Slovakia has rejected a call by the EU to scrap a measure that introduced different pricing for foreign and domestic vehicles at petrol stations, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Monday. The government in Bratislava introduced a 30-day restriction on diesel and fuel on March 18 as oil prices had begun soaring due to the war in Iran.

In an age where you can compare your Christmas photos to those of millions of others, the efforts parents undertake to make a memorable – and Instagrammable – holiday season are more intense than ever. And in many families, the majority of those efforts fall on the shoulders of overburdened moms.

Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh. The quick-fire pattern of manufactured giggles —“oh, hoo hoo hoo, eeh, ha ha ha”— soon ripples into genuine laughter, and she giddily kicks her feet. The laughter clubs were based on the common-sense notion that laughter relieves stress.