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Worldcrunch Ā» Archives for August 2017

August 2017

Rural Vietnam rice paddies, Ho Chi Minh City
In The Newsclimate change

Not Just Harvey, How Climate Change Is Ruining Vietnam’s ‘Rice Bowl’

by Worldcrunch August 31, 2017May 22, 2025
Fuel for our celebrity obsession
In The Newsunited kingdom

Would Social Media Have Saved Lady Di? Notes From Queen Bey

by Torrence Otten August 31, 2017May 20, 2025
Anti-government protesters last month in Valencia, Venezuela
In The Newsvenezuela

Venezuela, Curbing Press Freedom By Blocking Paper Supply

by Lucie Jung August 31, 2017May 20, 2025
Exposing your e-go on the couch
In The Newsfrance

Your Ego Online, Psychoanalysis In The Social Media Age

by Worldcrunch August 31, 2017May 23, 2025
Searching for survivors in Houston
In The Newsunited states

A Cold Reality Check On Harvey — And The Next Time

by Worldcrunch August 30, 2017May 22, 2025
New design of the future Ikea store in Nice, France
Economyfrance

Adjö​ Big Blue Box Stores, A SlickĀ New Look For IKEA

by Torrence Otten August 30, 2017May 22, 2025
Painter, musician, writer
Futureartificial intelligence

Computers Claiming Copyright And Other Puzzles Of Our AI Era

by Worldcrunch August 30, 2017May 20, 2025
Vigil in Barcelona, days after the Aug. 17 attack on Las Ramblas
Geopoliticsspain

Enemies Inside And Out, The Double Threat Facing The West

by Worldcrunch August 30, 2017May 20, 2025
New Angolan President Joao Lourenco in Luanda
In The Newspolitics

LourenƧo’s Turn, TheĀ Past Hanging Over Angola’s New President

by Worldcrunch August 29, 2017May 20, 2025
Playing the clarinet on a nuclear scale
Geopoliticsberlin

North Korea, Time To Face The Music

by Torrence Otten August 29, 2017May 20, 2025
Cassis Port To Starboard
In The Newsphotography

Cassis Port To Starboard

by Bertrand Hauger August 29, 2017May 22, 2025
Cistercian monks
In The Newspeace

Embracing The Sounds Of Silence In A Swiss Abbey

by Marc Alves August 29, 2017May 20, 2025
French First Lady Brigitte Macron on Elle cover
In The Newsfrance

‘She’ Is The One: French First Lady Breaks Elle Magazine Record

by Lucie Jung August 28, 2017May 20, 2025
A foreign exchange office in Buenos Aires, Argentina
In The Newsargentina

Bang For Bucks, Why Some Countries Prefer A Weak Currency

by Alidad Vassigh August 28, 2017May 22, 2025
Flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston on Aug. 27
In The Newsunited states

From Mayweather To Bad Weather, Hype Of The Century

by Worldcrunch August 28, 2017May 21, 2025
A Yemeni security soldier
In The Newsstrategy

Yemen, Al-Qaeda’s Laboratory For ‘Invisible’Ā Relaunch

by Worldcrunch August 28, 2017May 20, 2025
Rosemarie Achenbach
In The Newsgermany

A Day In The Life Of Rosemarie, Getting A PhD On Death At Age 93

by Julie Allec O'Connell August 27, 2017May 23, 2025
The Bardout family aboard their WHY boat
Food / Travelgreenland

Top Of The World, One Family’s Adventures To The North Pole

by Lucie Jung August 26, 2017May 20, 2025
Official marriage documents in Liaocheng, China
In The Newschina

In Beijing, Sham Marriages To Bypass Government Policies

by Lisa LANE August 25, 2017May 21, 2025
Vegan cheese, made from spiruline and cashew
In The Newsfish

Take 5:Ā VromageriesĀ And Other Restaurants Turning Traditional Cuisine Vegan

by Jillian Deutsch August 25, 2017May 20, 2025
Dangerous ride on Rodovia dos Imigrantes, near Vila EsperanƧa
In The Newsbrazil

In SĆ£o Paulo, A Wall To Keep The Favela Out Of Sight

by Worldcrunch August 25, 2017May 20, 2025
Apple of discord
In The Newsgermany

System Rotten To The Core? Man Sues Town In Bid To Become ‘Apple Queen’

by Stuart Richardson August 25, 2017May 21, 2025
Reflection of a man in a crude oil spill in Ogoni, Nigeria
In The Newspollution

Black Gold’s Shadow, How Oil Poisoned The Niger Delta

by Worldcrunch August 24, 2017May 20, 2025
Costume Curiosity
blogunited kingdom

Costume Curiosity

by Bertrand Hauger August 24, 2017May 22, 2025
At a refugee camp in Ethiopia
In The Newschina

Asia To Africa, Demographic Dividends And Disasters In The Year 2100

by Lucie Jung August 24, 2017May 22, 2025
Abu Abdo’s cemetery for Syrians in Daraya, Lebanon
Geopoliticssyria

In Lebanon, Syrian Refugees Run Out Of Space To Bury Their Dead

by Worldcrunch August 24, 2017May 22, 2025
Child playing on garbage floating in the Huai River
In The Newschina

China’s Polluted Rivers Yield ‘Cancer Villages’

by Lucie Jung August 23, 2017May 22, 2025
Aug. 23 front page
In The Newsunited states

German Daily TurnsĀ Trump Into Rambo After Afghan Policy Reversal

by Lucie Jung August 23, 2017May 21, 2025
In Lindau, ahead of the 6th Meeting on Economic Sciences
In The Newstrump

When Nobel Avengers Assemble To Discuss The Future Of World Economy

by Stuart Richardson August 23, 2017May 24, 2025
The Mahagun Moderne luxury complex
In The Newsindia

Signs Of Resistance To India’sĀ Glaring Social Apartheid

by Worldcrunch August 23, 2017May 22, 2025
Erdogan poster in Bursa, Turkey
In The Newspolitics

Erdogan’s Global Witch Hunt, With A Little Help From Interpol

by Stuart Richardson August 22, 2017May 24, 2025
In The Newsphotography

Germany, Time And Time Again

by Bertrand Hauger August 22, 2017May 21, 2025
Protests in Venezuela
In The Newsvenezuela

Maduro’s Strongest Weapon In Venezuela? A Divided Opposition

by Alidad Vassigh August 22, 2017May 20, 2025
Vigil in Barcelona on Aug. 18
Ideasspain

From Spain To Finland, When #PrayFor Isn’t Enough

by Worldcrunch August 21, 2017May 20, 2025
President Trump and Mike Pence in Washington, D.C., on June 26
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Mike Pence Is Dull And Conservative And He’s Still Our Best Hope

by Worldcrunch August 21, 2017May 21, 2025
Propaganda photo of ISIS fighters training in Raqqa
Geopoliticsisis

Homecoming Horror, When Europeans Return From Waging Jihad

by Worldcrunch August 21, 2017May 20, 2025
Cartoonist and animator Choi Seong-gok
In The Newssouth korea

Finding Humor In A Harrowing Escape FromĀ North Korea

by Worldcrunch August 20, 2017May 20, 2025
Sax Bar, a popular place in Ljubljana in the 80s
In The Newsslovenia

My Trip Back Home Finds A New Face Of Slovenia

by Worldcrunch August 19, 2017May 21, 2025
Who owns it?
In The Newsspace

Universal Stakes, Who Owns The Rights For Space Exploitation

by Worldcrunch August 18, 2017May 21, 2025
In Barcelona on Aug. 17
In The Newsspain

World Front Pages Show ‘Barcelona In Shock’ After Terror Attack

by Lucie Jung August 18, 2017May 20, 2025
Postcard From The Ganges
In The Newsphotography

Postcard From The Ganges

by Bertrand Hauger August 17, 2017May 22, 2025
Removing statue in Baltimore on Aug. 16
In The Newsunited states

After Charlottesville, Confederate Statues Ousted Under Cover Of Darkness

by Worldcrunch August 17, 2017May 22, 2025
You might as well turn around and walk away
In The Newscolombia

Letter To The Pope: Why You Shouldn’t Visit Colombia

by Alidad Vassigh August 17, 2017May 20, 2025
Southdale Mall in Edina, MN
In The Newsunited states

What Happens To Malls After Retail Shuts Shop?

by Worldcrunch August 16, 2017May 21, 2025
Money, money, money
In The Newsfrance

China’s Flexibility To IMF Rules, Different Meanings Of Debt

by Lucie Jung August 16, 2017May 20, 2025
Mosque in Aceh Province, the only which has Islamic Sharia Law in Indonesia
In The Newsisis

Philippines To Indonesia,Ā Wahhabism Is SpreadingĀ In Asia

by Worldcrunch August 15, 2017May 22, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Toronto
In The Newstrump

Trump Or Trudeau, Deconstructing A False Choice

by Worldcrunch August 14, 2017May 23, 2025
Daily life in Favela do Alemao, Rio de Janeiro
In The Newsbrazil

In Rio’s Favelas,Ā Schools Caught In Crossfire

by Worldcrunch August 14, 2017May 20, 2025
On Coups And Croissants, Why The News Is All About Me
In The Newsnews

On Coups And Croissants, Why The News Is All About Me

by Alidad Vassigh August 13, 2017May 22, 2025
Magdalena Grundl in Varanasi, India
In The Newsworld

One Young Woman’s FightĀ For Surgery Access For 143 Million

by Julie Allec O'Connell August 12, 2017May 22, 2025
Touko Laaksonen, aka Tom of Finland
In The Newsgay

Tom Of Finland, Double Life Of The Gay Icon Who Changed A Nation

by Julie Boulet August 11, 2017May 20, 2025
War Game, Nightmare Scenarios Of A U.S.-North Korea Conflict
In The Newsun

War Game, Nightmare Scenarios Of A U.S.-North Korea Conflict

by Worldcrunch August 11, 2017May 23, 2025
Some hotels in La Havana sell Wifi cards for tourists
In The Newstourism

WiFi-Free In Old Havana, A Perfect Post-Modern Getaway

by Alidad Vassigh August 11, 2017May 22, 2025
'Show her it's a man's world'
Ideasequality

When Advertising Attacks Sexist Clichés It Helped To Create

by Alidad Vassigh August 10, 2017May 20, 2025
Two scientists reading DNA genetic code
Futureindia

Collection Of DNA Spells Doom In India

by Sadia Rao August 10, 2017May 21, 2025
Soldiers of the Syrian Democratic Forces in Raqqa
In The Newssyria

On Raqqa Frontline: Kurds, Arabs, Italians Close In On ISIS

by Jody Forbeck August 10, 2017May 22, 2025
Bumps In The Road: Don't Bet OnĀ UberĀ Crashing
In The Newsunited states

Bumps In The Road: Don’t Bet OnĀ UberĀ Crashing

by Worldcrunch August 9, 2017May 21, 2025
Picture Please?
In The Newsphotography

Picture Please?

by Bertrand Hauger August 9, 2017May 22, 2025
Fatigued?
In The Newsisrael

The Fall Of Netanyahu And The Rise Of ‘Israel’s Macron’

by Worldcrunch August 9, 2017May 23, 2025
Students building an Ekumuro
In The Newscolombia

The Good Wall, An Ingenious Conservation Idea From A Bogota Garage

by Alidad Vassigh August 9, 2017May 22, 2025
Presidents Trump and Obama
In The Newsun

Trump’s New Policies Are A Hit (They Are Obama’s)

by Worldcrunch August 8, 2017May 21, 2025
Life along the Nile river
In The Newsegypt

Cairo’s Islanders Denied The Nile They Call Home

by Worldcrunch August 8, 2017May 21, 2025
Bad case of delusions of grandeur
In The Newsunited states

Out-Of-Touch Politicians? Power Is Damaging Their Brains

by Worldcrunch August 8, 2017May 21, 2025
Wish you were here
In The Newsnetherlands

EuropolĀ Writes Postcards To ‘Most-Wanted’Ā Fugitives

by Lucie Jung August 7, 2017May 20, 2025
Rwanda's Paul Kagame in Nyanza on July 14
In The Newselection

From Rwanda To Kenya, Beyond The Game Of Thrones In Africa

by Alaric Moras August 7, 2017May 20, 2025
Hitchcock Do Brasil
In The Newsbrazil

Hitchcock Do Brasil

by Bertrand Hauger August 7, 2017May 22, 2025
MOCAA, the South African Art Museum opening on September 22, 2017
In The Newsarchitecture

MOCAA: This Cape Town Museum Is Africa’s Answer To TheĀ MoMA

by Julie Allec O'Connell August 7, 2017May 24, 2025
Canoeing in burqa
Food / Travelswitzerland

Interlaken, The New Swiss Mecca For Rich Muslim Tourists

by Lucie Jung August 6, 2017May 22, 2025
All's whale that ends whale?
In The Newsconservation

Why The Tide Is Shifting Toward Marine Conservation

by Alidad Vassigh August 5, 2017May 22, 2025
In Caracas on July 27
In The Newsvenezuela

Latin America’s Shameful Appeasement of NicolĆ”s Maduro

by Alidad Vassigh August 4, 2017May 23, 2025
Neymar landing in Paris on Aug.4
Ideasdiplomacy

Neymar And PSG,Ā Qatar Plays Its Geopolitics On A Paris Soccer Pitch

by Worldcrunch August 4, 2017May 23, 2025
German butcher Peter Klassen presenting his meat drinks
In The Newsgermany

A German Butcher’s Grosse Idea: Meat Smoothies

by Stuart Richardson August 4, 2017May 24, 2025
Tired, poor, huddled
In The Newsimmigration

The Good, Bad And Pointless Of Trump’s Immigration Plan

by Worldcrunch August 3, 2017May 22, 2025
Prohibited profanity
Ideasunited states

U.S. v China, A Guide To Style And Diplomacy

by Jeff Israely August 3, 2017May 21, 2025
In The Newsbrazil

Brazil’s Temer Survives Corruption Vote

by Worldcrunch August 3, 2017May 20, 2025
A Cambodian child in Phnom Penh
In The Newschildren

Sick Children, Why The Cambodian Genocide Toll Is Still Rising

by Stuart Richardson and Julie Boulet August 3, 2017May 20, 2025
Protester in Caracas on July 30
In The Newsvenezuela

Dictatorship Or Diversions, Eye On The End Game In Venezuela

by Alidad Vassigh August 2, 2017May 20, 2025
Try To Stand Still Life
In The Newsunited states

Try To Stand Still Life

by Bertrand Hauger August 2, 2017May 22, 2025
Portrait of 'Amma' in Chennai, India
In The Newsindia

Amma Mia!Ā India To New Zealand, TheĀ Women In Politics Paradox

by Sadia Rao August 2, 2017May 21, 2025
Demonstrators fly the Estelada, the unofficial flag of independent Catalonia, in February.
In The Newsspain

Catalonia Independence? Here’s A Tale Of Two Cities

by Alidad Vassigh August 2, 2017May 20, 2025
'The invisible colors of Benetton'
In The Newsargentina

Why BenettonĀ Is Wearing Out Its Welcome In Patagonia

by Lucie Jung August 1, 2017May 20, 2025
Protesting Earth Overshoot Day
In The Newsenvironment

Appetites And Amazon, The Eco-Friendly Capitalism Trap

by Stuart Richardson August 1, 2017May 20, 2025
First aid on the scene of the Bataclan attack in Nov. 2015
In The Newsfrance

All French Medical Students Must Now Be Trained InĀ Terror Response

by Lucie Jung August 1, 2017May 24, 2025
Mirror effect
Geopoliticsunited states

Six Months On, The Twisted Irony Of The Trump Presidency

by Worldcrunch August 1, 2017May 21, 2025
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