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Worldcrunch » Archives for February 2018

February 2018

In Hong Kong
In The Newschina

Defining Elections And Democracy, From China To Italy

by Roy Greenburgh February 28, 2018May 21, 2025
Inflation has resulted in food shortages in Venezuela.
In The Newscolombia

How Colombian Crime Networks Cash In On Venezuela’s Misery

by Alidad Vassigh February 28, 2018May 20, 2025
Virginity Test, Why An Ugly Patriarchal Rite Won't Go Away
In The Newsindia

Virginity Test, Why An Ugly Patriarchal Rite Won’t Go Away

by Worldcrunch February 28, 2018May 21, 2025
Everyone waits in anticipation
In The Newsisrael

Hard Living In Gaza: Squeezed Between Israel And Internal Discord

by Imani Barbarin February 27, 2018May 21, 2025
Although eSport is not yet officially recognized as a sport in Germany in terms of professionalism, gaming certainly does resemble traditional sports.
In The Newsgermany

Are Gamers Real Athletes? German E-Sports Teams Get Serious

by Julie Boulet February 27, 2018May 21, 2025
Where Beauty Was Born
In The Newscyprus

Where Beauty Was Born

by Bertrand Hauger February 27, 2018May 20, 2025
López Obrador holding a traditional Russian hat
In The Newselection

Far-Left Frontrunner For Mexican Presidency May Get Help From Moscow

by Alidad Vassigh February 27, 2018May 20, 2025
Heavy traffic, New Jersey Turnpike
In The Newsunited states

Our Self-Driving Future: Can We Trust Artificial Intelligence?

by Worldcrunch February 26, 2018May 21, 2025
Leif Magne Helgesen (left) celebrating mass at the Longyearbyen 'cathedral'
In The Newsarctic

An Arctic Pastor On The Front Lines Of Climate Change

by Giacomo February 26, 2018May 22, 2025
Protests continue in Venezuela against Presdient Maduro
In The Newspolitics

Why Latin America Needs To Move Against Maduro Right Now

by Alidad Vassigh February 25, 2018May 20, 2025
Gun shop in Kennesaw, GA
In The Newsunited states

Gun Lobby’s Strategy: Show No Compassion, Don’t Give An Inch

by Worldcrunch February 24, 2018May 23, 2025
Two generations on the streets of Cairo.
In The Newsparenting

In Egypt, Parenting And The Power Of Language

by Worldcrunch February 23, 2018May 21, 2025
The Coral Temptation
In The Newsitaly

The Coral Temptation

by Bertrand Hauger February 23, 2018May 21, 2025
In the town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta
In The Newssyria

Syria War Reignites, Proof Of Western Powerlessness

by Worldcrunch February 23, 2018May 20, 2025
Insomnia and social media
In The Newsswitzerland

Internet Insomnia, The New Scourge Of Our Nights

by Worldcrunch February 23, 2018May 22, 2025
Pro-Salvini rally in Turin on Feb. 1
In The Newsvladimir putin

Report: Proof Russians Trying To Influence Italy Elections

by Giacomo February 22, 2018May 21, 2025
A man rolls a marijuana joint in Palenque, Mexico
In The Newsmexico

Higher Stakes, The Limits Of Legalizing Marijuana In Mexico

by Alidad Vassigh February 22, 2018May 22, 2025
Modi and Rouhani in Tehran in May 2016
In The Newsindia

Can India And Iran Rekindle Their 1990s-Era Romance?

by Worldcrunch February 21, 2018May 21, 2025
Water levels in São Paulo’s reservoirs are well below what they used to be
Geopoliticsbrazil

Cape Town, Bogota, Sao Paulo: When Cities Run Out Of Water

by Worldcrunch February 21, 2018May 20, 2025
Train arriving in Zhengzhou
Geopoliticschina

A Strategy Of Conquest, What Drives China’s New Silk Road

by Worldcrunch February 21, 2018May 21, 2025
Member of the FARC in the demobilization zone in the province of Tolima
Geopoliticscolombia

Colombia, How War Spreads ‘Cultural Violence’ Into Daily Life

by Alidad Vassigh February 20, 2018May 22, 2025
The infamous 'grassy knoll' site of would-be second gunman just after JFK was shot
In The Newsunited states

Why I Don’t Believe Your Conspiracy Theory

by Worldcrunch February 20, 2018May 22, 2025
Neither German Norwegian
In The Newsphotography

Neither German Norwegian

by Bertrand Hauger February 20, 2018May 20, 2025
Virtually helping
In The Newspoverty

The Virtual Paradox Of Generosity In The Digital Age

by Worldcrunch February 20, 2018May 20, 2025
Watch: OneShot — War Amputees Soccer Players
OneShotphotography

Watch: OneShot — War Amputees Soccer Players

by Worldcrunch February 20, 2018May 20, 2025
A Tesla Trip To The Moon
Futuretesla

Channeling Jules Verne, A Measure Of Elon Musk’s Ambitions

by Worldcrunch February 19, 2018May 20, 2025
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Angela Merkel in Hamburg
In The Newsgermany

Turkey And Germany, A Relationship Always Worth Watching

by Worldcrunch February 19, 2018May 21, 2025
Stuffed Travel Frog
In The Newschina

A Virtual Frog Video Game And China’s One-Child Mindset

by Laura Lin February 19, 2018May 21, 2025
Kfr Nobol Hospital, ravaged by an airstrike
In The Newssyria

‘Our Time Had Come’ – A First-Person Account Of A Syrian Airstrike

by Worldcrunch February 18, 2018May 20, 2025
Bitcoin sign in Boston
Economyhistory

Bitcoin, A Logical Return To Finance Of The Middle Ages

by Worldcrunch February 16, 2018May 20, 2025
Two cheetahs grooming eachother
In The Newsswitzerland

Kinder Laws Of The Jungle: Understanding Altruism In Animals

by Worldcrunch February 16, 2018May 20, 2025
Surfing Salesman
In The Newsphotography

Surfing Salesman

by Bertrand Hauger February 16, 2018May 21, 2025
Italian Revisited, Pinocchio Translated Into Emoji Language
In The Newsliterature

Italian Revisited, Pinocchio Translated Into Emoji Language

by Giacomo February 16, 2018May 21, 2025
Feb. 16 vigil for the victims of the Florida shooting
Eyes on the U.S.united states

After Florida School Massacre, Gauging Trump’s Empathy Deficit

by Worldcrunch February 16, 2018May 22, 2025
Anna Forsberg and Afghan craftsmen
In The Newssweden

When Afghan Refugee Weavers Meet Swedish Designers

by Worldcrunch February 15, 2018May 20, 2025
Police guard a street in Bogota.
In The Newscolombia

Cryptocurrency Laundering? Colombia Drug Traffickers Eye Bitcoin

by Alidad Vassigh February 15, 2018May 20, 2025
Rats devour leftover pizza at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France
In The Newsvideo

Real-Life Ratatouille: Is Paris’ Rat Problem Getting Worse?

by Worldcrunch February 15, 2018May 23, 2025
An Argentinean cattle farmer
In The Newsargentina

China To Argentina, Betting On Agrobusiness’ Green Future

by Alidad Vassigh February 14, 2018May 20, 2025
Valentine's Day 2016 protests in Bikaner, India
In The Newsvalentine's day

Valentine’s Day Violence In India, A Culture And Policing Divide

by Worldcrunch February 14, 2018May 23, 2025
Theresa May arriving in Brussels, Belgium
In The Newsunited kingdom

A Britain Hell Bent On Brexit Holds A Bigger Lesson For Europe

by Worldcrunch February 14, 2018May 20, 2025
Oxfam at the heart of a new scandal
In The Newsunited kingdom

The Risk Of Moral Superiority, On The Left And Right

by Worldcrunch February 13, 2018May 20, 2025
Guatemalan Open Carry
In The Newsphotography

Guatemalan Open Carry

by Bertrand Hauger February 13, 2018May 20, 2025
Sisi (center) in Cairo in January
In The Newsegypt

Egyptian President Sisi, A Strongman’s Path To Uncontested Reelection

by Worldcrunch February 13, 2018May 21, 2025
Watch: OneShot — Condemned Man
OneShotphotography

Watch: OneShot — Condemned Man

by Worldcrunch February 13, 2018May 20, 2025
What does she want?
In The Newstechnology

The Eros And Ethics Of Sex Robots

by Julie Boulet February 13, 2018May 24, 2025
Syrian man helping build the Avicenna Women & Children's Hospital
In The Newssyria

A Syrian Doctor’s Bid To Build A Bomb-Proof Hospital For Women And Girls

by Worldcrunch February 12, 2018May 20, 2025
At the Barranquilla carnival 2018
In The Newscolombia

Barranquilla Carnival, Gay Parade Steps Out Of Shadows

by Alidad Vassigh February 12, 2018May 20, 2025
Watch: OneShot — Fairest Of Them All
OneShotphotography

Watch: OneShot — Fairest Of Them All

by Worldcrunch February 12, 2018May 22, 2025
French forces in Bamako, Mali
In The Newsmilitary

Inside France’s Secret War Against Jihadists Of Mali

by Alidad Vassigh February 12, 2018May 22, 2025
A panda at the Beauval zoo in France enjoys a piece of bamboo
In The Newsdiplomacy

Panda Mania, What Our Love Affair Says About The Human Race

by Worldcrunch February 11, 2018May 22, 2025
Putin in September watches military drills in Saint Petersburg
In The Newsunited states

Washington Nuclear Strategy, Russia Is Still The Real Threat

by Worldcrunch February 10, 2018May 21, 2025
The Zohr gas field is the largest ever natural gas find in the Mediterranean Sea
In The Newsegypt

Zohr Ambitions: Can Egyptian Gas Help Europe Bypass Russia?

by Worldcrunch February 9, 2018May 21, 2025
Orfève luxury chocolates
In The Newsswitzerland

A So Swiss Career Path: Luxury Watches To Designer Chocolate

by Worldcrunch February 9, 2018May 22, 2025
Modern Mausoleum Wonder
In The Newsphotography

Modern Mausoleum Wonder

by Bertrand Hauger February 9, 2018May 21, 2025
Assad and Putin in 2015
Ideasdemocracy

Dictators And Us, The West Falls Back Into Appeasement Trap

by Giacomo February 9, 2018May 24, 2025
Chinese couple getting married in Antarctica
In The Newschinese

Penguins Beware: China’s Super-Rich Flock To Antarctica

by Laura Lin February 8, 2018May 23, 2025
Curling in PyeongChang on Feb. 8
Ideassouth korea

PyeongChang And The Slippery Sport Of Olympic Geopolitics

by Worldcrunch February 8, 2018May 20, 2025
In Paris' Musée d'Orsay
In The Newswomen

After Deneuve, #Metoo Backlash: Is French Feminism Unique?

by Alidad Vassigh February 8, 2018May 20, 2025
A hippo in Escobar's former private zoo.
In The Newsanimals

Pablo Escobar’s Hungry Hippos, Still Wreaking Havoc

by Benjamin Witte February 8, 2018May 20, 2025
Cars parked outside the first IKEA store in Älmhult
In The Newssweden

Älmhult Postcard: Ikea Model Lives On After Founder’s Death

by Worldcrunch February 7, 2018May 20, 2025
Cardinal Joseph Zen
In The Newsdiplomacy

China And The Vatican, Intrigue At The Heart Of Power

by Worldcrunch February 7, 2018May 21, 2025
Nils Muller
Food / Travelswitzerland

Meet The Former Vegetarian Who Slaughters Cows Humanely

by Wade Halliburton February 7, 2018May 22, 2025
World War II museum in Gdansk, Poland
In The Newspoland

Poland, In Denial Of Nazi Ghosts And New Russian Threats

by Worldcrunch February 6, 2018May 24, 2025
Cliffside Drama
In The Newstravel

Cliffside Drama

by Bertrand Hauger February 6, 2018May 20, 2025
In the streets of Tokyo
In The Newsdecline

Japan, When The Signs Of Decline Are Not About Economics

by Lisa LANE February 6, 2018May 22, 2025
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Vatican on Monday
In The Newsturkey

Erdogan Speaks: We Demand Full EU Membership, Nothing Less

by Worldcrunch February 5, 2018May 22, 2025
Venezuelans crossing into Colombia
Geopoliticsimmigration

A Half-Million And Counting: Venezuelans Pour Into Colombia

by Alidad Vassigh February 5, 2018May 20, 2025
Buddhist monks in Beijing
Geopoliticschina

In China’s Crackdown On Religions, Buddhism Gets A Pass

by Worldcrunch February 5, 2018May 21, 2025
Kaiser Permanente hospital in Anaheim, California
In The Newsunited states

When Billionaires Turn To Nonprofits

by Worldcrunch February 4, 2018May 22, 2025
The digital nomad is both here and elsewhere, and so he's often nowhere.
In The Newsswitzerland

The Paradox Of The Hyper-Connected Traveler

by Worldcrunch February 3, 2018May 22, 2025
Nicanor Parra died at the ripe age of 103
In The Newsliterature

Farewell To Nicanor Parra, Latin America’s Great Anti-Poet

by Alidad Vassigh February 2, 2018May 20, 2025
The Grandfather Of Selfies
In The Newscanada

The Grandfather Of Selfies

by Bertrand Hauger February 2, 2018May 20, 2025
May 2017 funeral for victims of attacks of buses carrying Coptic Christians.
In The Newsegypt

Anba Makarios, Coptic Bishop’s Tough Line On Egypt’s Islamist Violence

by Worldcrunch February 2, 2018May 21, 2025
Model of the 'earthscraper' by Bunker Arquitectura
Futureinnovation

Can You Dig It? New Urban Experiments In Underground Architecture

by Alidad Vassigh February 2, 2018May 20, 2025
Woman on a train in Karnataka
In The Newsindia

On ‘Love Jihad,’ When India’s Patriarchy Mixes With Bad Faith

by Worldcrunch February 1, 2018May 21, 2025
Farmer in process of drying and grinding coffee beans
Futurecolombia

What Colombia’s Coffee Farmers Can Teach Us About Good Health

by Alidad Vassigh February 1, 2018May 22, 2025
President Trump delivers delivers the State of the Union address in Jan. 30
Eyes on the U.S.united states

How The Trump Era Accelerates The Culture War, From Both Sides

by Worldcrunch February 1, 2018May 22, 2025
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