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Worldcrunch » Archives for September 2013

September 2013

Snapshot Of The World: Papal Saints, Santa Monica Crash, UN Vote, More
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Snapshot Of The World: Papal Saints, Santa Monica Crash, UN Vote, More

by Lucille Fonteny September 30, 2013May 21, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Geopoliticssyria

A Russian Take On The UN Security Council’s Syria Compromise

by Emily Liedel September 30, 2013May 22, 2025
A duck walks across dried mud near a pond in Oregon.
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Kurds Vs. ISIS, U.S. Drought, Free Wi-Fi At What Cost?

by Liz Garrigan September 30, 2013May 21, 2025
Breathtaking, oxygen-producing Chiribiquete
Futurecolombia

‘Navel Of The Amazon’ Expansion To Save Indigenous Lands And Endangered Species

by Lucille Fonteny September 30, 2013May 23, 2025
"Red lights" in Paris
Societyfrance

Why I Pay For Sex: Seven French Men Explain Why They Frequent Prostitutes

by Worldcrunch September 30, 2013May 23, 2025
Rouhani is back in Iran
Geopoliticsiran

Who Is Behind Rouhani’s Would-Be Revolution?

by Jeff Israely September 30, 2013May 22, 2025
A T90A Russian army tank
Geopoliticstechnology

The Sorry State Of Russia’s Defense Industry

by Emily Liedel September 29, 2013May 22, 2025
Hong Kong protesters
Geopoliticshong kong

ISIS Nears Baghdad, Hong Kong Protests, Potato Salad Party

by Liz Garrigan September 29, 2013May 21, 2025
Bo at his sentencing
Geopoliticschina

Why Bo Xilai’s Life Sentence Marks China’s True Return To Maoism

by Patrick Randall September 29, 2013May 22, 2025
A boat arriving in waters off Lampedusa on Sept. 7
Migrant Livessyria

On Lampedusa, Italy’s Infamous Destination For Immigrants, New Arrivals From Syria

by Julie Farrar September 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Smile Of A Snow Queen: Why Angela Merkel's Power Is A Risk Even To Herself
Geopoliticsgermany

Smile Of A Snow Queen: Why Angela Merkel’s Power Is A Risk Even To Herself

by Jeff Israely September 27, 2013May 24, 2025
Look, and listen, carefully for what is there - and what isn't anymore.
Futureswitzerland

Soundscapes Of Silence: How To Listen To Landscapes For Ecological Damage

by Patrick Randall September 27, 2013May 22, 2025
Who gets a seat at the banquet?
Economychina

How China’s Super-Rich Are Managing Their Wealth For Future Generations

by Patrick Randall September 27, 2013May 22, 2025
Don't forget the what? - Carla Bruni
Societyfrance

Carla Bruni Forgets Her Lyrics … At Alzheimer’s Charity Concert

by Worldcrunch September 27, 2013May 21, 2025
Abu Ali, an Free Syrian Army fighter, lost two of his middle fingers when he fired with an explosive bullet
Geopoliticssyria

How Assad Forces Plant Booby-Trapped Bullets In Rebels’ Rifles

by Lucille Fonteny September 27, 2013May 22, 2025
Hit It - What's No. 1 On World's Music Charts
Societyunited kingdom

Hit It – What’s No. 1 On World’s Music Charts

by Patrick Randall September 27, 2013May 21, 2025
Diving Into Photographs: Behold Interactive 3D Panorama
Futureinnovation

Diving Into Photographs: Behold Interactive 3D Panorama

by Worldcrunch September 27, 2013May 22, 2025
Iron Maiden's Janick Gers at The Fields of Rock festival in 2008
Food / Travelbrazil

Iron Maiden Beer And Other New Ways Old Rockers Are Staying Rich

by Worldcrunch September 26, 2013May 23, 2025
The Marais neighborhood in Schiltigheim (French Alsace region)
Societyfrance

How A French Ghetto Survives Off A Bustling Underground Economy

by Lucille Fonteny September 26, 2013May 22, 2025
Soldiers watch over a Mogadishu slum
Geopoliticskenya

After Nairobi Attack, The World Can No Longer Ignore Somalia

by Patrick Randall September 26, 2013May 22, 2025
Watching the markets in Shanghai
Economyeurope

Global Economic Crisis Deja Vu? Why 2013 Looks Like 1934

by Patrick Randall September 26, 2013May 21, 2025
Nepalese girls celebrate the beginning of the Dashain festival.
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Rouhani Chides West, Hong Kong Protests, The Who

by Liz Garrigan September 26, 2013May 21, 2025
Hassan Rouhani at the UN General Assembly
Geopoliticsun

*Heroic Flexibility* – Iranian Reaction To Rouhani U.N. Speech

by Lucille Fonteny September 25, 2013May 21, 2025
Vladimir Putin, available for questions?
Societyrussia

KGB Lingo, FAX Machines And The Newer Tools Of Russia’s Next Media Clampdown

by Emily Liedel September 25, 2013May 22, 2025
All smiles
Food / Travelsocial media

The Argentine Amateur Chef Lighting It Up On FoodTube With Jamie Oliver

by Julie Farrar September 25, 2013May 21, 2025
At the center of it all
Geopoliticsgermany

Why Merkel’s Victory Was A Big Win For Europe (But Now The Hard Part)

by Patrick Randall September 25, 2013May 24, 2025
Heavy lifting, paltry wages
Geopoliticspollution

The Wretched Face Of Globalization Hiding In A Ships’ Graveyard In Bangladesh

by Julie Farrar September 25, 2013May 22, 2025
Mars
Geopoliticsindia

Elusive Kim Jung-Un, Targeting ISIS Oil, Mars Photos

by Liz Garrigan September 25, 2013May 21, 2025
Al Shabab fighters
Geopoliticsnigeria

Three Massacres In 48 Hours: The Bloody Flag Of Jihad

by Patrick Randall September 25, 2013May 22, 2025
A Kurdish fighter in Syria
Geopoliticssyria

Syrian Kurds And The Divisions That Plague Damascus’ Enemies

by Patrick Randall September 24, 2013May 21, 2025
Education And The Internet: MOOC's Ambitions Go Global
Impact: Education Innovationfrance

Education And The Internet: MOOC’s Ambitions Go Global

by Worldcrunch September 24, 2013May 22, 2025
A MOOC World Tour
Impact: Education Innovationeducation

A MOOC World Tour

by Lucille Fonteny September 24, 2013May 21, 2025
Verbatim, Sept. 17-24
Geopoliticsbrazil

Verbatim, Sept. 17-24

by Simon Benoit-Guyod September 24, 2013May 21, 2025
At Gaston Berger University
Impact: Education Innovationdistance learning

In Africa, Accelerating A Continent-Wide Virtual University

by Worldcrunch September 24, 2013May 22, 2025
Homeroom
Futuregermany

Internet-Only School Gives Bullied Kids A Second Chance

by Emily Liedel September 24, 2013May 22, 2025
A Syrian man covers a dead Syrian army soldier with a blanket after a battle last year near Ras al Ayn, Syria
Geopoliticsturkey

Along Syria-Turkey Border, A New Battle Is On Between Islamists And Kurds

by Worldcrunch September 24, 2013May 22, 2025
By The Numbers: Chinese Billionaires, NYC Bike Share, Newer Moon
Mondounited kingdom

By The Numbers: Chinese Billionaires, NYC Bike Share, Newer Moon

by Lucille Fonteny September 24, 2013May 21, 2025
Snapshot Of The World, Sept. 17-23
Geopoliticsnews

Snapshot Of The World, Sept. 17-23

by Simon Benoit-Guyod September 23, 2013May 21, 2025
What Is Al-Shabab? Al Jazeera On Somali Group Behind Kenya Mall Attack
Geopoliticsal qaeda

What Is Al-Shabab? Al Jazeera On Somali Group Behind Kenya Mall Attack

by Jeff Israely September 23, 2013May 21, 2025
Gray skies in Guatemala City
Ideascorruption

The Dark Powers That Feed Guatemala’s Violence

by Julie Farrar September 23, 2013May 22, 2025
Norway, Aiming To Be The World's Most Ethical Petro Power
Economynorway

Norway, Aiming To Be The World’s Most Ethical Petro Power

by Liz Garrigan September 23, 2013May 21, 2025
After Sunday night's victory
Geopoliticsgermany

Angela Merkel’s Subtle Climb Into History

by Lucille Fonteny September 23, 2013May 21, 2025
Climate change activists demonstrate in New York.
Geopoliticsdonald trump

Climate Summit, Karzai Criticism, Trump Takedown

by Liz Garrigan September 23, 2013May 21, 2025
Smitten for mitten crab
Societychina

Autumn Cravings: China’s Wealthy Indulge In Annual Crab-Eating Mania

by Liz Garrigan September 23, 2013May 22, 2025
Chancellor Angela Merkel
Geopoliticsgermany

Merkel Wins Third Term: Front Pages From Around The World

by Lucille Fonteny September 23, 2013May 23, 2025
Isolated Indians in the Amazon jungle
blogdrug trafficking

When Peru’s Isolated Indigenous Emerge From Deepest Amazon Jungle

by Patrick Randall September 22, 2013May 22, 2025
Turkish authorities clamp down at border crossings.
Geopoliticssyria

Syrian Kurds, Mars Climate Change, Car-Free Day

by Liz Garrigan September 22, 2013May 21, 2025
"The Congress" - Art imitating life?
Futurepoland

Don’t Call Him Frankenstein – In Poland, Human Avatars Serve Real-Life Needs

by Lucille Fonteny September 22, 2013May 22, 2025
Gay pride in Shanghai, but many others in China still hide their orientation
Societychina

Gays, Lesbians And “Marriages Of Formality” In China

by Simon Benoit-Guyod September 21, 2013May 22, 2025
Naked Mole Rats, Goblin Sharks, Blobfish - Searching For The World's Ugliest Animals
blogunited kingdom

Naked Mole Rats, Goblin Sharks, Blobfish – Searching For The World’s Ugliest Animals

by Julie Farrar September 20, 2013May 23, 2025
A human touch, in St. Peter's Square
Ideasvatican

Modernity Of Faith: Inside Pope Francis’ Radical New Vision For Catholicism

by Julie Farrar September 20, 2013May 22, 2025
Hit It - What's No. 1 On World's Music Charts
Societyunited kingdom

Hit It – What’s No. 1 On World’s Music Charts

by Patrick Randall September 20, 2013May 21, 2025
Gray skies at the Bundestag
Geopoliticsgermany

Why So Many Educated Germans Will Skip Sunday’s Vote

by Emily Liedel September 20, 2013May 24, 2025
German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses in front of her picture on an campaign bus in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 16, 2013
Geopoliticsgermany

The Secret Of Angela Merkel’s Success

by Patrick Randall September 20, 2013May 22, 2025
Colors of joy
Futureswitzerland

Can Epilepsy Unlock The Secret To Happiness?

by Patrick Randall September 19, 2013May 22, 2025
London bus stop
Societyunited kingdom

A Brewing Culture Clash In UK As More Muslim Women Wear The Niqab

by Worldcrunch September 19, 2013May 21, 2025
Let her play again
Societysponsorship

Women’s Ice Hockey Team Drops Gloves (And More) To Help Find New Sponsors

by Julie Farrar September 19, 2013May 21, 2025
2013 LGBTI pride parade in Bogota
LGBTQ Pluspeace

Being LGBT In Colombia: Victims Of Hatred, Casualties Of Civil War

by Sarah Collings September 19, 2013May 24, 2025
A Bangladeshi laundry worker during a nationwide strike by the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami.
Geopoliticsukraine

Scotland Stays, French ISIS Strikes, IPhone Launch

by Liz Garrigan September 19, 2013May 21, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

Crime Int’l Sept 19-25

by Worldcrunch September 19, 2013May 21, 2025
Saving for a rainy day
blogchina

China’s Consumption Dilemma

by Simon Benoit-Guyod September 19, 2013May 22, 2025
Mind tricks
Societyneurology

NeuroMagic: How Masters Of Illusion Help Explain The Brain’s Mysteries

by Patrick Randall September 18, 2013May 24, 2025
Putin's Diplomatic Victory On Syria Will Do Little To Stop The War
Geopoliticssyria

Putin’s Diplomatic Victory On Syria Will Do Little To Stop The War

by Emily Liedel September 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Bangladesh's 'Info Ladies'
Societyfacebook

In Bangladesh, The Internet Comes To You On A Bike

by Lucille Fonteny September 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Scotland's day of reckoning
Geopoliticsukraine

Scotland’s Vote, Hitler’s Food Taster, Monster Black Hole

by Liz Garrigan September 18, 2013May 21, 2025
Crime Int'l, September 12-18
Societyunited kingdom

Crime Int’l, September 12-18

by Worldcrunch September 18, 2013May 21, 2025
Place your bets
Economycorruption

Match Fixing International: How Soccer Has Been Corrupted By The Hand Of Organized Crime

by Worldcrunch September 18, 2013May 22, 2025
At the blackboard, in Laos
Impact: Education Innovationpoland

A Skills Manifesto: Why Education (Not Finance) Is The Only Lasting Economic Solution

by Simon Benoit-Guyod September 17, 2013May 23, 2025
Kids at the Lallier school in Hay-les-Roses, south of Paris
Impact: Education Innovationeducation

Working-Class Kids Are French Avant-Garde For Classroom Use Of Tablets

by Lucille Fonteny September 17, 2013May 23, 2025
Working hard on Tareasplus.com
Futurecolombia

From Medellin To Silicon Valley And Back: Online Homework Help For Latin America

by Jeff Israely September 17, 2013May 22, 2025
School children in Russia
Impact: Education Innovationrussia

Russia Asks If Its Gifted Students Should Get Special Schooling

by Simon Benoit-Guyod September 17, 2013May 23, 2025
Scottish Sprint, ISIS Trailer, Gerard Drinks
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Scottish Sprint, ISIS Trailer, Gerard Drinks

by Patrick Randall September 17, 2013May 21, 2025
What's wrong?
Societychina

The People’s Republic Of Unhappy China

by Liz Garrigan September 17, 2013May 22, 2025
Beyond The Bad News: Journalism In Search Of Global Solutions
Impact: Education Innovationeducation

Beyond The Bad News: Journalism In Search Of Global Solutions

by Jeff Israely September 17, 2013May 21, 2025
Technology In Classrooms, A Global Tour
Futuretechnology

Technology In Classrooms, A Global Tour

by Lucille Fonteny September 17, 2013May 21, 2025
Rebel fighters in Aleppo on Sept. 14
Ideassyria

The “New Cold War” Bluff: How Putin And Obama Agreed To Hang Syria Out To Dry

by Patrick Randall September 16, 2013May 22, 2025
Hyderabad, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh
Societyindia

A Nation Of Dialects: The Value And Risks Of India’s Linguistic Diversity

by Sarah Collings September 16, 2013May 23, 2025
Beijing's new Apple store
Economychina

No, Apple – China Is Not The Answer To Your Problems

by Patrick Randall September 16, 2013May 22, 2025
Anti-ISIS Strikes, Cameron's Plea, Daredevil Grandma
Geopoliticsukraine

Anti-ISIS Strikes, Cameron’s Plea, Daredevil Grandma

by Liz Garrigan September 16, 2013May 21, 2025
Soldiers during the Spanish Civil War
Geopoliticspeace

From Spain To Colombia – Ghosts Of Civil Wars, Past And Present

by Sarah Collings September 16, 2013May 24, 2025
After a summer of war, students in Gaza return to school this week.
Geopoliticsiraq

Paris Conference On ISIS, Back To School In Gaza, Texting Lanes

by Liz Garrigan September 15, 2013May 21, 2025
On Its 50th Anniversary, An Appreciation Of John Le Carre's Classic Spy Novel
blogunited kingdom

On Its 50th Anniversary, An Appreciation Of John Le Carre’s Classic Spy Novel

by Liz Garrigan September 15, 2013May 22, 2025
Cafes in downtown Beirut
Geopoliticslebanon

Exiled in Beirut: Upper-Class Syrian Youth Examine Lost Illusions

by Liz Garrigan September 14, 2013May 22, 2025
"Enjoying" a performance by singer Robin Thicke
Eyes on the U.S.social media

Social Media – The Digital Breadcrumbs That Feed Our Souls

by Simon Benoit-Guyod September 14, 2013May 22, 2025
Hit It - What's No. 1 On World's Music Charts
Societyunited kingdom

Hit It – What’s No. 1 On World’s Music Charts

by Patrick Randall September 13, 2013May 21, 2025
On patrol
Futuredrugs

Rotterdam’s Newest Police Enforcers Are … Rats

by Sarah Collings September 13, 2013May 22, 2025
No-mobile-phone-phobia can be a dangerous fear ...
Futuretechnology

Addicted To Your Mobile Phone? You Might Be A Nomophobe

by Emily Liedel September 13, 2013May 22, 2025
Morsi supporters clash with security forces in Cairo
Geopoliticsegypt

How Egypt Is Systematically Hunting Down The Muslim Brotherhood

by Patrick Randall September 13, 2013May 22, 2025
Domenico Quirico back at La Stampa's newsroom in Turin
Geopoliticsjournalism

Diary Of Humiliation And Faith From A Hostage In Syria

by Sarah Collings September 12, 2013May 22, 2025
Labuan by night
Economytaxes

A Tiny Malaysian Island Has Quietly Become A Favorite New Global Tax Haven

by Patrick Randall September 12, 2013May 22, 2025
Record-breaking South Dakota snowfall
Geopoliticssyria

New Russian Sanctions, Japan’s Centenarians, Early Snow

by Liz Garrigan September 12, 2013May 21, 2025
La Candelaria neighborhood in Bogota
blogpeace

The Clash Between Environmental Reality And Utopian Dreams

by Sarah Collings September 12, 2013May 22, 2025
Russian schoolboys standing where the Beslan hostage crisis took placeon Sept.1, 2004
Geopoliticsrussia

Victims of Beslan Terror Still Search For Comfort, Wait For Answers

by Emily Liedel September 11, 2013May 22, 2025
Brazil's Dilma Rousseff and Argentina's Cristina Kirchner -- the exceptions that prove the rule
Geopoliticsequality

Latin America’s Female Leadership Paradox

by Sarah Collings September 11, 2013May 22, 2025
Aftermath of a car bomb in Beirut on July 2013
Geopoliticssyria

Next Door To Syria, Fears In Beirut Of “Total War” Scenario

by Patrick Randall September 11, 2013May 22, 2025
Catalan separatists in Barcelona
Geopoliticsunited states

Obama’s ISIS strategy, Pistorius verdict, Drowsy thief

by Liz Garrigan September 11, 2013May 21, 2025
Juan Valdez coffee store in Bogota
Economymarketing

What’s In Store As Starbucks Sets To Open In Coffee Mecca Of Colombia

by Sarah Collings September 10, 2013May 22, 2025
"Netanyahu is the only leader, politically and economically" ...
Economyisrael

A New Bibi? The Paradox Of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Dominance Of Israeli Politics

by Daniel Shadmy September 10, 2013May 22, 2025
Vitruvian Modern man
Futureswitzerland

Is The Internet About To Take Over Our Bodies Too?

by Patrick Randall September 10, 2013May 22, 2025
Apple CEO Tim Cook unveils the new iPhones 6 and 6 Plus
Geopoliticsunited states

Kerry In Iraq, Cameron In Scotland, Tennis Tunes

by Bertrand Hauger September 10, 2013May 22, 2025
How The World Reacted To Russia's Diplomatic Proposal For Syria
Geopoliticssyria

How The World Reacted To Russia’s Diplomatic Proposal For Syria

by Lucille Fonteny September 10, 2013May 21, 2025
Fixable?
Futuremicrosoft

Nokia Crash Shows How Far Europe’s High-Tech Has Fallen

by Lucille Fonteny September 10, 2013May 22, 2025
Workers and robots on a production line in Zhangshu, eastern China
Economychina

China’s Burgeoning Robot Economy

by Patrick Randall September 9, 2013May 22, 2025
I spy with my little eye
blogswitzerland

So You Want To Be A Private Eye?

by Patrick Randall September 9, 2013May 22, 2025
London protest against war in Syria on Sept. 9, 2013
Ideassyria

Indecision In Syria: The West’s Public Opinion Problem

by Patrick Randall September 9, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsputin

Kremlin-Backed Mayoral Candidate Wins In Moscow

by Lucille Fonteny September 9, 2013May 23, 2025
Floods in Pakistan and India have left at least 405 people dead
Geopoliticsisis

MH17 Report, Kerry Visits Mideast, iPhone 6 Unveiling

by Bertrand Hauger September 9, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsturkey

Kurdish Rebels Halt Agreed Withdrawal From Turkey

by Worldcrunch September 9, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsjournalism

Italian Journalist Freed After Five Months As Hostage In Syria

by Jeff Israely September 9, 2013May 22, 2025
Trouble on the border
Economyrussia

Not-So-Friendly Neighbors: Russia’s Two-Front Trade War

by Emily Liedel September 9, 2013May 22, 2025
Virtual roulette wheel, real debt
blogunited kingdom

The Scourge Of Slots In The UK, And The Internet Billionaire Cashing In

by Liz Garrigan September 8, 2013May 22, 2025
Serena Williams won her third U.S. Open title in a row Sunday.
blogunited states

Unionist Queen, Post-9/11 Torture, Jack The Ripper Unmasked

by Bertrand Hauger September 8, 2013May 23, 2025
Online squabbles
Societyunited kingdom

Wikipedia International: How Editorial Wars Vary Dramatically By Language

by Worldcrunch September 8, 2013May 23, 2025
Quotes Of The Week: Putin, Rafsandjani, Rudd ... And MORE
Geopoliticsvladimir putin

Quotes Of The Week: Putin, Rafsandjani, Rudd … And MORE

by Lucille Fonteny September 7, 2013May 21, 2025
A farmer participates in the demonstration supporting the agricultural national strike in Bogota.
Economyunited states

No, Colombian Farmers: Free Trade Is Not To Blame

by Sarah Collings September 7, 2013May 23, 2025
Hospital in Ruyigi, Burundi
Societyhealth

“Medical Tourism,” African-Style

by Worldcrunch September 6, 2013May 22, 2025
blogsyria

Cover Issues – Magazines, Mapped!

by Worldcrunch September 6, 2013May 21, 2025
Tanks in Azaz, Syria
Geopoliticssyria

Not Just Russia: Italy, Other Europeans Sold Plenty Of Weapons To Syria

by Sarah Collings September 6, 2013May 22, 2025
Mondounited kingdom

Hit It! What’s No. 1 On World’s Music Charts

by Patrick Randall September 6, 2013May 21, 2025
A notorious label?
blogchina

Why “Made In China” Is Still Synonymous With Low Quality

by Simon Benoit-Guyod September 6, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

G20 Leaders Remain Divided Over Syria

by Patrick Randall September 6, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Egyptian Government May Dissolve Muslim Brotherhood

by Worldcrunch September 6, 2013May 22, 2025
Syrian refugees at Zaatari camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq
Geopoliticssyria

No One Wants U.S. Strikes Against The Syrian Regime More Than They Do

by Liz Garrigan September 6, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsnetherlands

Netherlands Responsible For Three Deaths During Srebrenica Massacre

by Lucille Fonteny September 6, 2013May 23, 2025
Happier times between allies of the Americas
Geopoliticsbrazil

Rising Brazil-U.S. Tensions Over Spying Allegations From Snowden Leak

by Simon Benoit-Guyod September 5, 2013May 22, 2025
A summer for Matisse
blogtourism

Matisse In Nice: The Master On Display In His Own Backyard

by Liz Garrigan September 5, 2013May 23, 2025
1, 2, 3, 4 ... wait...
Geopoliticsgovernment

Chile’s Botched Census Is Major Black Mark On Its Global Reputation

by Sarah Collings September 5, 2013May 22, 2025
The European Central Bank, a gentlemen's club indeed
Economygermany

Can Quotas For Women Break A Central Bank’s Glass Ceiling?

by Worldcrunch September 5, 2013May 22, 2025
A policeman looks at a masked protester Thursday during the first day of the 2014 NATO Summit held in Newport, Wales.
Geopoliticsnato

Ukraine Truce Talks, Global Suicide, Bigger Than T. Rex

by Bertrand Hauger September 5, 2013May 23, 2025
Economychina

China To Open First Free Trade Zone To Reform Economy

by Patrick Randall September 5, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

G20 Opens In St. Petersburg: What To Look For

by Worldcrunch September 5, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Egyptian Interior Minister Survives Car Bombing

by Lucille Fonteny September 5, 2013May 22, 2025
Sunset on Ramallah
Futureisrael

The Venture Capital Behind Ramallah’s Rise As Palestinian Silicon Valley

by Daniel Shadmy September 5, 2013May 22, 2025
Syria And The Russian Reset Fail: How Putin Turned The Tables On Obama
Geopoliticssyria

Syria And The Russian Reset Fail: How Putin Turned The Tables On Obama

by Worldcrunch September 4, 2013May 22, 2025
Former Chief Rabbi of France Gilles Bernheim
SocietyJudaism

When Rabbis Lie

by Lucille Fonteny September 4, 2013May 22, 2025
Children in Haikou, Hunan Province
Societychina

How China Turns A Blind Eye To Child Abuse

by Lucille Fonteny September 4, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticspollution

Can “Ice Wall” Contain Fukushima Radiation Leaks?

by Patrick Randall September 4, 2013May 22, 2025
Cameron and Obama together penned a op-ed for Thursday's edition of "The Times" about evolving global challenges.
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Ukraine On NATO’s Mind, Tesla “Gigafactory,” No Visa For Dalai Lama

by Bertrand Hauger September 4, 2013May 23, 2025
Pregnant women at La Maternidad, a special health center in Trinidad, Cuba
Societyhealth

In Cuba, Where Public Health Is Prized But Doctors Pay The Price

by Simon Benoit-Guyod September 4, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

Putin Says He Could Back Syria Strike If Evidence Is Convincing

by Patrick Randall September 4, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited states

Cleveland Kidnapper-Rapist Ariel Castro Found Hanged In Cell

by Worldcrunch September 4, 2013May 22, 2025
BMW i8 and i3 electric cars
Economygermany

BMW Wants To Use Old Electric Car Batteries To Store Solar Energy

by Emily Liedel September 4, 2013May 24, 2025
"It was like being an actor"
bloggermany

Thesis Cheat: A University Ghostwriter’s Crisis Of Conscience

by Arnaud Di Stasio September 3, 2013May 22, 2025
London's Chinatown
Economyunited kingdom

Beijing Landlords In London: How The UK Lures New Investment From China

by Patrick Randall September 3, 2013May 22, 2025
France's National Assembly in Paris
Geopoliticssyria

France’s President Can Bypass Parliament On Syria, But He Shouldn’t

by Patrick Randall September 3, 2013May 22, 2025
Into the wild
Food / Travelswitzerland

Meet The Modern Caveman Living The Prehistoric Dream

by Patrick Randall September 3, 2013May 24, 2025
Florentijn Hofman's "HippopoThames"
Geopoliticsputin

ISIS Video Confirmed, Ukraine Ceasefire Hopes, Hippo On Thames

by Bertrand Hauger September 3, 2013May 23, 2025
Societyegypt

Egyptian Court Shutters Islamist TV Channel

by Lucille Fonteny September 3, 2013May 21, 2025
Economymicrosoft

Microsoft Buys Nokia Mobile Business For $7.2 Billion

by Patrick Randall September 3, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

Assad Warns France Not To Attack Syria

by Worldcrunch September 3, 2013May 22, 2025
Waiting at the Kerem Shalom crossing in Israel
Syria Crisissyria

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