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Worldcrunch » Archives for January 2013

January 2013

Societyturkey

Alcohol Ban In Turkey Widens, Critics Blame Islamist Agenda

by Jeff Israely January 31, 2013May 23, 2025
How Facebook Could Make Foodie Billions By Plugging Instagram Into Graph Search
Futureunited states

How Facebook Could Make Foodie Billions By Plugging Instagram Into Graph Search

by Julie Farrar January 31, 2013May 21, 2025
Protests in Tahrir square
Geopoliticsegypt

In Egypt, So Much At Stake – And So Much Going Wrong

by Leo Tilmont January 31, 2013May 22, 2025
Western Union, Munich, Germany
Economypoland

How Family Cash Between Germany And Turkey Started Flowing East-To-West

by Leo Tilmont January 31, 2013May 24, 2025
The Warsaw Equality Parade
Societypoland

LGBT Rights In Poland: Anti-Gay Laws Are Destined To Die, Just Like Socialism

by Marion Girault-Rime January 31, 2013May 22, 2025
Futuresouth korea

Seven Things You Didn’t Know About Dolphins + Saddest Video Ever

by Julie Farrar January 31, 2013May 23, 2025
The nose knows
Futurefrance

Why A Sense Of Smell Is Crucial For Male Sexual Conquest

by Carolina Saracho January 31, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

Russia, Hezbollah Condemn Israeli Airstrike In Syria

by Julie Farrar January 31, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Chinese Hackers Target New York Times In Payback For Article On Prime Minister

by Leo Tilmont January 31, 2013May 23, 2025
Fireworks celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in the capital of central China’s Hunan Province.
Geopoliticschina

Geneva 2 Ends, Canadian Spying, Chinese New Year

by Liz Garrigan January 31, 2013May 21, 2025
Cold night at Shanghai airport
Societychina

People’s Republic Of GDP – Why China’s Pursuit Of National Wealth Is Doomed

by Carolina Saracho January 31, 2013May 22, 2025
Societymusic

Why Is YouTube Blocking Gangnam Style And Justin Bieber In Germany?

by Bertrand Hauger January 31, 2013May 23, 2025
Economycorruption

Soccer’s “Qatargate”? Accusations Of Payoffs To Secure World Cup 2022 Bid

by Leo Tilmont January 31, 2013May 21, 2025
"Anne was a girl who was full of life," her classmate recalls
Societybrazil

My Friend, Anne Frank – A Holocaust Survivor’s Memories Of Its Best-Known Victim

by Julie Farrar January 30, 2013May 23, 2025
Can corruption be a lesser evil?
Ideasrussia

Is There Such A Thing As Good Corruption?

by Emily Liedel January 30, 2013May 22, 2025
French mission
Ideasrussia

As Mali Turns, A French Take On Just Wars, Quagmire And Limits Of The UN

by Leo Tilmont January 30, 2013May 22, 2025
From Máxima Zorreguieta to Princess Máxima of the Netherlands
Societyargentina

Senora Maxima, Holland’s Future Queen Has Embarrassing Argentine Heritage

by Carolina Saracho January 30, 2013May 22, 2025
The Mezzeh area of Damascus in July 2013
Geopoliticsukraine

Syrian Demolition, Iraq Hostages, My Grand-Pere’s World

by Liz Garrigan January 30, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticscolombia

Colombia Bill To Decriminalize Use Of Ecstasy, Other Synthetic Drugs

by Julie Farrar January 30, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsmali

French Troops Seize Last Mali Rebel Stronghold, Paris Eyes Quick Exit

by Bertrand Hauger January 30, 2013May 22, 2025
Food / Travelportugal

WATCH: Surfer’s Breathtaking World Record Ride On 100-Foot Wave

by Leo Tilmont January 30, 2013May 23, 2025
60% of women said they had experienced sexual harassment, according to a German survey
Ideasgermany

Wake Up Germany, You’ve Got A Serious Sexual Harassment Problem

by Marion Girault-Rime January 30, 2013May 22, 2025
Societyindia

Salman Rushdie Denied Entry To Calcutta Amidst Security Fears

by Julie Farrar January 30, 2013May 23, 2025
The importance of being idle
Societygermany

An Ode To Procrastination – Why Do It Today When You Can Do It Tomorrow?

by Marion Girault-Rime January 29, 2013May 22, 2025
Futurenorth korea

Prison Camps, Nuke Sites – Google Maps Spots North Korea’s Dirty Little Secrets

by Bertrand Hauger January 29, 2013May 23, 2025
Societyinternet

New Zealand Post Thinking About Cutting Mail Delivery To Three Days A Week

by Leo Tilmont January 29, 2013May 23, 2025
Repeat after me: "I speak English, you speak English, he speaks English..."
Societyusa

Why The English Language Rules The World – No Really, Why?

by Marion Girault-Rime January 29, 2013May 24, 2025
Zuck-san
Futuremarketing

Facebook v. Google – A New Edge In All-Out War For Digital Advertising

by Julie Farrar January 29, 2013May 21, 2025
Societysouth africa

Dude, Where’s My Dreads? South Africa’s Odd Spate Of Dreadlock Theft

by Marion Girault-Rime January 29, 2013May 22, 2025
Radio presenter and women's rights defender Norma Andia
Societyviolence

‘Norma The Avenger’ – Leading The Fight Against Domestic Violence In Latin America

by Carolina Saracho January 29, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsswitzerland

After Armstrong: Doping In Cycling “Truth And Reconciliation” Commission Proposed

by Leo Tilmont January 29, 2013May 23, 2025
Barack Obama and his Senior Advisor for Strategy and Communications Dan Pfeiffer
Geopoliticsunited states

State Of The Union, Philippines Deadly Clashes, When Gaddafi Insulted Sarkozy

by Bertrand Hauger January 29, 2013May 21, 2025
Chinese media is getting more diverse by the day..
Societychina

People’s Daily v. *Market Driven Journalism* – China’s Media Wars Heat Up

by Marion Girault-Rime January 29, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsaustralia

Strange Foam Blankets Australia’s Shoreline – Frothy Fun Or Toxic Risk?

by Julie Farrar January 29, 2013May 23, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.immigration

U.S. Immigration Reform – Five Things To Watch

by Jeff Israely January 29, 2013May 23, 2025
The port of Mopti in troubled waters
Geopoliticsmali

Postcard From Mali – Riverside Whispers From A Nation At War

by Carolina Saracho January 29, 2013May 22, 2025
"Somos el 99%"
Economymoney

Wealth Divide: Zeroing In On The ‘One Percent’ Of Chile

by Julie Farrar January 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Existential questions are on the table
Futureswitzerland

One Billion Euros And The Deepest Questions Drive Huge New Human Brain Project

by Leo Tilmont January 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Futurechina

In China, 101-Year-Old Dies, Wakes Up In Coffin, Party Ensues

by Marion Girault-Rime January 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Morsi’s Speech, State Of Emergency Add “Fuel To Fire,” Say Opponents

by Bertrand Hauger January 28, 2013May 23, 2025
Happy baby, wealthy baby, chubby baby
Societyfood

The Obese Of Congo: When Wealth Leads To Weight Gain

by Leo Tilmont January 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Singer-songwriter Pete Seeger dies at age 94
Geopoliticsukraine

Ukraine PM Resigns, Nigerian Terrorists Kill 99, Pete Seeger Dies

by Bertrand Hauger January 28, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsmali

French-Mali Forces Capture Timbuktu, Fleeing Islamists Burn Ancient Manuscripts

by Bertrand Hauger January 28, 2013May 22, 2025
French EPR nuclear plant in Taishan, China
Economytechnology

The Risks Of Sharing Nuclear Technology With China

by Leo Tilmont January 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Ishema Kane's letter and German versions of controversial "Tintin in the Congo" and "Pippi Longstocking"
Societychildren

How A Nine-Year-Old Stirred Debate About The N-Word, Past And Present

by Julie Farrar January 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsberlin

Camover, The Anti-CCTV Protest Game To Take Down Surveillance Cameras

by Julie Farrar January 28, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsisrael

After Seven Years In Coma, Ariel Sharon Shows “Degree Of Consciousness”

by Leo Tilmont January 28, 2013May 23, 2025
Petra, Jordan
Food / Travelswitzerland

A Real-Life Indiana Jones Who Converted To Islam And Discovered An Ancient City

by Carolina Saracho January 27, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsbrazil

Brazil Nightclub Fire Kills At Least 245 People

by Marion Girault-Rime January 27, 2013May 22, 2025
le plastic c'est fantastic!
Societyfrance

Le Plastic C’est Chic – Formica And Vinyl Make A Comeback In French Design

by Carolina Saracho January 27, 2013May 22, 2025
French electro duo Daft Punk got lucky at the 56th Grammy Awards
Geopoliticssyria

Syria’s Future, “Gay-Free” Sochi, John Paul II’s Blood

by Bertrand Hauger January 27, 2013May 21, 2025
Facebook can be a lonely place
Societyhealth

Social Envy – Study Finds Facebook Causes Depression And Isolation

by Bertrand Hauger January 27, 2013May 24, 2025
Violence erupted Saturday afternoon
Geopoliticsegypt

Spiral Of Violence In Egypt After Soccer Death Sentence Verdict, At Least 30 Killed

by Jeff Israely January 26, 2013May 21, 2025
Mexican military taking on narcotraffickers
Societychina

From One Mafia To The Next: Tracking The Path Of The Global Drug Trade

by Julie Farrar January 26, 2013May 24, 2025
Terraced fields in Ping'an village
Societychina

Hard Luck, Hard Work Tales Of Forced Migrants Of China’s Three Gorges Dam

by Bertrand Hauger January 26, 2013May 22, 2025
Societytaiwan

Take A Tour Of Taiwan’s New Hands-On Condom Museum

by Bertrand Hauger January 26, 2013May 22, 2025
Food to share
Societyculture

Incredible Edibles – The ‘Take My Vegetables’ Movement Gets French

by Leo Tilmont January 25, 2013May 22, 2025
Turkish Ministry for Justice
Societyturkey

Tensions High As Turkey Passes Law To Let Kurdish Language In Court

by Marion Girault-Rime January 25, 2013May 22, 2025
Park Geun-Hye and China's Hu Jintao
Ideassouth korea

New Dawn For China-South Korea Relationship?

by Bertrand Hauger January 25, 2013May 21, 2025
Futuremilitary

Report: German Military Set To Purchase Armed Drones

by Marion Girault-Rime January 25, 2013May 23, 2025
The Swiss National Bank in Bern
Economyswitzerland

How Switzerland Quietly Turned Into “One Of The World’s Largest Hedge Funds”

by Marion Girault-Rime January 25, 2013May 24, 2025
The Polish-German border
Societygermany

Poland’s Seasonal Workers Face Grim Conditions In Germany

by Leo Tilmont January 25, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Clashes, Tensions As Egypt Marks Arab Spring Anniversary

by Jeff Israely January 25, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticschina

North Korea Raises Stakes Again, Calls Sanctions “Declaration Of War”

by Leo Tilmont January 25, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsmali

Breakaway Mali Islamist Miliant Group Calls For Peace Talks

by Julie Farrar January 25, 2013May 23, 2025
Daniel Craig in "Skyfall", the latest installment of the James Bond franchise
Societychina

China Censors James Bond, But Movie Manipulation Is A Worldwide Feature

by Marion Girault-Rime January 25, 2013May 24, 2025
Tahrir's multitude of dreams
Geopoliticsegypt

Egypt’s Jan. 25 Revolution: Two Years Later, A Different Nation With New Divisions

by Marion Girault-Rime January 25, 2013May 22, 2025
Ears Of Big Brother? Gun Detection System Can Also Listen In On Conversations
Futurewashington

Ears Of Big Brother? Gun Detection System Can Also Listen In On Conversations

by Julie Farrar January 24, 2013May 21, 2025
Societyromania

WATCH: Dogs Can Teach Humans How To Cross The Street

by Julie Farrar January 24, 2013May 23, 2025
A Poem Of Life: Unpublished Letters Of Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Societycolombia

A Poem Of Life: Unpublished Letters Of Gabriel Garcia Marquez

by Carolina Saracho January 24, 2013May 22, 2025
The smothering starts young...
Societychildren

From China To France To America, A Backlash Against Overprotective Parents

by Leo Tilmont January 24, 2013May 22, 2025
Would the Tower Bridge still stand?
Ideasunited kingdom

Imagining A British Future Outside Of Europe, And Europe Without The Brits

by Jeff Israely January 24, 2013May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsgermany

How Sid Vicious Could Help A 75-Year-Old Czech Prince Become President

by Julie Farrar January 24, 2013May 21, 2025
Desperately Seeking Divorce From My Gay Husband In China
Societychina

Desperately Seeking Divorce From My Gay Husband In China

by Bertrand Hauger January 24, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsspain

Spain’s Top Daily Publishes False Photos Of “Hugo Chavez” Surgery

by Carolina Saracho January 24, 2013May 22, 2025
Behind the shades
Geopoliticshuman rights

The 100 Million “Invisibles” – The Plight Of Domestic Workers Across The World

by Carolina Saracho January 24, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsdiplomacy

France Rolls Out Red Carpet For “Cause Celebre” Freed From Mexican Jail

by Bertrand Hauger January 24, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsunited states

Historic New Combat Roles For Women In U.S. Military To Create 230,000 Jobs

by Julie Farrar January 24, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsus

North Korea Says U.S. “Targeted” In New Round Of Nuclear Rocket Tests

by Leo Tilmont January 24, 2013May 23, 2025
French classes are fully booked in Morocco
Societyeducation

French Language Revival In Morocco – Colonial Nostalgia Or Bridge To Modernity?

by Leo Tilmont January 23, 2013May 22, 2025
Futurerussia

Russia Says Siberian Meteor Field Contains “Trillions Of Carats” Of Diamonds

by Leo Tilmont January 23, 2013May 23, 2025
From "street fighter" to gladiator?
Geopoliticswashington

New Client For Obama Guru Axelrod: Italian PM Mario Monti, In Showdown With Berlusconi

by Julie Farrar January 23, 2013May 21, 2025
Thumbs up for the new travel measures!
Geopoliticsvisa

Cuba’s New Travel Measures And The Future Of US-Cuban Relations

by Carolina Saracho January 23, 2013May 22, 2025
Fire ant queens in South Carolina
Futureswitzerland

They Work, They Sting, But Fire Ants Also Possess Rare “Social” Chromosome

by Leo Tilmont January 23, 2013May 22, 2025
Rouhani at the World Economic Forum with foreign minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif
Geopoliticssyria

Al-Qaeda Infighting, Rouhani At Davos, A Ghost Ship

by Liz Garrigan January 23, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsisrael

Reelected But Weakened, Israel’s Netanyahu Must Seek Broad Coalition

by Bertrand Hauger January 23, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsmagazine

Thai Magazine Editor Gets 11 Years In Jail For Defaming King

by Leo Tilmont January 23, 2013May 22, 2025
"Traitor Of The Family" — How Assad Sold Out His Loved Ones With His Secret Escape
Geopoliticssyria

Report: Syria Crossed Chemical Weapons “Red Line,” But West Got Cold Feet

by Leo Tilmont January 23, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticswashington

Cameron Paves Way For Referendum That Could Pull Britain Out Of EU

by Julie Farrar January 23, 2013May 23, 2025
Maurizio Spinelli, baker of the "best bread in Sicily"
Food / Travelitaly

Bakery Paradiso: Organic Breadmaker Rises In His Own Sicilian Ghost Town

by Julie Farrar January 22, 2013May 22, 2025
The Pyongyang metro
Societytechnology

Pyongyang Progressive? Early Signs Of Hip Fashion, High-Tech In North Korea

by Bertrand Hauger January 22, 2013May 22, 2025
Societylaw

In Argentina, Busted By The Highway Patrol For Driving And… Smoking

by Carolina Saracho January 22, 2013May 23, 2025
The Mapuches represent about 6% of the Chilean population
Societypoverty

Indigenous Of Chile: Why Discrimination Against Mapuches Still Runs So Deep

by Julie Farrar January 22, 2013May 22, 2025
Futureunited states

Wanted: Adventurous Female To Give Birth To Neanderthal

by Julie Farrar January 22, 2013May 23, 2025
Rabbi Haim Amsalem
Geopoliticsisrael

Ben-Gurion Of The Orthodox? A Tolerance-Preaching Rabbi Shakes Up Israeli Politics

by Leo Tilmont January 22, 2013May 22, 2025
At least two people were killed by gunshots in Kiev early Wednesday
Geopoliticsukraine

Geneva 2/Davos, Kiev deaths, Grand-Pere’s World

by Bertrand Hauger January 22, 2013May 22, 2025
Banking, Cyprus-style
Economycyprus

A Visit To The Island Nation Of Cyprus, Europe’s Dodgy New Fiscal Haven

by Bertrand Hauger January 22, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsfrance

Islamist Militants Responsible For Algerian Hostage Crisis Say It’s “Only The Beginning”

by Bertrand Hauger January 22, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticswashington

Five Things To Remember From Obama’s Inaugural Speech

by Leo Tilmont January 22, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsfinance

Japan Finance Minister Says Elderly Should “Hurry Up And Die”

by Marion Girault-Rime January 22, 2013May 23, 2025
Only one god allowed in North Korea
Geopoliticssyria

From Saudi Arabia To North Korea, Modern Persecution Of Christians Spans Globe

by Leo Tilmont January 21, 2013May 24, 2025
Morsi with US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
Ideasegypt

Arab Dreams Deferred: Why Morsi’s Foreign Policy Reeks Of The Past

by Leo Tilmont January 21, 2013May 22, 2025
Dug up...now dig in!
Societyfood

Fries With Your Bug Mac? You May Already Eat Insects Without Knowing It

by Leo Tilmont January 21, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticspeace

FARC Rebels End Ceasefire With Colombian Government

by Julie Farrar January 21, 2013May 21, 2025
Futureglobal warming

Germany’s New Green War On Cow Farts

by Bertrand Hauger January 21, 2013May 23, 2025
Kim Schmitz, a.k.a. Kim Dotcom,
Futuregermany

Kim Dotcom’s New Encrypted Cloud: German Pirate Back Making Waves In New Zealand

by Marion Girault-Rime January 21, 2013May 22, 2025
Blast site in Beirut
Geopoliticsukraine

Assad Under Pressure, Japan’s Dolphin Slaughter, “Personal” Stash

by Bertrand Hauger January 21, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsalgeria

Hostage Death Count In Algeria Keeps Rising, Manhunt For Jihadist Mastermind

by Leo Tilmont January 21, 2013May 22, 2025
Teaching Spanish in China
blogindia

As Spanish Nears Half A Billion Speakers Worldwide, Its Next Conquest Is Asia

by Julie Farrar January 21, 2013May 22, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.washington

Obama Inauguration: Four More Years, Top 10 History Quiz To Swear By

by Julie Farrar January 21, 2013May 22, 2025
Economyunited states

Game Over? Atari, Producer Of Pong And Asteroids, Files For Bankruptcy

by Bertrand Hauger January 21, 2013May 23, 2025
President Barack Obama, ready for his second term
Eyes on the U.S.united states

The Ambitious Agenda Of Obama II, And The Curse Of The Second Term

by Jeff Israely January 21, 2013May 22, 2025
Lifeline...
Futureunited states

How Facebook Could Win The Smart Phone War – Without A Facebook Phone

by Jeff Israely January 20, 2013May 21, 2025
The fight against corruption affects everyone in Burundi
Economyinvestment

Trying And Failing To Stamp Out Corruption In Africa

by Leo Tilmont January 20, 2013May 22, 2025
Societychina

How China’s Reforms Are Hurting The Catering Business

by Bertrand Hauger January 20, 2013May 23, 2025
In Kiev
GeopoliticsBashar al-Assad

Ukraine Progress, Global Inequality, Old-School Darth Vader

by Bertrand Hauger January 20, 2013May 23, 2025
View from the hills behind Inthein, Burma
Geopoliticsmyanmar

Up Close With Burma’s Least-Known Rebels, Fighting For Autonomy For 60 Years

by Leo Tilmont January 20, 2013May 23, 2025
Letter from Worldcrunch Editor Jeff Israely
blogunited kingdom

Letter from Worldcrunch Editor Jeff Israely

by Worldcrunch January 20, 2013May 21, 2025
Cannibal, noun: Someone who is fed up with people.
Societyfood

My Pen Pal Was A Japanese Cannibal

by Leo Tilmont January 19, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsgermany

As Its Price Climbs, Gold Conspiracy Theories Abound

by Leo Tilmont January 19, 2013May 23, 2025
He walks alone
Eyes on the U.S.washington

Being Barack – Four More Years At “The Loneliest Job In The World”

by Julie Farrar January 19, 2013May 22, 2025
Magellan Penguins
Food / Traveltravel

From The Land Of Fires To The End Of The World – A Patagonian Journey

by Emily Liedel January 18, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsbus

WATCH: First Video Of Hostages Freed In Algeria

by Leo Tilmont January 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Geopoliticsalgeria

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, The One-Eyed Jihadist Mastermind Of Algerian Hostage Crisis

by Leo Tilmont January 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Futuretravel

In Havana, Deadly Cholera Outbreak Amidst Cuba’s Tourist Season

by Carolina Saracho January 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Chinese Orphans And The Dark Side Of "Loving Mothers"
Societychina

Chinese Orphans And The Dark Side Of “Loving Mothers”

by Bertrand Hauger January 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Look closely...
Futurestudy

Science Has Identified The Features Of A Trustworthy Face

by Marion Girault-Rime January 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Societyberlin

WATCH: Thieves Dig 100-Foot Tunnel Into Berlin Bank

by Bertrand Hauger January 18, 2013May 21, 2025
Camps on Port-au-Prince's Champ de Mars
Geopoliticsearthquake

Three Years After Earthquake, Why So Much Of Haiti Still Lies In Ruins

by Leo Tilmont January 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsalgeria

Criticism Of Algerian Blitz To Free Hostages, As It Moves Into Day Two

by Leo Tilmont January 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsunited states

Lance OWNs up: Yes, I Doped. And I Actually Didn’t Feel Bad About It

by Julie Farrar January 18, 2013May 23, 2025
Srebrenica is seared into memories of Bosnian Muslims
Ideascroatia

The Half-Truths Of History That Still Hang Over The Balkans

by Carolina Saracho January 17, 2013May 22, 2025
All smiles for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
Economyunited kingdom

Analyst: Amazon Shares To Rise 13% This Year, But Not Thanks To E-Books

by Leo Tilmont January 17, 2013May 21, 2025
Internet changed the world in the 1990s, Big Data will change the world in the 2010s”
Futuretechnology

How Big Data Could Lead To Big Brother

by Leo Tilmont January 17, 2013May 22, 2025
Venom extraction of a saw-scaled viper
Futureswitzerland

The Venom Cure: Turning Deadly Animal Poison Into Miracle Drugs

by Bertrand Hauger January 17, 2013May 22, 2025
Societyanimals

When Pets Mourn: Italian Dog And Cat Can’t Say Farewell To Departed Owners

by Julie Farrar January 17, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsmexico

Report: Mexico To Launch New Agency Modeled On CIA To Fight Drug Cartels

by Carolina Saracho January 17, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsnegotiations

Explosive Hostage Standoff In Algeria: Reports Of Escapes, Deaths

by Leo Tilmont January 17, 2013May 22, 2025
France's Intervention In Mali, And The Continental Spillover
Geopoliticsmilitary

France’s Intervention In Mali, And The Continental Spillover

by Leo Tilmont January 17, 2013May 22, 2025
New Survey Of LGBTQ+ Russians Finds Steep Rise In Homophobia Since War Began
Futuredementia

You Don’t Even Know My Name – A Daughter Faces Her Mother’s Alzheimer’s

by Marion Girault-Rime January 17, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

Syria: Pro-Assad Forces In Homs Kill 106, Including Women And Children

by Bertrand Hauger January 17, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsindia

Boeing 787 Flights Grounded Worldwide Amidst Growing Safety Worries

by Julie Farrar January 17, 2013May 23, 2025
An injured man is evacuated in Bangkok, one of 28 anti-government protesters reported injured in a bomb explosion in Bangkok on Friday.
Geopoliticslebanon

Aleppo Ceasefire?, Bangkok Blast, Blackface In Italy

by Liz Garrigan January 17, 2013May 21, 2025
Endangering Buenos Aires' chic avenue?
Societybuenos aires

Public Outcry As Chinese Supermarket Moves In On Elite Argentine Avenue

by Emily Liedel January 16, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsmali

Islamists In Algeria Kill Two, Take Western Hostages In Raid Linked To Mali War

by Jeff Israely January 16, 2013May 22, 2025
Shanghai, the largest city in the world's biggest energy consumer
Economychina

How A Changing Global Energy Equation Could Leave China In The Cold

by Bertrand Hauger January 16, 2013May 22, 2025
Baby and Nepal in their enclosure in Lyon's Parc de la Tête d'Or
Societyanimals

Saving Brigitte’s Elephants: A Controversial Death Sentence At The Lyon Zoo

by Bertrand Hauger January 16, 2013May 22, 2025
Food / Traveluk

Horse Meat In Burgers? Just Say Neigh

by Julie Farrar January 16, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsal qaeda

French Hostage Sentenced To Death By Somali Islamists

by Leo Tilmont January 16, 2013May 21, 2025
Keep on moving in Mumbai
Economybrazil

Why So Many See 2013 As Breakthrough Year For Emerging Markets

by Marion Girault-Rime January 16, 2013May 24, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Helicopter Crashes During London Rush Hour, At Least Two Dead

by Julie Farrar January 16, 2013May 21, 2025
Futureaustralia

Australian Researcher Claims Major Breakthrough To Prevent AIDS

by Marion Girault-Rime January 16, 2013May 23, 2025
In Morocco, a turn in the road for women?
Ideasmarriage

In Morocco, A Call For Polygamy To Reduce Ranks Of Unmarried Women

by Leo Tilmont January 16, 2013May 22, 2025
Munich's new Ohel Jacob synagogue
Societygermany

After Miraculously Escaping Nazi Destruction, Munich Synagogue Is Saved Again

by Leo Tilmont January 15, 2013May 22, 2025
"Funky Claude," as Deep Purple called him in their 1972 song "Smoke on the Water"
Societyswitzerland

Adieu, Claude Nobs – The Eccentric Swiss Genius Who Jazzed Up Sleepy Montreux

by Leo Tilmont January 15, 2013May 22, 2025
Societyunited states

Our Top Ten Alternative Titles For The New Dan Brown Novel

by Julie Farrar January 15, 2013May 21, 2025
A rare baby-spotting in Tokyo...
Ideasaging

Asia’s Diaper Demographics: When A Nation Sells More Nappies For Adults Than For Babies

by Bertrand Hauger January 15, 2013May 22, 2025
Economylaw

Irish Trade Minister: Internet Giants “Not Ethical” In Seeking Tax Havens

by Julie Farrar January 15, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Toll Climbs In Second Deadly Train Crash In Egypt Since November

by Bertrand Hauger January 15, 2013May 21, 2025
Kansas City, living the ultra-high speed dream
Futuremissouri

Welcome To “Silicon Prairie” – Google Ultra High-Speed Broadband Shakes Up Kansas City

by Leo Tilmont January 15, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Chinese Officials Apologize For Cremating 46 Landslide Victims Without Consent

by Julie Farrar January 15, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticscorruption

Pakistan’s Supreme Court Orders Arrest Of Prime Minister

by Leo Tilmont January 15, 2013May 21, 2025
A Proud baker in the Congolese city of Masi Manimba
Societylaw

For Congolese Women, A Trade Is The Path To Independence

by Simon Benoit-Guyod January 15, 2013May 24, 2025
A file photo of children in Bamako
Geopoliticsmali

In Mali’s Capital, Where France Is Now Revered — And Al Qaeda Is The Enemy

by Leo Tilmont January 14, 2013May 22, 2025
Both Morsi and Sadat have altered their stances towards Israel
Geopoliticsegypt

The Muslim Brotherhood, Israel And The Jews

by Jeff Israely January 14, 2013May 22, 2025
Economygermany

As Price Of Copper Soars, Thieves Swipe Church Bells

by Marion Girault-Rime January 14, 2013May 23, 2025
A ship yard in Chittagong, the economic capital of Bangladesh
Geopoliticsindia

China’s “String Of Pearls” Strategy To Secure The Ports Of South Asia

by Leo Tilmont January 14, 2013May 22, 2025
Societyunited states

Five Things That Happened At The 2013 Golden Globes

by Julie Farrar January 14, 2013May 23, 2025
Drying tobacco leaves in Brazil
Economytobacco

Latin America’s War On Tobacco, And The Toll On Local Growers

by Emily Liedel January 14, 2013May 22, 2025
A man carries a child in the floodwaters that have hit Jakarta this week.
Geopoliticssudan

South Sudan Ferry Tragedy, Egypt Referendum, Lost Johnny Cash Song

by Bertrand Hauger January 14, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsmilitary

US Aided France In Failed Somalia Hostage Rescue, Second Death Reported

by Bertrand Hauger January 14, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsmali

French Bombers Pound Northern Mali Ahead Of UN Security Council Meeting

by Leo Tilmont January 14, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsusa

Cuba Lifts Travel Restrictions, Allows Emigrants To Come Home

by Julie Farrar January 14, 2013May 23, 2025
A view of the dangerously packed crowd at the 2010 Love Parade
Futuregermany

When Crowds Kill: How Apps, Drones And Psychology Can Improve Crowd Control

by Marion Girault-Rime January 14, 2013May 24, 2025
A Waldorf Astoria Hotel Tries To Brighten A Gray Berlin Neighborhood
Food / Travelberlin

A Waldorf Astoria Hotel Tries To Brighten A Gray Berlin Neighborhood

by Marion Girault-Rime January 13, 2013May 22, 2025
Holding on to your wallet in Shanghai
Economychina

Meet China’s Ever “Savvy” Consumer, Circa 2020 – She May Rule The World

by Marion Girault-Rime January 13, 2013May 22, 2025
Anti-government rally Monday in Bangkok
Geopoliticsthailand

Sharon Legacy, Bangkok Shutdown, Golden Globes

by Bertrand Hauger January 13, 2013May 21, 2025
It's up to You...New...York
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Don’t Smoke (Or Urinate) In Public: An Italian Lawyer’s Tips For Visitors To The U.S.

by Julie Farrar January 13, 2013May 22, 2025
Green grows on the island of Mindanao
Societyphilippines

How A Palm Oil Boom Is Tearing Apart The Indigenous Tribes Of The Philippines

by Leo Tilmont January 12, 2013May 22, 2025
Passions run high
Societypolitics

Violent Fans, Teams, The State: The “Vicious Triangle” Of Argentine Soccer

by Julie Farrar January 12, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsun

France At War: Military Intervention Launched In Mali

by Marion Girault-Rime January 12, 2013May 22, 2025
Mobile-Ready: How Google Has Again Cornered The Market On Search
Futuremicrosoft

Mobile-Ready: How Google Has Again Cornered The Market On Search

by Julie Farrar January 11, 2013May 21, 2025
Karate lessons in India
Societyindia

After Deadly Gang Rape in India, Women Turn To Self-Defense Courses

by Leo Tilmont January 11, 2013May 23, 2025
Kurdish flag flies bright
Geopoliticssyria

A Kurdish People, The Kurdish Questions

by Jeff Israely January 11, 2013May 24, 2025
Why all the hate?
Societygay

Are Homophobes Really Just Repressed Homosexuals?

by Leo Tilmont January 11, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsjustice

Slave Descendant Sues French State for Crime Against Humanity

by Leo Tilmont January 11, 2013May 23, 2025
Screenshot of the Silk Road site
Futureusa

Silk Road: Deep Inside The Internet Hides A Booming Market For Any Kind Of Drug

by Julie Farrar January 11, 2013May 22, 2025
Right of way
Ideaschina

An Ambulance Blocked In City Traffic Is “Chinese-Style” At Its Worst

by Bertrand Hauger January 11, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsbombings

Pakistan’s Bloody Thursday: Three Days Of Mourning For More Than 100 Killed

by Julie Farrar January 11, 2013May 23, 2025
Economyeconomy

Japanese New Deal? Tokyo Unveils Massive Stimulus To Boost Economy

by Marion Girault-Rime January 11, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Landslide In China Buries Dozens, At Least 18 Dead

by Leo Tilmont January 11, 2013May 21, 2025
BMW i3 electric car
Futuregermany

Inside BMW’s Race To Build Electric Cars With Lighter, “Greener” Carbon Fiber

by Bertrand Hauger January 10, 2013May 22, 2025
Can Abe fix it?
Geopoliticsjapan

Why Japan’s New Nationalist Leader Is The Right Man To Ease Tensions With China

by Jeff Israely January 10, 2013May 22, 2025
A hospital in southwestern Turkey
Societyhealth

Here’s What It’s Like To Get An Abortion In An Increasingly Pious Turkey

by Bertrand Hauger January 10, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsitaly

New Video Of Frantic Evacuation Of Sinking Italian Cruise Concordia

by Julie Farrar January 10, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsnorth korea

Google’s Schmidt Tells North Korea Open Internet Is Key To Economy

by Leo Tilmont January 10, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsmovie

Weekend At Hugo’s’? Morbid Humor As Ailing Chavez Misses Inauguration

by Julie Farrar January 10, 2013May 22, 2025
Artist's impression of the E-ELT in Chile's Atacama Desert.
Futurefrance

Dawn Of It All: New Mega Telescopes Will Let Us Travel Back To Origins Of Universe

by Bertrand Hauger January 10, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsturkey

Three Kurdish Women Activists Shot Dead In Paris

by Bertrand Hauger January 10, 2013May 22, 2025
Food / Travelphotos

Holy City Of Snow: 6 Incredible Photos Of Jerusalem Hit By Rare Winter Storm

by Julie Farrar January 10, 2013May 23, 2025
Beaches fit for surf, not sludge...
Societypollution

Paradise Lost – How Tahiti Is Turning Into An Open Garbage Dump

by Simon Benoit-Guyod January 10, 2013May 22, 2025
Congo's Central Bank President Jean-Claude Masangu Mulongo
Geopoliticsdemocratic republic of congo

Killing the Dollar Softly In The Democratic Republic of Congo

by Leo Tilmont January 9, 2013May 22, 2025
An apple a day...
Futureunited states

The Smart Global Strategy Driving The Coming Cheap iPhone

by Leo Tilmont January 9, 2013May 21, 2025
It's not cheating...!
Futurephotography

Virtual Thinning: Websites Offer Expert *Photoshop* Services For The Masses

by Leo Tilmont January 9, 2013May 22, 2025
In Tahrir Square in November
Ideasegypt

Fleeting Democracy, Cages And A Forgotten Trial In Cairo

by Jeff Israely January 9, 2013May 22, 2025
Food / Travelfrance

McDonald’s Introduces Version Of France’s Favorite Sandwich – But No Fries?

by Jeff Israely January 9, 2013May 23, 2025
Economyfood

Spain’s Crisis Hits The Stomach: Steady Drop In Food Spending

by Julie Farrar January 9, 2013May 23, 2025
Cologne Cathedral at sunset
Societygermany

Germany’s Catholic Church Suddenly Halts Major Study On Priest Sex Abuse

by Jeff Israely January 9, 2013May 22, 2025
A Walmart in Yucatan, Mexico
Economybrazil

Walmart And Company Bribing Their Way Through Latin America

by Emily Liedel January 9, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

Major Prisoner Swap Begins: 2,130 Syrians For 48 Iranians

by Bertrand Hauger January 9, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticselection

Venezuelan Assembly Postpones Ailing Chavez’s Inauguration

by Julie Farrar January 9, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsindia

New India-Pakistan Tensions After Accusation Of Soldier Mutilation

by Leo Tilmont January 9, 2013May 23, 2025
Societybrazil

Brazilian Prostitutes Take Foreign Languages Classes To Prepare For World Cup

by Emily Liedel January 9, 2013May 21, 2025
17th century portrait of Chinese poet Bai Juyi
Societychina

The Evolution Of Chinese Painting – How An “Old Lotus” Brought Portraits Back In Vogue

by Marion Girault-Rime January 8, 2013May 22, 2025
Societyputin

Seventy-Two Hours On The Trail Of Gerard Depardieu

by Bertrand Hauger January 8, 2013May 23, 2025
Mundiya Kepanga's "Memoir of a Papuan in the Western World"
Societyfrance

A Papua New Guinea Chief’s Singular Discovery Of The “Tribe Of The French”

by Simon Benoit-Guyod January 8, 2013May 22, 2025
Futureitaly

Roman Shipwreck Contained Oldest Known Eye Medicine

by Marion Girault-Rime January 8, 2013May 22, 2025
Pope Benedict XVI's personal secretary is now also head of the papal household
Societypope benedict xvi

Dashing And Devout, Georg Ganswein Is Also Now Pope Benedict’s Most Powerful Servant

by Jeff Israely January 8, 2013May 24, 2025
Brennan last month informs Obama about the Newtown shootings
Ideasunited states

Brennan And The Targeted Killing Legacy

by Jeff Israely January 8, 2013May 22, 2025
Temperatures drop below zero all over the U.S.
Geopoliticssyria

“Friends Of Syria” To Meet, Morsi Trial Delayed, 50 (States) Below Zero

by Bertrand Hauger January 8, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Northern Ireland Sees Fifth Night Of Riots

by Julie Farrar January 8, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticstaliban

US Drone Kills Seven Militants In Pakistan

by Bertrand Hauger January 8, 2013May 22, 2025
The dark corners of China
Societychina

How Methamphetamines Replaced Heroin As China’s New Drug Of Choice

by kethevane January 8, 2013May 22, 2025
Societyswitzerland

Is Lionel Messi Already The Best Soccer Player Ever, At The Age Of 25?

by Leo Tilmont January 8, 2013May 22, 2025
Like elsewhere in Europe, Italy has seen a steady rise in immigrants over the past two decades.
Geopoliticsitaly

Apartheid In Italy? A Sicilian City’s Proposal For Immigrant-Only Buses

by Julie Farrar January 7, 2013May 22, 2025
Futurejapan

WATCH – This Furry Japanese Invention Will Help You Show Your Feelings

by Marion Girault-Rime January 7, 2013May 22, 2025
True love is only one well-written online profile away...
Societydating

Awkward At Online Dating? This Ghostwriter Service Can Sex Up Your Internet Profile

by Marion Girault-Rime January 7, 2013May 22, 2025
A coffee farmer inspects his crop in Colombia's southwestern Cauca department
Economycolombia

Climate Change, Killer Bugs, Asian Upstarts: Colombia Losing Edge In Coffee Market

by Emily Liedel January 7, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsunited states

Obama Taps Hagel For Defense, Brennan For CIA

by Julie Farrar January 7, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Winds Of Reform? China Said To Shut “Reeducation Through Labor” Camps

by Marion Girault-Rime January 7, 2013May 23, 2025
Trouble in the Beijing air
Futurehealth

China Starts To Come Clean On Pollution That’s Killing Its City Dwellers

by Bertrand Hauger January 7, 2013May 22, 2025
Temperatures are sticking far below zero Tuesday in Chicago, aka "Chiberia"
Geopoliticserdogan

South Sudan Talks Begin, Polar Vortex, Juan Carlos’ Daughter Suspected

by Bertrand Hauger January 7, 2013May 21, 2025
The city of Râmnicu Vâlcea in Romania, a.k.a. "Hackerville"
Futurefrance

In Romania, A Quiet City Has Become The Global Hub For Hackers And Online Crooks

by Leo Tilmont January 7, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Censored Chinese Newspaper Editorial Sparks Rare Journalist Strike

by Julie Farrar January 7, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsaustralia

Warnings Of “Extreme And Catastrophic Conditions” As Fires Ravage Australia

by Marion Girault-Rime January 7, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsnorth korea

Joining Richardson, Google’s Schmidt Begins “Personal” Visit To North Korea

by Leo Tilmont January 7, 2013May 23, 2025
Confucius says...
Societychina

Soft Power, Chinese-Style: Can Ancient Philosophy Help China Rule The World?

by Marion Girault-Rime January 6, 2013May 22, 2025
Kubrick in 1975
Societyunited states

IBM Gave Tech Help To Stanley Kubrick For His Famous “Psychotic Computer”

by Jeff Israely January 6, 2013May 23, 2025
A happy pothead
Societyunited states

The United States Of Marijuana – America’s “Green Rush” On Pot

by kethevane January 6, 2013May 22, 2025
Tens of thousands of African migrants demonstrate in Tel Aviv over asylum requests
Geopoliticsiraq

Al-Qaeda In Iraq, Madoff Fine, “Voldemort” Feud

by Bertrand Hauger January 6, 2013May 22, 2025
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau
Geopoliticsviolence

Boko Haram And Nigeria’s Pervasive Violence

by Marion Girault-Rime January 5, 2013May 21, 2025
Societychina

Top Woman Executive In China Denies Taking “African Gigolos” As Bribe

by Jeff Israely January 5, 2013May 23, 2025
Twelve months at 13...
Societyargentina

It’s 2013, And That May Actually Be A Lucky Thing

by Emily Liedel January 5, 2013May 22, 2025
The race for longer lives
Futureswitzerland

Introducing The ‘Polypill’ – Should Everyone Over 50 Start Taking This Wonder Drug?

by Leo Tilmont January 4, 2013May 22, 2025
SS Hellas Liberty, one of the last surviving Liberty cargo ships, in Piraeus Harbor.
Economychina

Can A Chinese Shipping Conglomerate Save Greece’s Biggest Port?

by Simon Benoit-Guyod January 4, 2013May 22, 2025
Troubled waters
Geopoliticscolombia

Chile And Peru: An Old Border Dispute Threatens A Vibrant Economic Alliance

by Sarah Collings January 4, 2013May 23, 2025
Paris Ballet stars Adenaur and Isabelle Ciaravola
Societyfrance

Happy 300th Birthday, Paris Opera Ballet

by Leo Tilmont January 4, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Pakistani Schoolgirl Targeted By Taliban Leaves British Hospital

by Simon Benoit-Guyod January 4, 2013May 23, 2025
Irene2005
Societynews

Facebook Spreads Truth And Lies Amidst Strife In Congo

by Simon Benoit-Guyod January 4, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Seven Children Dead in Chinese Orphanage Fire

by Leo Tilmont January 4, 2013May 22, 2025
Futuregermany

German Government Creates Legal Framework To Export Nuclear Waste

by Marion Girault-Rime January 4, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticstreatment

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Battling Severe Lung Infection In Cuba

by Simon Benoit-Guyod January 4, 2013May 22, 2025
A rebel fighter after unloading his shoulder-fired missile toward Assad loyalists
Societysyria

Aleppo Diary: Syria’s Once Vibrant Business Capital Besieged By War

by Simon Benoit-Guyod January 3, 2013May 22, 2025
Anti-Morsi protests last year in Cairo
Geopoliticsegypt

Egyptian Lawyers Accuse Muslim Brotherhood Of Taking $1.5 Billion From Obama

by Jeff Israely January 3, 2013May 22, 2025
Oil tankers in Istanbul
Economyturkey

Turkey’s Energy Sector Looking To Supply Developing World

by Jeff Israely January 3, 2013May 22, 2025
Wile E. Coyote agrees
Economyunited states

The Cliff Is Dead, Long Live the Cliff

by Bertrand Hauger January 3, 2013May 22, 2025
Futureitaly

New Study: A Yawn Is More Contagious From Someone You Love

by Jeff Israely January 3, 2013May 22, 2025
blognew delhi

Five Men Charged With Horrific Rape, Murder Of Indian Student

by Marion Girault-Rime January 3, 2013May 22, 2025
"Zombification" at work?
Societysociety

Do Smart Phones Make Us Dumber? Asking The Internet’s Intelligence Questions

by Leo Tilmont January 3, 2013May 22, 2025
New Madagascar President Hery Rajaonarimampianina
Geopoliticssudan

South Sudan Negotiations, Israel Shield, NYC Snow

by Bertrand Hauger January 3, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticschildren

Erdogan Calls On Turkish Families To Have At Least Three Children

by Bertrand Hauger January 3, 2013May 23, 2025
Step outside...
Societychildren

When Dad Lives In Jail: A Soft New German Way For Kids To Visit Prisoner Parents

by Marion Girault-Rime January 3, 2013May 23, 2025
Societyputin

Putin Grants Depardieu Russian Citizenship – In Case He Needs It

by Leo Tilmont January 3, 2013May 22, 2025
Economyunited states

Tale Of Two Als: Al Jazeera Buys Al Gore’s Current TV

by Bertrand Hauger January 3, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsnewspapers

Kirchner Tells Cameron UK Must Hand Falklands Back To Argentina

by Marion Girault-Rime January 3, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsafghanistan

Pakistan Militant Mullah Nazir Killed In US Drone Attack

by Simon Benoit-Guyod January 3, 2013May 22, 2025
Manipulating the weather? The HAARP antenna array
Futureunited states

Hurricanes And Tsunamis As Weapons? The Truth About ‘Environmental Warfare’

by kethevane January 2, 2013May 22, 2025
There are currently 130 million migrant workers in China
Societychina

What’s Driving China’s New Push To Move Millions Of Rural Families Into Cities

by Bertrand Hauger January 2, 2013May 22, 2025
Spicier than Starbucks
Economymexico

Mexican Coffee Chain Gives Starbucks A Run For Its Mocha

by Emily Liedel January 2, 2013May 22, 2025
Cyclone Bejisa makes landfall
Geopoliticsnewsletter

Antarctic Rescue, Cyclone Bejisa, Robber v. Broom

by Bertrand Hauger January 2, 2013May 21, 2025
Deadly Cairo Explosions, U.S. Secret Prison, Exploiting George Clooney
Geopoliticssyria

Deadly Cairo Explosions, U.S. Secret Prison, Exploiting George Clooney

by Liz Garrigan January 2, 2013May 21, 2025
Societynew year

French Woman Locked In Supermarket For New Year’s – Doesn’t Eat, Or Drink, Anything!

by Leo Tilmont January 2, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticscuba

Chavez Aware Condition Is Serious, Says Venezuelan VP After Visit

by Marion Girault-Rime January 2, 2013May 23, 2025
Economyunited states

U.S. House OKs Fiscal Cliff Deal, Global Markets Surge

by Simon Benoit-Guyod January 2, 2013May 21, 2025
Smiling in Red Square
Societyputin

A Russian Toast To 2013, Ringing Up The Global Price Of Happiness

by Emily Liedel January 2, 2013May 23, 2025
Steinway Grand Piano Challenges Ferrari As The New Chinese Status Symbol
Economychina

Steinway Grand Piano Challenges Ferrari As The New Chinese Status Symbol

by Jeff Israely January 2, 2013May 24, 2025
True American glamor in Hollywood....Maryland
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Forget LA, The Real American Hollywood Is In Maryland

by Marion Girault-Rime January 1, 2013May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsfireworks

Sixty Dead, Hundreds Injured in Ivory Coast Stampede

by Marion Girault-Rime January 1, 2013May 22, 2025
Iannis Boutaris, a different kind of mayor...
Societybudget

Meet The Eccentric Greek Mayor Fighting To Keep Thessaloniki Afloat

by Simon Benoit-Guyod January 1, 2013May 22, 2025
Nastou
Societywomen

Congo’s Changing Beauty Standards

by Simon Benoit-Guyod January 1, 2013May 22, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.united states

U.S. Senate Rings In New Year With Fiscal Deal

by Marion Girault-Rime January 1, 2013May 22, 2025
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