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Worldcrunch » Archives for January 2020

January 2020

Minister of Bavaria planting trees in Germany
Futureclimate change

Carbon Offsetting: Tree-Hugger Dream Or Greenwashing Scam?

by Bethany Wright January 31, 2020May 22, 2025
National strike in Bogota, Colombia on Jan. 16, 2020.
Economycolombia

The Real-World Limits Of Colombia’s Economic Growth

by Alidad Vassigh January 30, 2020May 20, 2025
Manager of China's BYD tries facial recognition on January 10, 2018.
Futureindia

The Case For Banning Facial Recognition Systems Altogether

by Worldcrunch January 30, 2020May 22, 2025
Andryi Yarovoi is being treated at a hospital since his release
Societyukraine

Home Again In Ukraine: Dark Tales From A Donbas Prison

by Anna Akage January 29, 2020May 21, 2025
A protester uses a plastic water container as a mask to protect him from tear gas during a demonstration in Tripoli, Lebanon, against the national lockdown and the worsening economic conditions.
Geopoliticsfrance

The Latest: Variant Vaccine, Apolitical Facebook, Botticelli Record

by Worldcrunch January 29, 2020May 24, 2025
92% of internet users use emojis, in nearly 2.3 trillion annual messages
Futuretechnology

A Philosophical Take On Why Emojis Are Just Dumb

by Soleil Altagrace January 29, 2020May 20, 2025
Counting dollar bills in a market in downtown Quito, Ecuador
Economyecuador

How Dollarization Saved Ecuador’s Economy

by Alidad Vassigh January 28, 2020May 20, 2025
Gänswein and Francis in St. Peter's Square
Ideasvatican

Between Two Popes: Father Georg Gänswein Redefines Vatican Diplomacy

by America Hernandez January 28, 2020May 20, 2025
Holocaust survivors at the Jan. 27 commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz
Societypoland

Final Auschwitz Survivors Return To Poland To Bear Witness

by Bethany Wright January 27, 2020May 20, 2025
Students and teachers protested in several cities in France to denounce a lack of funding of education and worsening conditions during the pandemic.
Geopoliticsputin

The Latest: 100 Million COVID Cases, Biden Rings Putin, Moon Tourists

by Worldcrunch January 27, 2020May 20, 2025
Watch: OneShot — 75 Years Ago, Liberation of Auschwitz
OneShotpoland

Watch: OneShot — 75 Years Ago, Liberation of Auschwitz

by Worldcrunch January 27, 2020May 20, 2025
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro in Palácio da Alvorada
In The Newsargentina

‘The People v. Elites’: An Existential Threat To Democracy

by Alidad Vassigh January 27, 2020May 20, 2025
Eleven gold miners in Qixia, China were rescued yesterday after being trapped underground for two weeks following an explosion.
In The Newssyria

The Latest: AMLO & COVID, Rescued Miners, Godzilla v. Kong

by Worldcrunch January 25, 2020May 22, 2025
Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah
Geopoliticsiran

Why Iran Jailed An Unconventional French-Iranian Academic

by Louis de Kergorlay January 24, 2020May 20, 2025
Unmistakably Austrian
blogmusic

Unmistakably Austrian

by Bertrand Hauger January 24, 2020May 20, 2025
Bottling beer in Germany
Economyeconomy

Ecological War Brews Over Germany’s Reusable Beer Bottles

by Bethany Wright January 24, 2020May 24, 2025
Egypt's Neverending Story Of Incomplete Revolutions
In The Newsegypt

Egypt’s Neverending Story Of Incomplete Revolutions

by Worldcrunch January 23, 2020May 21, 2025
The US/Mexico border fence in Tijuana, Mexico
Economymexico

Blaming The U.S. Won’t Solve Mexico’s Problems

by Alidad Vassigh January 23, 2020May 20, 2025
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on his Friday sermon
Geopoliticsiran

Iran: How Weak Is The Regime?

by Anna Akage January 22, 2020May 22, 2025
Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccines arriving in Dhaka after India sent more than 20 million free doses to Bangladesh as a gift
In The Newschina

The Latest: Wuhan Anniversary, ISIS In Baghdad, Google v. Australia

by Worldcrunch January 22, 2020May 24, 2025
Migrants in Bosnia in Dec. 2019.
Geopoliticsmigration

The Italians Who Wash The Bloodied Feet Of Refugees

by Stefano Lorusso January 22, 2020May 21, 2025
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Jan 15, 2020
Geopoliticsargentina

Can ‘Citizen Diplomacy’ Salvage Argentina-Brazil Relations?

by Alidad Vassigh January 21, 2020May 20, 2025
A twin suicide attack in a street market has killed at least 28 civilians in Baghdad, Iraq
In The Newsunited states

The Latest: President Biden, Baghdad Blast, Mountain Of Trash

by Worldcrunch January 21, 2020May 21, 2025
Composing with decomposing
In The Newsunited states

Compost Me! The Ultimate Ecological Burial: Humusation

by Brandon Ramirez January 21, 2020May 21, 2025
Checking if service is restored in Kashmir
Geopoliticsindia

Boasting ‘Digital India’ – Shutting Down The Internet

by Worldcrunch January 20, 2020May 21, 2025
Clashes in Tunis over unemployment and stagnating economy
Geopoliticsunited states

The Latest: Biden’s Big Day, Jack Ma Is Back, Tokyo Games At Risk

by Worldcrunch January 20, 2020May 23, 2025
Crunching the data
Economychile

Crossing Big Data With ‘Thick Data’ Can Make The Difference

by Alidad Vassigh January 20, 2020May 20, 2025
La Chacarita Cemetery
Societybrutalism

In Buenos Aires, A Cemetery That Blends Beauty And Brutalism

by Alidad Vassigh January 18, 2020May 20, 2025
Searching for victims in the rubble in Mamuju after the Indonesian island of Sulawesi was hit by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 15, killing at least 81.
In The Newsnews

The Latest: Navalny’s Arrest, Brazil Vaccination Campaign, Trump Baby Blimp

by Worldcrunch January 18, 2020May 22, 2025
President Putin and his new Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Thursday
Geopoliticsputin

Putin’s Chess Match With Russia’s Constitution As Pawn

by Alastair Gill January 17, 2020May 21, 2025
Fra. Rino Sgarbossa in the San Francesco della Vigna vineyard
In The Newsitaly

In Venice, Winemaking Monks vs. Hotel Developers

by America Hernandez January 17, 2020May 21, 2025
Euros are replacing dollars
Economyfrance

Why The Euro Is Starting To Resemble The Yen

by Louis de Kergorlay January 16, 2020May 20, 2025
Wildfires across Australia photographed from satellite on 31 December 2019
Ideaschile

Whiff Of Australian Smoke In South America, World On The Brink

by Alidad Vassigh January 16, 2020May 20, 2025
A butcher in Port Said, Egypt
Economyegypt

How Egypt’s Massive Halal Meat Market Turned Into A Monopoly

by Worldcrunch January 15, 2020May 21, 2025
COVID patients in a temporary hospital in a warehouse in St. Petersburg, Russia
Geopoliticstrump

The Latest: Trillion Dollar Relief, North Korea Flex, Wikipedia Birthday

by Worldcrunch January 15, 2020May 23, 2025
Seaside pink
Green Or Gonegermany

Resort Hotels’ Extra Responsibility For Plastic Waste In The Sea

by Bethany Wright January 15, 2020May 21, 2025
Protests in December against the new citizenship law
Geopoliticsindia

Fear And Empowerment: Why Women Are Leading India’s Protests

by Worldcrunch January 14, 2020May 21, 2025
Protest continue in Kolkata and across India against controversial agricultural bill
In The Newstrump

The Latest: Twice Impeached, China Lockdown, Navalny Goes Home

by Worldcrunch January 14, 2020May 22, 2025
Walking by Santiago's Stock Exchange district
Economyclimate

If Finance Rules The World, Green Bonds May Be Planet’s Only Hope

by Alidad Vassigh January 14, 2020May 20, 2025
What do you drink when you don’t feel like drinking?
In The Newsfrance

Bottoms Up: Alcohol-Free Liquor Has A Good Shot At Success

by Louis de Kergorlay January 13, 2020May 22, 2025
Protestors in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 8, 2019
Geopoliticscolombia

Around The World, The Best Days Of Democracy Are Still To Come

by Alidad Vassigh January 13, 2020May 20, 2025
Prison in Tal Abyad, Syria
Geopoliticssyria

A French Kid Dragged Into Jihad, Lingers In A Syrian Prison

by Brandon Ramirez January 11, 2020May 20, 2025
Skiing in central Madrid, Spain, after the country was hit by snow storm Filomena, which brought the heaviest snowfall in 50 years, killing four people and bringing central Spain to a standstill
Eyes on the U.S.trump

Worldcrunch Today, Jan. 11: Looming Impeachment, Beijing Lockdown, Kyrgyz Election

by Worldcrunch January 11, 2020May 22, 2025
Imagining future
In The Newsai

Too Smart For Our Own Good? Imagining Future Human Evolution

by Alidad Vassigh January 10, 2020May 20, 2025
Liking Mohamed Salah is safe ...
Futuretechnology

A Surreal Facebook Alter Ego To Keep Egyptian Activists Safe

by Worldcrunch January 9, 2020May 21, 2025
Storming The Lithuanian Castle
blogtravel

Storming The Lithuanian Castle

by Bertrand Hauger January 9, 2020May 20, 2025
Drought in Uttar Pradesh, India
Green Or Gonecolombia

Why Women Are Particularly Vulnerable To Climate Change

by Alidad Vassigh January 9, 2020May 22, 2025
An ad. lib. kind of journey
In The Newsfamily

Mozart In Italy: The Journey That Launched A Child Prodigy

by America Hernandez January 8, 2020May 21, 2025
Members of an anti-epidemic volunteer team at Dalian Ocean University, northeastern China, deliver supplies to quarantined students and teachers.
In The Newsusa

Worldcrunch Today, Jan. 8: Capitol Aftermath, Grounded Boeing, Electric Norway

by Worldcrunch January 8, 2020May 22, 2025
Macron's telephone diplomacy
Geopoliticsdonald trump

U.S.-Iran: France May Be Last Best Hope To Prevent All-Out War

by Benjamin Witte January 8, 2020May 20, 2025
The gender gap at work
In The Newsglobal

Capitalism’s Original Sin: Gender Distribution Of Work

by Bethany Wright January 7, 2020May 23, 2025
Rioters climb the wall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
In The Newsunited states

Worldcrunch Today, Jan. 7: Capitol Chaos, S. African Strain, AMLO And Assange

by Worldcrunch January 7, 2020May 23, 2025
Art?
Ideasunited states

What Is Art? A 20th-Century Question Oddly Lingers On

by Alidad Vassigh January 7, 2020May 21, 2025
Walking toward 2020
Ideastechnology

Roaring Twenties Redux: 12 Bold Predictions For A Decade To Come

by Bethany Wright January 6, 2020May 22, 2025
The Three Wise Men arrive in Almazan, Spain
In The Newscybersecurity

Worldcrunch Today, Jan. 6: HK Crackdown, Georgia Votes, COVID Currency

by Worldcrunch January 6, 2020May 22, 2025
Soleimani poster in Tehran on Jan. 6
In The Newspeace

Next Move Tehran? Iran Buries General, Plots ‘Strategic Revenge’

by Worldcrunch January 6, 2020May 20, 2025
Pupils in Kenya are heading back to schools, which are reopening on Jan. 4 after a nine-month long closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In The Newsnews

Worldcrunch Today, Jan. 4: Assange Stays, Iran’s Uranium, Where’s Jack?

by Worldcrunch January 4, 2020May 22, 2025
Manifestation of solidarity to the mayor of Riace Mimmo Lucano on May 11, 2018
In The Newsimmigration

How A ‘Refugee Town’ Fell Victim To Italy’s Populist Politics

by Stefano Lorusso January 4, 2020May 21, 2025
HappyBreak headset
Economyhealth

HappyBreak: Headset Meditation App To Prevent Work Burnout

by Alidad Vassigh January 3, 2020May 20, 2025
Chessboxing bout in London
In The Newsfrance

Chessboxing: How A French Novelist Invented The Strangest Sport

by Benjamin Witte January 2, 2020May 23, 2025
A WWII bunker next to a modern U-Bahn station
Geopoliticsgermany

World War II Memorabilia To Call Home? German Bunkers For Sale

by Bethany Wright January 1, 2020May 24, 2025
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