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Worldcrunch » Archives for November 2013

November 2013

Not so green, Mexico
Economymexico

Mexico Cannot Rest On Reserves In New Energy World

by Worldcrunch November 30, 2013May 23, 2025
China's modern-day schizophrenia
Economychina

Confucianism, Socialism And The USA: A False Search For A ‘Chinese Model’

by Worldcrunch November 30, 2013May 23, 2025
By The Numbers: Palin's Ebay Fail, JFK Books, Monty Python Reunion And More
blogunited kingdom

By The Numbers: Palin’s Ebay Fail, JFK Books, Monty Python Reunion And More

by Bertrand Hauger November 29, 2013May 21, 2025
Stability at last?
Societynorth korea

Real Change Afoot In North Korea? A Look From The Inside

by Patrick Randall November 29, 2013May 23, 2025
Belly-dancing in Beijing
Societychina

How Belly Dancing In China Has Become The Hip New Thing

by Liz Garrigan November 29, 2013May 23, 2025
Hit It! - Katy Perry, Geisha, Other Tops On World Music Charts
Societyunited kingdom

Hit It! – Katy Perry, Geisha, Other Tops On World Music Charts

by Patrick Randall November 29, 2013May 21, 2025
I spy...
Eyes on the U.S.united states

How Paranoia Came To Rule The USA

by Patrick Randall November 29, 2013May 22, 2025
Family portrait in Leysin, Switzerland
Societyswitzerland

Spotlight On Traditional Family Values In Switzerland

by Worldcrunch November 29, 2013May 23, 2025
In Sana'a, Yemen's capital
Geopoliticsegypt

ARABICA: Nude Activist, Tunisian Rapper, Other News Buzzing In Arab World

by Liz Garrigan November 28, 2013May 23, 2025
A February 2013 protest against Silvio Berlusconi in London
Geopoliticspolitics

Berlusconi, The Perils Of Not Knowing When To Say Goodbye

by Julie Farrar November 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Crime Int'l: Perilous Kiss, Acid Attack, Bad Tattoo
Societyviolence

Crime Int’l: Perilous Kiss, Acid Attack, Bad Tattoo

by Patrick Randall November 28, 2013May 21, 2025
Pro-EU protests continue in Kiev
Geopoliticsukraine

What Failure In Ukraine Reveals About European Weakness

by Worldcrunch November 28, 2013May 21, 2025
Sheep grazing near Paris' Eiffel Tower as part of protests by French farmers
Geopoliticsfrance

Oil Prices Slide, Criminalizing Bollywood, Black Friday Insanity

by Bertrand Hauger November 28, 2013May 23, 2025
Aboard a Trans-Siberian train
Food / Traveltrain

Beijing-To-Moscow By Train: A Fleeting Trans-Siberian Diary

by Patrick Randall November 28, 2013May 23, 2025
Some 3,000 other Syrian refugees have left Egypt for Lampedusa since August. Pictured: The port of Alexandria
Ideassyria

How Syrian Refugees Are Shunned In Post-Morsi Egypt

by Valentina Crosato November 27, 2013May 22, 2025
Butembo's main street
Futurepollution

Solar Satisfaction In A Congo Town Without A Power Grid

by Worldcrunch November 27, 2013May 22, 2025
Preparations for New York's annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC
Geopoliticsunited states

Kabul Blast, “Promising” Ebola Vaccine, One Million LPs

by Bertrand Hauger November 27, 2013May 23, 2025
Coffee at Kuwait City's Kuait Towers
Economymiddle east

Juan Valdez Coffee Aims To Conquer Middle East

by Patrick Randall November 27, 2013May 23, 2025
Russian guard outside Kremlin
Geopoliticsrussia

After Gays And Foreigners, Russia’s Latest Bogeyman: Separatists

by Emily Liedel November 27, 2013May 22, 2025
Deir ez-Zor's bridge over the Euphrates River
Geopoliticssyria

One Syrian Town’s Notorious ‘Bridge Of Death’

by Bertrand Hauger November 26, 2013May 23, 2025
Faking it?
Societychina

What’s Behind Beijing’s Skyrocketing Divorce Rates

by Liz Garrigan November 26, 2013May 22, 2025
Snapshot Of The World, Nov. 19-26
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Snapshot Of The World, Nov. 19-26

by Patrick Randall November 26, 2013May 21, 2025
Artificial reality, real happiness?
Societynetherlands

Inside The Staged Normalcy Of Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Village

by Patrick Randall November 26, 2013May 22, 2025
A protester in Ferguson
Geopoliticsunited states

Ferguson Spreads, Kickstarting Europe, ‘O Luna Mia

by Bertrand Hauger November 26, 2013May 22, 2025
One of Google's Project Loon balloons
Futurebrazil

After The Internet Bubble, Here Comes The Internet Balloon

by Worldcrunch November 26, 2013May 21, 2025
Street artists in Medellin
Societycolombia

From The Streets Of Medellin, A Graffiti Artist’s Manifesto

by Jeff Israely November 25, 2013May 23, 2025
Violence in Ferguson early Tuesday
Geopoliticsunited states

Ferguson Ablaze, Erdogan’s Sexism, Paris Puff

by Bertrand Hauger November 25, 2013May 23, 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Nov. 24
Geopoliticsswitzerland

Kerry’s Chocolate, A Fabius Nod And Other Twists To The Deal Of The Century

by Patrick Randall November 25, 2013May 22, 2025
Scanning the news in Tehran
Geopoliticsdiplomacy

After Geneva: Iran’s Glasnost Moment

by Bertrand Hauger November 25, 2013May 23, 2025
Kids playing in Guizhou in southwestern China
Societychina

How One-Child China Can Become Three-Child China

by Patrick Randall November 25, 2013May 23, 2025
"Portrait of the Collector Arnie Druck" by Daniel Enkaoua
Societyphotography

The Israeli Man Who Collected Everything

by Bertrand Hauger November 24, 2013May 22, 2025
Khabarovsk Bridge over Amur river, near the Russian border with China
Geopoliticsrussia

Will Russia Make Its Own Pivot Toward Asia?

by Emily Liedel November 24, 2013May 22, 2025
The Soyuz capsule launches from Kazakhstan
Geopoliticsisis

Iran’s Deadline, Spacecraft Launches, Cairo Roller Derby

by Liz Garrigan November 24, 2013May 21, 2025
Verbatim: Iran Negotiator, Art Hoarder, Bad Loser
Societysweden

Verbatim: Iran Negotiator, Art Hoarder, Bad Loser

by Liz Garrigan November 23, 2013May 21, 2025
A young couple celebrate their wedding
Geopoliticssyria

No Fairy-Tale Wedding In War-Torn Syria

by Worldcrunch November 23, 2013May 22, 2025
"The street is covered in droppings"
Economygermany

The Parakeets Of Dusseldorf Ruffle City Feathers

by Liz Garrigan November 22, 2013May 24, 2025
In Shanghai
Economychina

China’s Car Market Is Humming Again

by Patrick Randall November 22, 2013May 23, 2025
Hit It! - James Arthur, Sido, Other Tops On World Music Charts
Societyunited states

Hit It! – James Arthur, Sido, Other Tops On World Music Charts

by Patrick Randall November 22, 2013May 21, 2025
Lebanese soldiers guarding the site of the Nov. 19 blast in Beirut
Geopoliticslebanon

Is Lebanon On The Verge Of A New Civil War?

by Worldcrunch November 22, 2013May 22, 2025
JFK Assassination: World's Newspapers 50 Years Ago
Eyes on the U.S.united states

JFK Assassination: World’s Newspapers 50 Years Ago

by Bertrand Hauger November 22, 2013May 21, 2025
A woman from the Kenyh tribe in Borneo's state of Sarawak
Economypollution

Indigenous Malaysian Tribe Resists Masters Of ‘Progress’

by Worldcrunch November 22, 2013May 23, 2025
One of Colombia's most recognizable faces abroad. How popular is she at home?
Societycolombia

Former Colombian Hostage Betancourt To Run For President

by Patrick Randall November 22, 2013May 21, 2025
Putin and Yanukovych share not common religious roots
Geopoliticsputin

Ukraine, Putin’s Thick Red Line

by Bertrand Hauger November 22, 2013May 23, 2025
Crime Int'l: Paris Gunman, Gold Bars In Bathroom and More
Societyfrance

Crime Int’l: Paris Gunman, Gold Bars In Bathroom and More

by Patrick Randall November 21, 2013May 21, 2025
Sunset in Aleppo, Syria
Geopoliticssaudi arabia

ARABICA: Beirut Bombing, Iraqi Executions, 125-Year-Old Man

by Bertrand Hauger November 21, 2013May 23, 2025
Cyclone Cleopatra killed 16, including four children
Societyitaly

S.O.S. By Fax Blamed For Death Toll In Italy’s Cyclone

by Julie Farrar November 21, 2013May 23, 2025
In Kassel, Germany
Geopoliticsgermany

How German Intel Uses Asylum Seekers In Spy Efforts

by Bertrand Hauger November 21, 2013May 22, 2025
A funeral in Guangzhou
Ideaschina

China’s ‘Condolence Fees’ – Paying Off Survivors For Their Silence

by Jeff Israely November 21, 2013May 22, 2025
A military shoes factory standing on its last leg
Economyisrael

Israeli Army Boots On The Road To Outsourcing

by Daniel Shadmy November 21, 2013May 23, 2025
By The Numbers: Camels, Obesity, Deforestation, More
blogunited kingdom

By The Numbers: Camels, Obesity, Deforestation, More

by Bertrand Hauger November 20, 2013May 21, 2025
Baby receiving treatment for malaria at a municipal hospital in M'banza Congo
Societyhealth

Prayers Are Not The Cure For Malaria

by Worldcrunch November 20, 2013May 22, 2025
A young Colombian during the ''March for Peace'' in Bogota, on Apr. 9, 2013.
Geopoliticspeace

Why The FARC Peace Process Is Not On The Fast Track

by Patrick Randall November 20, 2013May 22, 2025
Real Madrid in the Middle East
Geopoliticssyria

An AC Milan Jersey Saved My Life: Of Soccer And Wars

by Julie Farrar November 20, 2013May 22, 2025
Mikhail Khodorkovsky was freed after spending more than 10 years in jail
Geopoliticsrussia

Khodorkovsky Freed, North Korea Threats, Space Robot

by Bertrand Hauger November 20, 2013May 22, 2025
A resident of Alden, New York, shovels snow from atop his car.
Geopoliticsunited states

Iran Talks Stall, U.S. Snowfall, Mummified Mom

by Bertrand Hauger November 20, 2013May 22, 2025
A Syrian refugee detained at a border police station in Bulgaria
Geopoliticssyria

Turkey-Bulgaria Border, From Iron Curtain To Refugee Gateway

by Patrick Randall November 20, 2013May 22, 2025
Solar-powered street lights in Pakistan
Futureextremism

Darkness To Light? Solar Power To Tame Pakistani Extremism

by Liz Garrigan November 19, 2013May 24, 2025
18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
Economychina

Property And Profits: The True Ambition Of China’s New Reforms

by Bertrand Hauger November 19, 2013May 22, 2025
Young Zabbaleen in Manshiyat Naser, aka Garbage City
Societyegypt

Cairo’s Christian Ragmen, Unlikely Inventors Of Eco-Waste System

by Patrick Randall November 19, 2013May 23, 2025
805 million people across the globe are undernourished, a new UN report reveals.
Geopoliticsputin

Battle For Jerusalem, Keystone Flops, Bob Marley’s Cannabis

by Bertrand Hauger November 19, 2013May 22, 2025
Lexicon Exports: 5 Chinese Words Going Global
Societychina

Lexicon Exports: 5 Chinese Words Going Global

by Bertrand Hauger November 19, 2013May 23, 2025
Norilsk maternity hospital
Societyrussia

New Anti-Abortion Movement Emerges In Russia

by Emily Liedel November 19, 2013May 22, 2025
Street scene near Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Societypoverty

The Sham Doctors Who Prey On Pakistan’s Poor

by Liz Garrigan November 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Snapshot Of The World: Opium Fields, Typhoon, Chinese Kids
Geopoliticsphilippines

Snapshot Of The World: Opium Fields, Typhoon, Chinese Kids

by Patrick Randall November 18, 2013May 21, 2025
In Mata de Sao Joao
Economybrazil

Can Wealth Bring Equality In Latin America?

by Liz Garrigan November 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Police and protesters clash in São Paolo on Brazil's Independence Day, September 7
Geopoliticsbrazil

Beyond ‘Occupy’ – Why Brazil’s Black Bloc Protesters Go Too Far

by Worldcrunch November 18, 2013May 22, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in April 2013
Geopoliticsdiplomacy

Turkey-US Relations Put To Test With Davutoglu Visit

by Bertrand Hauger November 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Starlings over Rome's Ponte Sant'Angelo
Societymigration

The Most Enchanting And Disgusting Thing About Rome

by Julie Farrar November 18, 2013May 23, 2025
NASA is working on a new space telescope, 100 times more powerful than Hubble.
Geopoliticsunited states

Jerusalem Synagogue Attacked, Iran Nuclear Talks, Planet Of The Vapes

by Patrick Randall November 18, 2013May 23, 2025
“I am a prisoner in my own home"
Geopoliticssyria

In Damascus, A Mother Torn From Her Family

by Patrick Randall November 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Burying ashes
Societyfrance

Rising Ashes: Why So Many Now Choose Cremation

by Patrick Randall November 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Verbatim: Monkey Slur, Uribe Defiant, India Rape, More
Geopoliticsiran

Verbatim: Monkey Slur, Uribe Defiant, India Rape, More

by Jeff Israely November 18, 2013May 21, 2025
Thousands took part in Sunday's 19th annual Gay Pride parade on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach.
Geopoliticsbrazil

“Pure Evil” Of ISIS, Japan In Recession, Hip Hop Heals

by Bertrand Hauger November 17, 2013May 23, 2025
Beijing's Xuanwu Hospital
Ideashealth

China: Sickness, Murder And A Doctor-Patient Crisis Of Trust

by Bertrand Hauger November 16, 2013May 22, 2025
Saw Ohn Myint, a Burmese boxer, will represent Burma at the upcoming South East Asian Games, SEA Games
Societysports

Traditional Burmese Boxing Knocked Out By Thai Cousin

by Bertrand Hauger November 16, 2013May 22, 2025
Snowden last month in Moscow
Eyes on the U.S.russia

How Snowden’s Revelations Are Helping Russia

by Emily Liedel November 15, 2013May 22, 2025
More than 2,000 people have died in Tacloban alone
Geopoliticsmissing people

A Mother And Father’s Haiyan Toll: One Daughter Dead, Another Missing

by Liz Garrigan November 15, 2013May 22, 2025
Hit It! - Prince Royce, Common Kings, Other Tops On World Music Charts
Societyunited states

Hit It! – Prince Royce, Common Kings, Other Tops On World Music Charts

by Patrick Randall November 15, 2013May 21, 2025
Pianist Ivan Ilic on his 1930 Pleyel grand piano
Economymusic

In France, The Final Note For World’s Oldest Piano Maker

by Bertrand Hauger November 15, 2013May 23, 2025
Michelle Bachelet, on her way to a second term
Geopoliticselections

Michelle Bachelet And The Two Truths Of Chile

by Jeff Israely November 15, 2013May 23, 2025
Crime Int'l: Miscarriage Of Injustice, Cruise Loot, Vacuum Robbery
Societyargentina

Crime Int’l: Miscarriage Of Injustice, Cruise Loot, Vacuum Robbery

by Julie Farrar November 15, 2013May 21, 2025
Mural in Gaza City
blogpalestinian territory

ARABICA: Islamic Jihad, Egyptian Comic, Arafat Outrage

by Bertrand Hauger November 14, 2013May 23, 2025
Sombath Somphone disappeared on Dec. 15, 2012
Societykidnapping

The Dark Side Of Laos, As An Activist Vanishes Without A Trace

by Patrick Randall November 14, 2013May 23, 2025
U.S. Marines help Haiyan victims
Geopoliticsdestruction

5 Mistakes To Avoid After Haiyan – Lessons From Past Disasters

by Julie Farrar November 14, 2013May 21, 2025
Members of the Military Police of Colombia
Geopoliticscolombia

Inside The FARC Plot To Kill Arch-Enemy Uribe

by Jeff Israely November 14, 2013May 23, 2025
A Tymoshenko supporter in Kiev
Geopoliticsukraine

Ukraine Fails To Free Tymoshenko, EU Bid At Risk

by Patrick Randall November 14, 2013May 22, 2025
"China can more or less manufacture anything, but the core technologies belong to other people."
Societytechnology

Why China Won’t Win A Science Nobel Prize Anytime Soon

by Liz Garrigan November 14, 2013May 22, 2025
By The Numbers: Twitter Shares, Chinese Singles, Auction Records
Economyswitzerland

By The Numbers: Twitter Shares, Chinese Singles, Auction Records

by Bertrand Hauger November 13, 2013May 21, 2025
A priest confronts a protester
Geopoliticsbuenos aires

Arch-Traditionalist Catholics Storm Argentine Holocaust Memorial

by Jeff Israely November 13, 2013May 22, 2025
Pit stop
Futuretechnology

This New Green Fuel Is Yellow: A Car That Runs On Urine

by Julie Farrar November 13, 2013May 22, 2025
Nanjing facing its troubled past
Societychina

Nanjing Faces Cruel History Of Japanese ‘Comfort Stations’

by Bertrand Hauger November 13, 2013May 23, 2025
Rare snow storm in Jerusalem
Geopoliticsbudget

Kim Jong-Un’s Uncle Executed, More On Syria Attacks, Child Euthanasia

by Bertrand Hauger November 13, 2013May 22, 2025
An immigration center in Rome has been under attack since Monday by angry locals
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

G20 Down Under, ISIS Leader’s Alive, Federer Crushes

by Bertrand Hauger November 13, 2013May 23, 2025
Overlooking Shanghai
Economyhealth

What’s Killing China’s Best And Brightest Entrepreneurs?

by Jeff Israely November 13, 2013May 23, 2025
Father Paolo Dall'Oglio SJ, founder of the Community al-Khalil in Deir Mar Musa, Syria, among a growing number of hostages in Syria
Geopoliticsjournalism

In Syria, The ‘Stockpiling’ Of Foreign Hostages

by Jeff Israely November 13, 2013May 22, 2025
Two window washers were left dangling for almost two hours from the 69th floor of One World Trade Center Wednesday afternoon.
Geopoliticsunited states

Attacks Target Egypt, FIFA Absolves Itself, S. Korea Goes Quiet

by Bertrand Hauger November 13, 2013May 23, 2025
At a crossroads in Rabat
Smarter Citiestechnology

Rabat Renewal: How To Modernize Morocco’s Ancient Capital

by Emily Liedel November 12, 2013May 22, 2025
A man sits on debris of his house in Leyte province, central Philippines
Futurephilippines

Haiyan And Global Warming: Is New Class Of Cyclones Needed?

by Worldcrunch November 12, 2013May 22, 2025
The Hammarby Sjostad environmental project in Stockholm
Smarter Citiesfrance

Urban Diversity: Cities Of Differences Create Different Cities

by Emily Liedel November 12, 2013May 22, 2025
Snapshot Of The World: NYC Mayor, Typhoon Haiyan, China E-Commerce
Geopoliticsunited states

Snapshot Of The World: NYC Mayor, Typhoon Haiyan, China E-Commerce

by Jeff Israely November 12, 2013May 21, 2025
More than water
Smarter Citiesgermany

Public v. Private Water: A French Executive Tastes Both In Berlin And Hamburg

by Emily Liedel November 12, 2013May 24, 2025
Eyes on the prize: comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Geopoliticsfrance

Comet At hand, Afghan Opium, Bush To Bush

by Bertrand Hauger November 12, 2013May 23, 2025
Facing economic meltdown in Sana'a's old city
Societypolitics

Tough Times In Yemen: Economic Crisis Leaves Nothing Untouched

by Julie Farrar November 12, 2013May 23, 2025
Leaving his mark in Bogota
Societycolombia

A Father’s Lament After Justin Bieber Graffiti Brouhaha

by Liz Garrigan November 11, 2013May 23, 2025
Fabius arrives in Geneva
Geopoliticsisrael

Why France’s Hard Line On Iran Is Smart Diplomacy

by Worldcrunch November 11, 2013May 22, 2025
Some of the babies recently born at the clinic in Anand
Geopoliticsindia

Brave New World: Inside India’s First Bonafide Baby Factory

by Worldcrunch November 11, 2013May 22, 2025
Protests in Kiev on Dec. 11, 2013
Geopoliticsukraine

Latest On Ukraine, U.S. Budget Deal, French Fries Onslaught

by Bertrand Hauger November 11, 2013May 22, 2025
Putin and Jinping at Beijing's APEC Summit
Geopoliticschina

Putin And Obama, South Korea Ferry Sentence, “Naked Capital”

by Bertrand Hauger November 11, 2013May 23, 2025
Main entrance gate of Istanbul University on Beyazıt Square
Ideasturkey

Erdogan’s Crackdown On Co-Ed Housing, Early Signs Of An Islamic Police State

by Jeff Israely November 11, 2013May 23, 2025
Lost at home
Societyparenting

In France, State Aid For Parents Facing Internet-Addicted Teens

by Patrick Randall November 10, 2013May 22, 2025
Al-Qusayr makeshift cemetery in Homs
Societysyria

In Syria, Where Burials Have Become A Luxury

by Bertrand Hauger November 10, 2013May 22, 2025
"Sari protest in Bhubaneswar, India
Geopoliticsindia

Obama In China, ISIS Casualties, Pink Floyd’s Finale

by Bertrand Hauger November 10, 2013May 22, 2025
Verbatim: FARC, Ford, Greed In Ghana, And Other News-By-Quotes
Geopoliticscanada

Verbatim: FARC, Ford, Greed In Ghana, And Other News-By-Quotes

by Liz Garrigan November 10, 2013May 21, 2025
Thai Parliament Dissolved, Brazilian Brawl, More
Geopoliticsthailand

Thai Parliament Dissolved, Brazilian Brawl, More

by Bertrand Hauger November 9, 2013May 23, 2025
The Tsim Sha Tsui area in in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong
Economyhong kong

What’s Driving Hong Kong’s Uptick In Emigration?

by Jeff Israely November 9, 2013May 23, 2025
Beijing National Stadium, a.k.a. the "Bird's Nest"
Economychina

Sochi Looks To Beijing, The Model Of Olympic Success

by Emily Liedel November 8, 2013May 22, 2025
Crime Int'l: TV Killer, Zombie Thieves, Pedophile Sting
Geopoliticsrussia

Crime Int’l: TV Killer, Zombie Thieves, Pedophile Sting

by Patrick Randall November 8, 2013May 21, 2025
Not all her pictures look that good
Futurebeyoncé

The Streisand Effect: When Internet Censorship Backfires

by Worldcrunch November 8, 2013May 23, 2025
An MQ-9 drone taking off in Afghanistan
Eyes on the U.S.united states

The Drone Wars: Modern Battlefield Tool Or International War Crime?

by Bertrand Hauger November 8, 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 November 8, 2013May 21, 2025
One of the few pictures of "El Chapo"
Societywar

Why Forbes Magazine Is Awed By A Mexican Drug Kingpin

by Patrick Randall November 8, 2013May 22, 2025
Vanessa Francois training in French Verdon canyon
Societyunited states

After The Fall: How A Paraplegic Rock Climber Conquered Yosemite’s El Capitan

by Patrick Randall November 7, 2013May 23, 2025
Back in business
Economychina

When Chinese Businessmen Step Onto The Global Market

by Simon Benoit-Guyod November 7, 2013May 22, 2025
Pudong airport
Food / Travelchina

Fecal Rain? Near Shanghai Airport, Unpleasant Droppings From Above

by Jeff Israely November 7, 2013May 21, 2025
How much is Rouhani ready to compromise?
Geopoliticsiran

Why A Hard Line Is The Only Way To Bargain With Iran

by Patrick Randall November 7, 2013May 24, 2025
Rajesh Kumar teaching at "railway school"
Societyindia

India’s Inspiring Slumdog School With A Railway Bridge As A Roof

by Patrick Randall November 7, 2013May 22, 2025
Rowing in Cambridge
Geopoliticsgaza

Obama Writes Khamenei, Gorbachev Defends Putin, No Hollande Love

by Bertrand Hauger November 7, 2013May 23, 2025
Bogota's new Palace of Justice
Societycolombia

The Staggering Toll Of An Anniversary Colombia Would Rather Forget

by Liz Garrigan November 7, 2013May 22, 2025
YA+K's "Trans 305" construction site
Smarter Citiesfrance

Where Poetry Meets City Planning: The French Art Of Urban Renewal

by Emily Liedel November 7, 2013May 22, 2025
Inside an IDF control room
Futureisrael

Inside Israel’s Quest For Cyberwar Supremacy

by Worldcrunch November 6, 2013May 23, 2025
By The Numbers: Earth's Hot Twin, Iraqi Toll, Art Loot
blogunited kingdom

By The Numbers: Earth’s Hot Twin, Iraqi Toll, Art Loot

by Worldcrunch November 6, 2013May 21, 2025
Ulaanbaatar, "the most polluted capital on the planet"
blogpollution

This Asian City Is Killing Its Locals With Coal

by Worldcrunch November 6, 2013May 23, 2025
In Tunis
blogmiddle east

Tunisia Police Brutality, Morsi Bashing And Other News Stirring The Arab World

by Bertrand Hauger November 6, 2013May 22, 2025
Chagall's "The Fiddler." Other works of the French Jewish artist were among those found in Munich.
Ideasgermany

Stash Of Nazi-Stolen Art Is About More Than Just Billions

by Patrick Randall November 6, 2013May 22, 2025
Protests in Xalapa as anger grows over the case of 43 missing students.
Geopoliticsmexico

Widening Syrian Airstrikes, Bin Laden Hero Unmasked, Manet Record

by Bertrand Hauger November 6, 2013May 23, 2025
July 2013 protests in support of Edward Snowden in Frankfurt, Germany
Eyes on the U.S.putin

Is Snowden Violating His Russian Asylum Conditions?

by Emily Liedel November 6, 2013May 21, 2025
Not Only NASA: 8 National Space Programs
Futureunited kingdom

Not Only NASA: 8 National Space Programs

by Julie Farrar November 5, 2013May 22, 2025
One more question...
Societychina

China’s New Press Freedoms Have Bred Rampant Corruption

by Liz Garrigan November 5, 2013May 23, 2025
The Jourit Al-Shayah neighborhood in Homs
Geopoliticssyria

The Siege Of Homs: 510 Days And Counting

by Bertrand Hauger November 5, 2013May 22, 2025
Is there such a thing as "friends" among nation-states?
Geopoliticsbrazil

In Praise Of Nationalism: The Only Defense Against U.S. Imperialism

by Worldcrunch November 5, 2013May 22, 2025
City Moves: 7 Public Transport Innovations
Smarter Citiessaudi arabia

City Moves: 7 Public Transport Innovations

by Julie Farrar November 5, 2013May 21, 2025
Democratic debacle in Sanford, North Carolina
Geopoliticsunited states

Democratic Debacle, Israel War Crimes, Erdogan “Dog” Cartoon”

by Bertrand Hauger November 5, 2013May 23, 2025
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Food / Traveltourism

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File photo of Nigerian immigrants near Nador City
Geopoliticsimmigrants

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Verbatim: Quotes From Clapper, Cameron, Don Popo On Bieber, More
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"The bigger test for Georgian democracy is what happens now, after the election."
Geopoliticsdemocracy

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A woman at the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan
Geopoliticscivil war

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In Istanbul with an Ataturk flag and Anonymous mask.
Geopoliticsturkey

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"Cutting off the finger of a deceased was a common practice before proceeding to cremation."
Societypoland

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Infant Malaysian orangutan
Societyrehabilitation

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Shanghai's Walmart Superstore
Economychina

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