Baby Lasagna refuses 50,000 euros Croatian government reward, requests money to be donated to children hospitals
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković announced that his government will reward the musician Marko Purišić, known professionally as Baby Lasagna, after winning the second place at Eurovision 2024. Croatian media informed that the government made the decision to grant 50,000 euros to the singer...
For the first time in 55 years, female artist draws Alan Ford comics
In the May 2024 edition of Alan Ford comics, publisher and author Max Bunker introduced artist Veronica Guitti as new member of the team that produces this Italian cult classic.
In his op-ed for the 659th episode, Bunker explained that Guitti work was supposed to...
Romani language edition of the Dikan comics published in Serbia
The popular Serbian weekly magazine Politikin Zabavnik, which celebrates its 85th anniversary this year, published a comics in Romani language.
The comics by Lazo Sredanović and Nikola Lekić features the adventures of Dikan "the youngest Ancient Slaw", which were extremely popular across the whole Yugoslavia....
Bajaga and fans celebrate 40 years since “Positive Geography” album and first concert in Skopje
On April 6, Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Bajaga i Instruktori repeated their first concert held in the Youth Cultural Center in Skopje, held at the same location 40 years before, in 1984.
Two members of the original 1980s lineup joined the frontman Momčilo...
Germany’s Habeck fears uncontrolled global warming
Germany's Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck has warned in strong terms of the uncontrollable momentum of global warming, publishes DPA news agency.
"We may be on the verge of global warming, in this case the warming of the oceans, actually getting out of control," the...
A youth-centered workshop on countering disinformation and fact-checking was held in Veles
More than a dozen young people from North Macedonia took part in the second workshop as part of the “Journalism for the New Generation” program on the subject of “Countering Disinformation and Fact Checking” which took place from March 13 to 15 near Veles....
Last Generation climate activists spray paint on German chancellery
Members of the Last Generation climate activism group daubed orange paint onto the façade of the German chancellery on Saturday morning, publishes DPA News Agency.
A photo published by the group shows the phrase "Help! Your children" written in large letters, and numerous handprints. Several...
“The Balkans festival of young comics creators” invites participants
Leskovac school comics "Nikola Mitrović Kokan," operating within the Leskovac Cultural Centre, announced that they will organize the event "The Balkans festival of young comics creators" for the twenty-sixth time in 2024. The event will take place from June 28th to 30th in the...
Microsoft announces big spend on artificial intelligence
US digital giant Microsoft has announced it will spend billions on data centres for artificial intelligence in Spain, in addition to the major investment projects it plans in Germany.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Microsoft manager Brad Smith announced on Monday that €1.95 billion...
Film fans buy nearly 78,000 tickets on Berlinale opening sales day
Film fans in the German capital forked out funds for nearly 78,000 tickets to the Berlinale, the city's famous film festival, slightly higher than the 77,599 sold on the first day of sales last year, publlishes DPA news agency.
There were actually 77,757 tickets sold...
Metamorphosis Foundation is establishing a Coalition For Responsible Artificial Intelligence in North Macedonia
Photo: Meta.mk, 19 December 2023
Metamorphosis Foundation launched a process of establishing a Coalition For Responsible Artificial Intelligence, that will include stakeholders from several sectors, informed Bardhyl Jashari, Executive Director of the Foundation, closing this year’s edition of the international conference “e-Society.mk”, which was organized...
Young people in a three-day-workshop learned about data visualization [Gallery]
Photo: Meta.mk
A three-day training on data journalism and visualization was held in Public Room in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, from 14 to 16 December. The training in English was attended by 14 young people, primarily students and journalists from all over North...
Interview: Eurovision sensation Joker Out discuss their creative process, touring and more
Slovenian band Joker out, reached a sudden rise to fame after their performance on this year's Eurovision Song Contest and have followed up their success by heading on a big European tour. Although they started off with the classic high-school-band story, today they are...
The Internet Governance Forum in Japan calls for joint efforts in building an internet that empowers all people
Op—ed on Internet Governance Forum in Kyoto by Bardhyl Jashari, Executive Director of the Metamorphosis Foundation
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is one of the most significant platforms when it comes to Internet policy. It serves as an annual forum held under auspices of United...
Girl, 16, finds wallet with more than €7,000 – and returns it
A 16-year-old girl from Cuxhaven, a town bordering the North Sea, found a wallet containing more than €7,000 ($7,665) - and handed the money in to the police, writes German press agency DPA.
The girl phoned the police station on Saturday evening and explained that...
Metamorphosis and NOVA working together to raise students’ media literacy knowledge
Novakovski and Jashari signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. Photo: Meta.mk
The Metamorphosis Foundation for Internet and Society and NOVA International School Skopje launched cooperation for joint raising of the media literacy of the students' media literacy and raising awareness about the role of digital media...
Survey: Most German students have used ChatGPT for homework
Around a year after the hype surrounding ChatGPT began, tools like this have arrived in the everyday educational lives of many young people in Germany, according to a new survey, writes the news agency DPA.
The survey found that 68% of school pupils, trainees and...
Cristina Tardáguila: Journalism is the best profession in the world and fact-checkers are more than needed
Cristina Tardáguila, an inspirational and energetic journalist from Brazil is the founder of Agência Lupa, the first fact-checking initiative in her country. She is the former International Fact-Checking Network’s Associate Director. As a reporter and/or an editor, Tardáguila has worked in some of the...
Visitors pack Berlin’s Pergamon Museum ahead of years-long closure
Crowds have been clamouring to visit Berlin's Pergamon Museum to view world-renowned treasures including the ancient Ishtar Gate of Babylon before the museum closes on Sunday for years of renovations, says german news agency DPA.
The museum, among the most popular in all of Germany,...
Young journalists from Metamorphosis Foundation on a study visit in the USA
Photo: Metamorphosis Foundation
Two interns from the media outlets working under the auspices of Metamorphosis Foundation - Meta.mk and Portalb.mk - together with two representatives of the Foundation itself, were on a week-long study visit in Washington, USA. The study visit was organized by the...
