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Visually impaired and the pandemic: “I just want to stop it, to make it disappear”
The pandemic hasn’t been easy. Hugs became cold fist bumps, going out with friends became long hours on the phone, touching became forbidden, and disinfection and fear took over. Closeness disappeared, but some people felt it more than others. “It wasn’t good, I was pretty afraid,” shares Filip Velickovski, a 7th grader studying at Dimitar…
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VOICES AUGUST 2021
“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other.” As floods and wildfires are taking place in European countries, we are once again facing big challenges as a society. Let’s also not forget that we are still going through a pandemic. Everything is more difficult for us, but things are even more difficult for…
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