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Worldcrunch » Archives for January 2014

January 2014

Working on the roof of the University Hospital of Mirebalais
Futurehaiti

Four Years After The Earthquake, Haiti Looks To The Sun

by Worldcrunch January 31, 2014May 22, 2025
In Naples, One Small Beer For Mankind
blogitaly

In Naples, One Small Beer For Mankind

by Bertrand Hauger January 31, 2014May 21, 2025
Sri Lankan gridiron
Geopoliticsunited states

Super Bowl Global: American Football’s Worldwide Push

by Julie Farrar January 31, 2014May 23, 2025
Eye on the prize
China's Entrepreneurschina

Robin Li: China’s Tech Titan Always Ready To Pivot

by Patrick Randall January 31, 2014May 22, 2025
Hit It! - Katy Perry, Ellie Goulding, Other Tops On World Music Charts
Societyunited kingdom

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

by Patrick Randall January 31, 2014May 20, 2025
Mud Jeans founder Bert van Son
bloggermany

Want To Wear Sustainability On Your Sleeve? Rent A Sweater

by Liz Garrigan January 31, 2014May 22, 2025
The Nirbhaya Patrolling Mobile Service
Societyindia

In India, A Female Police Unit’s Aggressive Anti-Rape Patrols

by Julie Farrar January 31, 2014May 22, 2025
Terezin ghetto's entrance
Societynazi

The Jewish Ghetto And Its Phantom Opera

by Patrick Randall January 30, 2014May 22, 2025
Same Street, Different Cars
blogbrazil

Same Street, Different Cars

by Bertrand Hauger January 30, 2014May 20, 2025
One of Schumacher's racing helmets
Futuregermany

Why A Coma May Be Saving Michael Schumacher’s Life

by Liz Garrigan January 30, 2014May 24, 2025
Fenced off in Poland
Eyes on the U.S.poland

How The CIA Made Dupes Of Polish Intelligence

by Bertrand Hauger January 30, 2014May 22, 2025
8 Reasons Tunisia Is Not Egypt (And Vice-Versa)
blogdemocracy

8 Reasons Tunisia Is Not Egypt (And Vice-Versa)

by Jeff Israely January 30, 2014May 23, 2025
Funeral procession for a victim of the FARC rebels on Jan. 18 in Cali, Colombia
Geopoliticspeace

The Price Of War And Amnesia In Colombia

by Worldcrunch January 30, 2014May 22, 2025
Li Ning still smiling
China's Entrepreneurschina

Li Ning: Business Doesn’t Have To Be A Contact Sport

by Patrick Randall January 29, 2014May 23, 2025
Israeli Defense Computers Compromised By Gaza Hackers
Futuregaza

Israeli Defense Computers Compromised By Gaza Hackers

by Daniel Shadmy January 29, 2014May 22, 2025
Police take charge in Kiev
Geopoliticsukraine

Tortured In Kiev: A Maidan Activist’s Brutal Account

by Julie Farrar January 29, 2014May 24, 2025
Danish Dragons
blogdenmark

Danish Dragons

by Bertrand Hauger January 29, 2014May 20, 2025
blogiran

Is Khamenei ‘Dissatisfied’ With Nuclear Deal?

by Jeff Israely January 29, 2014May 20, 2025
A welder in an Indian factory
Economyunited states

U.S. Minimum Wage – Compare It To The Rest Of World

by Julie Farrar January 29, 2014May 23, 2025
NYC's Occupy Wall Street protests
Eyes on the U.S.france

U.S. Inequality, A Warning For Other Western Democracies

by Patrick Randall January 29, 2014May 22, 2025
Israel's bustling high-tech startup scene
Futuretech

Arab Startups In Israel With The Same Big Dreams

by Jeff Israely January 28, 2014May 23, 2025
Danger: Camel Crossing
blogalgeria

Danger: Camel Crossing

by Bertrand Hauger January 28, 2014May 20, 2025
At a standstill, in Cordoba
Economyeconomy

Argentine Malaise: The Bill Arrives For Bad Economic Choices

by Worldcrunch January 28, 2014May 22, 2025
Nazif Mujic and his Berlinale 2013 Best Actor award
bloggermany

A Real-Life Saga Of Movie Stardom And Bitter Poverty

by Patrick Randall January 28, 2014May 23, 2025
blogiran

Rouhani’s ‘Jail’ Comment At Davos Heard Back Home

by Jeff Israely January 28, 2014May 20, 2025
Hindu devotees Swamibagh, Bangladesh
Geopoliticsreligion

Islamists Target Hindu Minority In Bangladesh

by Valentina Crosato January 28, 2014May 22, 2025
Naples' garbage crisis piling up, again
Societyitaly

Naples, The Beauty And The Horror

by Bertrand Hauger January 27, 2014May 23, 2025
Is China setting its sights on Minsk?
Economyimmigration

Why China Is Investing Big Time In Belarus

by Emily Liedel January 27, 2014May 22, 2025
Turban Tying In Rajasthan
blogindia

Turban Tying In Rajasthan

by Bertrand Hauger January 27, 2014May 21, 2025
blogayatollah ali khamenei

Iranians Mock U.S. ‘Bluff’ On Syria

by Jeff Israely January 27, 2014May 20, 2025
Tangled fates
Geopoliticsukraine

Why Ukraine’s Standoff Imperils Europe’s Future

by Liz Garrigan January 27, 2014May 22, 2025
Snapshot Of The World: Ukraine Clashes, Daft And Davos
Geopoliticsswitzerland

Snapshot Of The World: Ukraine Clashes, Daft And Davos

by Bertrand Hauger January 27, 2014May 20, 2025
Tunisia, Again A Regional Model For Democracy?
blogdemocracy

Tunisia, Again A Regional Model For Democracy?

by Jeff Israely January 27, 2014May 23, 2025
"the feeling of being in a tastefully lit film"
Eyes on the U.S.innovation

A German Love Letter To The United States

by Liz Garrigan January 27, 2014May 24, 2025
No rushing under the knife
Futureswitzerland

Fast-Track Surgery: Quicker, Cheaper May Also Be Safer

by Worldcrunch January 26, 2014May 23, 2025
Protests in Frankfurt
blogcolombia

From Latin America To Europe, Manifesto For A New Left

by Jeff Israely January 26, 2014May 23, 2025
Looking back
Geopoliticsegypt

Violence And Hard Thinking On Egypt’s Revolution Anniversary

by Jeff Israely January 25, 2014May 23, 2025
Members of Yakuza aren't afraid of public displays
Societyjapan

A Japanese Mafia In Crisis Banks On Abenomics

by Liz Garrigan January 25, 2014May 23, 2025
In Istanbul for the 98th anniversary of the 1915 mass killing of Armenians
Geopoliticsturkey

Death Of An Armenian Editor, Crimes Of Turkish History

by Bertrand Hauger January 25, 2014May 23, 2025
Verbatim: What The World's Been Saying
Geopoliticssyria

Verbatim: What The World’s Been Saying

by Liz Garrigan January 25, 2014May 20, 2025
Signs of torture on the corpse of a victim of the Syrian regime.
Geopoliticssyria

Call Him Caesar – Inside The Syrian Torture Photos

by Worldcrunch January 24, 2014May 23, 2025
Hit It! - Lorde, Ed Sheeran, Other Tops On World Music Charts
Societyunited states

Hit It! – Lorde, Ed Sheeran, Other Tops On World Music Charts

by Patrick Randall January 24, 2014May 21, 2025
Taking A Break On The Grand Canal
blogitaly

Taking A Break On The Grand Canal

by Julie Farrar January 24, 2014May 21, 2025
Feeding the hungry mouths of Maidan
Geopoliticsukraine

In Kiev, With The People Of The Maidan Movement

by Emily Liedel January 24, 2014May 23, 2025
Life in Dar es Salaam
Food / Travelfishing

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania’s Overlooked Tourism Jewel

by Valentina Crosato January 24, 2014May 24, 2025
A 1971 school book cover of Chinese Red Guards
Societychina

Why It’s So Hard To Apologize For The Cultural Revolution

by Julie Farrar January 23, 2014May 22, 2025
Dark nights
bloggermany

Train Suicides, Helping Conductors Who Can’t Stop In Time

by Jeff Israely January 23, 2014May 24, 2025
Crime Int'l: Abusive Nurse, Tax Bill, Arc de Triomphe
blogunited kingdom

Crime Int’l: Abusive Nurse, Tax Bill, Arc de Triomphe

by Patrick Randall January 23, 2014May 20, 2025
Gleeden ad in the Parisian metro
Societydating

French Infidelity And The Internet

by Valentina Crosato January 23, 2014May 22, 2025
Albanian Newlywed Drama
blogphotography

Albanian Newlywed Drama

by Bertrand Hauger January 23, 2014May 20, 2025
blogiran

Iran’s Rising Fears Of ‘Salafist’ Terrorism At Home

by Jeff Israely January 23, 2014May 20, 2025
Why Do So Many Women Work In Human Resources?
Societyisrael

Why Do So Many Women Work In Human Resources?

by Daniel Shadmy January 23, 2014May 22, 2025
Sunset in Gaza
bloggaza strip

Final Stop: Why Syrian Refugees Have Ended Up In Gaza

by Valentina Crosato January 23, 2014May 22, 2025
It's summertime in Buenos Aires
Food / Travelbrazil

Tales Of An Expat: A Touch Of Paris In Buenos Aires

by Bertrand Hauger January 22, 2014May 23, 2025
How do you say "like" in Ancient Greek?
Futuretechnology

What Would Aristotle Say About Friendship In The Facebook Age?

by Worldcrunch January 22, 2014May 22, 2025
Andalusian Graffiti
blogspain

Andalusian Graffiti

by Bertrand Hauger January 22, 2014May 20, 2025
Looking for the "source code"
Futureresearch

A Chinese Prodigy’s Quest For The Genetic Roots Of Genius

by Worldcrunch January 22, 2014May 21, 2025
"The situation is increasingly spiraling out of control"
Geopoliticsukraine

The Risk Of Ultranationalism In Ukraine

by Emily Liedel January 22, 2014May 21, 2025
Wielding a machete in Bangui
blogcar

In Central African Republic, Muslims Blame France

by Patrick Randall January 21, 2014May 22, 2025
"Curvy is sexy"
Societygermany

Curvy Chic: Real Fashion For The Full-Figured

by Liz Garrigan January 21, 2014May 22, 2025
Swiss guards in Vatican City
Societyvatican

Ex Swiss Guards Chief: Vatican ‘Gay Lobby’ Poses Risks For Pope

by Julie Farrar January 21, 2014May 22, 2025
A police state of the past?
Ideaschina

A Closer Look Inside China’s About-Face On Labor Camps

by Worldcrunch January 21, 2014May 23, 2025
If she runs in 2016, Clinton would be 69
Societyfrance

Enlightened Age: Making The Case For Older Politicians

by Patrick Randall January 21, 2014May 23, 2025
More foreign withdrawals in Athens
Geopoliticsgreece

Born In Debt: Modern Greece’s 180-Year History Of Borrowing

by Patrick Randall January 20, 2014May 23, 2025
Legs out at work
Societybrazil

Brazilians – Who Else? – Make The Case For Bermuda Shorts At Work

by Worldcrunch January 20, 2014May 22, 2025
My Grand-Pere’s World
Food / Travelworld

My Grand-Pere’s World

by Jeff Israely January 20, 2014May 20, 2025
The now iconic picture by Reuters photographer Osman Orsal
blogturkey

Istanbul’s ‘Woman In Red’ Breaks Her Silence

by Patrick Randall January 20, 2014May 22, 2025
Fishy business at Tokyo's Tsujiki market
Economymarket

In Japan, The Uncertain Future Of The World’s Largest Fish Market

by Bertrand Hauger January 20, 2014May 23, 2025
blogswitzerland

Will Iran Be At Geneva 2?

by Jeff Israely January 20, 2014May 20, 2025
blogsaudi arabia

Smoking Bans In Saudi

by Jeff Israely January 20, 2014May 20, 2025
China's big American ambitions
Economychina

Why 9 Of 10 Chinese Businesses That Go American Fail

by Julie Farrar January 19, 2014May 22, 2025
Befriending Bedouins In Sunny Syria
blogsyria

Befriending Bedouins In Sunny Syria

by Goce Jovancevski January 19, 2014May 20, 2025
Smog On The Water
blogpollution

Smog On The Water

by Goce Jovancevski January 19, 2014May 21, 2025
Some 5 million Scots will be called to the polls Sep. 18.
Economyunited kingdom

UK’s Risk Of Double-Dip Secession

by Worldcrunch January 19, 2014May 22, 2025
Electron micrograph of Bacteriophages
Futurefrance

If Antibiotics Don’t Cut It? Ancient Phagotherapy Makes A Comeback

by Emily Liedel January 18, 2014May 22, 2025
Ali, who was a French literature student at Aleppo University, now works in an iron factory in Turkey.
Societysyria

Tough Labor For Syria’s Refugee Students

by Julie Farrar January 18, 2014May 22, 2025
New Year's shopping in northern Chinese city of Taiyuan
Societychina

Xi’s Corruption Crackdown *Spoils* Chinese New Year

by Julie Farrar January 17, 2014May 23, 2025
Georgetown district of Washington
blogunited states

Georgetown’s Bizarre German Murder Case

by Patrick Randall January 17, 2014May 24, 2025
Hit It! - John Legend, Passenger, Other Tops On World Music Charts
Societyaustralia

Hit It! – John Legend, Passenger, Other Tops On World Music Charts

by Patrick Randall January 17, 2014May 20, 2025
Served up how they like it
Geopoliticsegypt

The Sphinx – Is Sisi Set For Total Rule In Egypt?

by Julie Farrar January 17, 2014May 22, 2025
Night falls on Buenos Aires
Societyargentina

Argentine Drug Dealing: A Local Tour Of Hustlers, Cops And Politicians

by Bertrand Hauger January 17, 2014May 22, 2025
Who's listening?
Geopoliticsgermany

Germany Pushes European No-Spy Pact, As U.S. Backs Out

by Liz Garrigan January 16, 2014May 21, 2025
Zooming in
blogfrance

Paparazzo Par Excellence: Meet The Man Who Exposed Francois Hollande

by Patrick Randall January 16, 2014May 22, 2025
One child at a time
Geopoliticspakistan

How The Transgender Of Pakistan Help Save Kids

by Jeff Israely January 16, 2014May 20, 2025
U.S. Marines near Fallujah, Iraq
blogdiplomacy

The West’s Catastrophic Defeat In The Middle East

by Patrick Randall January 16, 2014May 22, 2025
Jeen, Dora and Derrick, with Valentine watching them from above
Geopoliticsindia

The Senseless Deaths Behind India-Italy Diplomatic Clash

by Julie Farrar January 16, 2014May 22, 2025
Societyiraq

Families Flees Fallujah Amid Growing Violence in Iraq

by Jeff Israely January 16, 2014May 20, 2025
Tokyo doesn't have to be so lonely
Ideastechnology

Rent-A-Friend: A Solution For The Lonely People Of Japan

by Valentina Crosato January 15, 2014May 23, 2025
Soviet Soldiers Playing Tourist
bloggermany

Soviet Soldiers Playing Tourist

by Goce Jovancevski January 15, 2014May 21, 2025
Puzzling thoughts
Futuretechnology

How Brain Scanning Could Become A New Education Tool

by Worldcrunch January 15, 2014May 22, 2025
Egyptian soldiers in the street of Cairo
Ideasegypt

Why Egypt Is No Longer Too Big To Fail

by Julie Farrar January 15, 2014May 22, 2025
Traffic regulation
Societydrugs

Uruguay, Big Pharma And The Global Marijuana Market

by Bertrand Hauger January 15, 2014May 23, 2025
Crime Int'l: Venezuela, Ireland, And More
Societyireland

Crime Int’l: Venezuela, Ireland, And More

by Julie Farrar January 14, 2014May 20, 2025
In Fujairah
Food / Travelfishing

Fishermen, Bullfights And The Emirates’ Economic Boom

by Bertrand Hauger January 14, 2014May 24, 2025
USS Forrestal CV-59, supercarrier no more
Geopoliticsbrazil

Brazil’s Coup, John McCain And An Aircraft Carrier Scrapped For A Penny

by Worldcrunch January 14, 2014May 23, 2025
A Romanian woman feeding pigeons at Marble Arch in London.
Societypoland

The Blatant Cynicism Of Cameron’s Rhetorical War On Poles

by Patrick Randall January 14, 2014May 23, 2025
People queuing outside a newsstand in Paris
Geopoliticsfrance

Sold Out Charlie, Haiti Quandary, Cancer Predictions

by Bertrand Hauger January 14, 2014May 23, 2025
President François Hollande all smiles last May
Ideasfrance

The Unbearable Lightness Of Francois Hollande

by Patrick Randall January 14, 2014May 22, 2025
Juan Domingo and Eva Peron memorial in Buenos Aires
Ideaspolitics

Blaming Peronism For All That’s Broken In Argentina

by Julie Farrar January 13, 2014May 23, 2025
By The Numbers - JP Morgan Fine, Mein Kampf Sales, More
Geopoliticsunited states

By The Numbers – JP Morgan Fine, Mein Kampf Sales, More

by Bertrand Hauger January 13, 2014May 21, 2025
Artistic rendition of a human settlement on Mars
Futureswitzerland

Why Earthlings Are Vying For A One-Way Ticket To Mars

by Worldcrunch January 13, 2014May 23, 2025
Ariel Sharon's Legacy, Views From 10 Different Countries
Geopoliticsisrael

Ariel Sharon’s Legacy, Views From 10 Different Countries

by Liz Garrigan January 13, 2014May 23, 2025
Pro- and anti-Pegida protesters clashed Monday night in Leipzig
Geopoliticsgermany

New Paris Terror Suspect, Anti-Islam Protests, “Ronald’Or”

by Bertrand Hauger January 13, 2014May 22, 2025
Maison Boulud Beijing, now closed
Economychina

Why A Three-Star Michelin Restaurant Failed In Beijing

by Patrick Randall January 13, 2014May 22, 2025
Winner of a horse race in Jabalia
Societygaza

A Gaza Equestrian Club Offers Unlikely Sanctuary

by Patrick Randall January 12, 2014May 22, 2025
Sunday's "Je suis Charlie" march in Paris gathered at least 1.5 million
Geopoliticsfrance

Record Paris Rally, Islamists Massacre Nigerians, Golden Globes

by Bertrand Hauger January 12, 2014May 22, 2025
In Ghadames, Libya
Geopoliticsblockade

Post-Gaddafi, Berbers Of Libya Draw Line In Sand

by Patrick Randall January 12, 2014May 22, 2025
Iberian wolf in Lugo, Spain
Societyitaly

Age-Old ‘Man v. Wolf’ Battles Are Back In Europe

by Julie Farrar January 11, 2014May 23, 2025
Verbatim: Khamenei on U.S., China on Japan, More
Geopoliticsjapan

Verbatim: Khamenei on U.S., China on Japan, More

by Julie Farrar January 11, 2014May 20, 2025
"Divorcee of the year" Wendi Deng
Ideaschina

A Chinese Woman’s Takedown Of Wendi Deng Murdoch

by Bertrand Hauger January 11, 2014May 23, 2025
Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport
Geopoliticsnepal

In Nepal, Where Slavery’s New Road Begins And Ends

by Patrick Randall January 10, 2014May 23, 2025
Hit It! - Tinariwen, Mabel Matiz, Other Tops On World Music Charts
Societyunited states

Hit It! – Tinariwen, Mabel Matiz, Other Tops On World Music Charts

by Patrick Randall January 10, 2014May 21, 2025
Peña Nieto has big ambitions
Societymexico

Pena Nieto And The Death Of The Mexican Revolution

by Patrick Randall January 10, 2014May 23, 2025
Getting set up
Economyisrael

Single-Malt Whiskey From The Dead Sea?

by Daniel Shadmy January 10, 2014May 22, 2025
Look inside
blogchina

10 Best Places To Stash Your Bribe Money, China Edition

by Julie Farrar January 10, 2014May 23, 2025
Istanbul's Türk Telekom Arena
Societyturkey

How Racism And Sexism Permeate Turkish Soccer

by Jeff Israely January 9, 2014May 21, 2025
Atmah, a former ISIL stronghold and a crossing point for trafficking
Geopoliticssyria

From Beirut To Baghdad, Syria’s Spillover Is Redrawing The Middle East

by Patrick Randall January 9, 2014May 22, 2025
Berry hard work
Food / Travelsustainability

In Chile, Where The “Functional Food” Movement Is Nourished

by Liz Garrigan January 9, 2014May 22, 2025
Snapshot: Deep Freeze, Africans In Israel, More
Geopoliticsimmigration

Snapshot: Deep Freeze, Africans In Israel, More

by Worldcrunch January 9, 2014May 21, 2025
Noah's Ark visitor center at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
Societyisrael

Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo: Wolf And Lamb Shall Feed Together

by Bertrand Hauger January 9, 2014May 24, 2025
Manhunt underway near Paris as police zero in on Charlie Hedbo shooting suspects.
Geopoliticsfrance

Paris Terrorists Take Hostages, Nigerian Islamist Massacre, AirAsia “Pings”

by Bertrand Hauger January 9, 2014May 22, 2025
China's December 2013 lunar landing on the front page at a Beijing newsstand
Futurechina

Chinese Moon, National Pride And Asia’s New Space Race

by Patrick Randall January 9, 2014May 23, 2025
Dieudonne in 2005
Societyfrance

Intolerable: Why France Must Ban Its Anti-Semitic Showman

by Patrick Randall January 8, 2014May 22, 2025
A bank in downtown Cairo
Geopoliticsegypt

The Economics Of Calling Muslim Brotherhood “Terrorists”

by Bertrand Hauger January 8, 2014May 23, 2025
In San Basilio de Palenque, northern Colombia
Societycolombia

In Colombia, Displaced Farmers Start Anew

by Liz Garrigan January 8, 2014May 23, 2025
"Brutality spreads across all areas of life,” the Russian Academy of Sciences claims in its survey
Societypoland

A Polish Reporter’s Notes On A Rude And Brutal Russia

by Julie Farrar January 8, 2014May 22, 2025
Thousands gathered at the Place de la République for a vigil Wednesday night.
Geopoliticsfrance

French Manhunt Continues, Ebola Slows, Super Antibiotic

by Bertrand Hauger January 8, 2014May 23, 2025
Construction site in Abu Dhabi
blogart

Western Culture In Abu Dhabi Breeds Exploited Workers

by Julie Farrar January 8, 2014May 23, 2025
Schoolgirl in Macau
Ideaschina

Education Or Integrity: How Best To Boost A Nation’s Well-Being?

by Jeff Israely January 7, 2014May 22, 2025
A Syrian government soldier stands in the snow in central Damascus.
Ideassyria

What’s Really Driving Assad’s Assault On Aleppo

by Julie Farrar January 7, 2014May 22, 2025
2014 Color of the Year: Radiant Orchid
blogart

Color Of 2014? Radiant Orchid, Otherwise Known As Purple

by Valentina Crosato January 7, 2014May 24, 2025
Being together in Beirut
Societylebanon

Defying Religious Conflict, Lebanon’s ‘Romeo And Juliet’ Bet On Happy Ending

by Patrick Randall January 7, 2014May 22, 2025
The tail of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 was found Tuesday
Geopoliticscrash

Paris Shooting, AirAsia Tail, Alien Earth

by Bertrand Hauger January 7, 2014May 22, 2025
Gooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaal... ?
Ideasbrazil

What The World Cup Will Do To Brazil’s Economy

by Worldcrunch January 7, 2014May 23, 2025
Pictures of Jimi's odyssey
Geopoliticsitaly

A Survivor’s Story: From East Africa To Lampedusa To Sweden

by Julie Farrar January 6, 2014May 23, 2025
Chinese companies like Lenovo have been doing significantly better over the past three years
Economychina

When Foreign Companies In China Start Packing Up

by Patrick Randall January 6, 2014May 22, 2025
Gargoyle of Notre Dame de Paris
blogswitzerland

Fear And (Self) Loathing In France

by Julie Farrar January 6, 2014May 23, 2025
Having fun on ice slides Monday at Harbin's Ice and Snow World in northeastern China.
Geopoliticsimmigration

Germany Divided, India Coal Strike, Fasten Your Smartbelts

by Bertrand Hauger January 6, 2014May 23, 2025
Myanmar's Landmine Victims Make Prosthetic Legs
Geopoliticsmilitary

Myanmar’s Landmine Victims Make Prosthetic Legs

by Bertrand Hauger January 6, 2014May 22, 2025
A "Laffah"
Societyegypt

In Egypt, Tourism Is A Smiling Question Of National Security

by Liz Garrigan January 6, 2014May 23, 2025
The good stuff?
Food / Travelrussia

Home Brewers Flourish As Russian Vodka Prices Surge

by Liz Garrigan January 5, 2014May 23, 2025
Hundreds of runners joined the third edition of the Manila Color Run held Sunday
Geopoliticsplane crash

AirAsia Black Boxes, Boston Bombing Trial, Pharaonic Discovery

by Bertrand Hauger January 5, 2014May 23, 2025
"As we keep hearing in Venezuela, 'Maduro is not Chávez'"
Ideassecurity

Venezuela, A State Of Emergency

by Bertrand Hauger January 5, 2014May 22, 2025
Cairo's Jana Dan International School
Societyeducation

Parents Fight Back As Egypt Targets Brotherhood Schools

by Bertrand Hauger January 4, 2014May 22, 2025
A Palestinian woman argues with an Israeli soldier in the West Bank village of Awarta
Geopoliticsisrael

Could Kerry Failure Turn Israel Into ‘Pariah’ State?

by Daniel Shadmy January 3, 2014May 23, 2025
Hit It! - Pharell Williams, David Bisbal, Other Tops On World Music Charts
Societyunited states

Hit It! – Pharell Williams, David Bisbal, Other Tops On World Music Charts

by Patrick Randall January 3, 2014May 21, 2025
In Sao Paulo
Economybrazil

Brazil 2014: Best Of Times, Worst Of Times

by Worldcrunch January 3, 2014May 23, 2025
Average life expectancy in India is 65, but many live much longer
Societyindia

Why India Isn’t Taking Care Of Its Elderly

by Patrick Randall January 3, 2014May 22, 2025
Rotten to the core?
Societyfrance

Inside The Heartless World Of An Apple Call Center

by Patrick Randall January 3, 2014May 23, 2025
.90 ... so far ...
Eyes on the U.S.united states

A Chinese Take On The American Way Of Tipping

by Bertrand Hauger January 2, 2014May 24, 2025
Mousavi in a photo from the 2009 campaign
Geopoliticsiran

IRAN FILES: Dissidents’ Fate, Ahmadinejad’s Future, Thieves

by Liz Garrigan January 2, 2014May 23, 2025
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan (waving) and other AKP party members on Dec. 24
Geopoliticscorruption

Turkey’s Spiraling Corruption Scandal, A Timeline Of Events

by Bertrand Hauger January 2, 2014May 23, 2025
Cerebral images
Economychristmas

A Way Out From Our Hyper-Stimulated Advertising Age?

by Liz Garrigan January 2, 2014May 22, 2025
Farewells: O'Toole, Kalashnikov, Mandela
Geopoliticssouth africa

Farewells: O’Toole, Kalashnikov, Mandela

by Bertrand Hauger January 1, 2014May 20, 2025
Filling up
Futurehealth

Yogi Bear Diet: Can Grizzlies Help Us Fight Obesity?

by Julie Farrar January 1, 2014May 23, 2025
China's 40-day Spring Festival began this morning, setting off a travel rush.
Geopoliticsisrael

Lebanon Blast, Israel Strikes Gaza, London Beats Paris

by Bertrand Hauger January 1, 2014May 20, 2025
2014: What To Look For Next Year, Country By Country
Geopoliticsnews

2014: What To Look For Next Year, Country By Country

by Julie Farrar January 1, 2014May 20, 2025
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