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Worldcrunch » Archives for August 2020

August 2020

The Dalai Lama
In The Newsindia

India-China Standoff: Dalai Lama, A Not-So-Secret Weapon

by Worldcrunch August 31, 2020May 22, 2025
Alberto Fernandez and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Geopoliticsargentina

Argentina: Fernández-Kirchner Looks Like Medvedev-Putin

by Alidad Vassigh August 31, 2020May 20, 2025
Dating site algorithms might lead to more fruitful relationships
In The Newslove

An Economist’s Wholehearted Defense Of Online Dating Sites

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 29, 2020May 20, 2025
Cocoa beans at the Museum of Chocolate in Astorga
Food / Travelspain

Forget Willy Wonka: The Fantastic Tales Of Spanish Chocolate

by Alidad Vassigh August 28, 2020May 22, 2025
Merkel and Putin in Berlin on Jan. 19
Geopoliticsrussia

Understanding The Limits Of German Influence Over Russia

by Bethany Wright August 28, 2020May 24, 2025
A club in Sardinia
In The Newsitaly

How Sardinia’s Dolce Vita Turned Into A COVID-19 Nightmare

by Alessio Perrone August 28, 2020May 21, 2025
A protest in Krakow against Belarusian President Alexandre Lukashenko
Geopoliticsbelarus

Lukashenko Threats Force Hand Of Belarus Opposition

by Alastair Gill August 27, 2020May 20, 2025
Pro life rally in Bogotá, Colombia on May 4, 2019
In The Newscolombia

Why Feminism And Capitalism Can Never Be Reconciled

by Alidad Vassigh August 27, 2020May 20, 2025
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Minsk on July 30
In The Newsrussia

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Interview: Fear Has Changed Sides

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 26, 2020May 20, 2025
Stayin' Alive
Eyes on the U.S.trump

Bad American Art — How Trump Looks In France

by Rozena Crossman August 26, 2020May 20, 2025
Women wearing masks shop at a bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran.
In The Newseconomic crisis

Why The Pandemic Hits Iran’s Working Women Harder

by Worldcrunch August 26, 2020May 20, 2025
Firefighters of the Lauenau Volunteer Fire Brigade in Germany tapping fire water from the tank of one of their emergency vehicles.
Futuregermany

Ein, Zwei, Dry: The German City Where Water Has Run Out

by Bethany Wright August 25, 2020May 24, 2025
A woman using mobile payment in Ghent, Belgium.
In The Newsindia

How COVID-19 Has Changed Payments — And Could Kill Cash

by Anne Sophie Goninet August 25, 2020May 21, 2025
Mutinying soldiers speaking at a press conference near Bamako on Aug. 19
In The Newsdemocracy

Mali Coup: Fractured Opposition Leads To Military Power Grab

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 24, 2020May 20, 2025
The end for Obrador ?
Geopoliticsmexico

The AMLO Brand Of Populism Puts Mexico’s Future At Risk

by Alidad Vassigh August 24, 2020May 20, 2025
Anti-government protestors in Bangkok on Aug. 16
In The Newsthailand

Thailand To Belarus: The Divides Of Democracy Protesters

by Manon Dambrine and Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 21, 2020May 20, 2025
A pig farm in China's Jiangxi Province
Economyexports

China Wants To Invest Billions In New Pig Farms — In Argentina

by Alidad Vassigh August 21, 2020May 22, 2025
Migrants arriving in Lesbos, Greece.
Geopoliticsitaly

Europe’s Refugee Crisis Returns After Pandemic Pause

by Carl Karlsson August 20, 2020May 21, 2025
Some strategies promoting face masks actually backfire
In The Newsfrance

Face Mask Morality: The Problem With Blaming And Shaming

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 20, 2020May 20, 2025
Spraying disinfectant in an Indonesian jail
In The Newsbrazil

COVID-19 Stirs Prison Policy Around The World

by Worldcrunch August 19, 2020May 22, 2025
Man holding a poster of Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei & Hezbollah Sec. Gen. Nasrallah during a June 2007 protests in Tehran
In The Newsiran

Iran: How Decades Of Middle East Power Plays Backfired

by Worldcrunch August 19, 2020May 20, 2025
A protester holds up a sign that reads 'How much more blood will it take?' in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus.
In The Newsbelarus

Tanks From Moscow? What Prague 1968 Tells Us About Minsk 2020

by Alastair Gill August 18, 2020May 22, 2025
An umbrella flies out of a man's hand in Mumbai, India.
Futureindia

Toxic Cities, Expendable Lives: The Waste Crisis In India And Beyond

by Worldcrunch August 18, 2020May 21, 2025
'Foxy The Van,' helping the author put 'remote' in 'remote working.'
Food / Travelfrance

When A Telework Veteran Takes Remote To Another Dimension

by Anne Sophie Goninet August 17, 2020May 20, 2025
The La Vega Central market in Santiago, Chile
In The Newscovid-19

Retailers And The Pandemic: Adapt Or Die

by Alidad Vassigh August 17, 2020May 20, 2025
A kindergarten in Zhengzhou, China
In The Newsargentina

Pandemic Lessons From Open-Air School Movement, A Century Ago

by Alidad Vassigh August 14, 2020May 22, 2025
COVID-19 vaccine testing in Beijing, China
In The Newsworld health organization

Curing COVID-19 In A World Of Competing Interests

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 14, 2020May 22, 2025
No choice but to flee to neighboring Lithuania for Svetlana Tikhanovskaya
In The Newselection

‘Joan Of Arc’ In Exile: Can Tikhanovskaya Lead Belarus From Abroad?

by Alastair Gill August 13, 2020May 23, 2025
A rural kind of U-turn.
Geopoliticssweden

Back To The Countryside: How COVID-19 Is Fueling A Rural Boom

by Carl Karlsson August 13, 2020May 22, 2025
A worker at Volkswagen's Wolfsburg factory
In The Newsgermany

Germany’s Economy Simply Cannot Afford Another Lockdown

by Bethany Wright August 13, 2020May 24, 2025
Stepping out (for good)?
In The Newsai

Work → In Progress: Why Our Work Days Will Never Be The Same Again

by Carl Karlsson and Rozena Crossman August 12, 2020May 22, 2025
Street scene in Paris
In The Newsfrance

COVID-19, Waging War On A Still Unknown Enemy

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 12, 2020May 22, 2025
Damage in Beirut after the Aug. 4 double blast
Futureindia

Will Beirut Bring About A Global Shift In Storage Safety?

by Worldcrunch August 11, 2020May 20, 2025
Lenin mural with a quote that reads: “Let me what songs your people sing and I'll tell you the future of your country'
Geopoliticsindia

Punjab Postcard: A Street Artist Paints Old Left In New Light

by Worldcrunch August 11, 2020May 21, 2025
Uh ho ...
In The Newshealth

From Canada To The UK, Shedding Light On Quarantine Weight

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 11, 2020May 22, 2025
UberEats and Glovo workers wait for McDonald's meals to deliver to their costumers.
In The Newsfood

A Door-To-Door Global Tour Of Delivery In COVID-19 Times

by Manon Dambrine and Kat Bohmbach August 10, 2020May 20, 2025
Health service workers wearing face masks in Colombia.
In The Newscolombia

Surveillance And Servitude: The Pandemic’s Most Sinister Legacy

by Alidad Vassigh August 10, 2020May 22, 2025
Debt is as old as history
Economymonarchy

The Ancient Art Of Debt Relief, A Brief History

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 7, 2020May 24, 2025
Looking over at the Mer de Glace
Futureglobal

The Slippery Slope Of Global Warming, From A Melting Mont-Blanc Glacier

by Alessio Perrone August 7, 2020May 22, 2025
Members of the Young People Against Corona campaign in Tripoli, Libya
In The Newsunited kingdom

The Kids Are Alright: What’s Missing In The COVID-19/Youth Narrative

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 7, 2020May 20, 2025
A bank in Seoul, South Korea
Economysouth korea

South Korea Owes Iran Billions But Won’t Cough Up The Cash

by Worldcrunch August 6, 2020May 22, 2025
Svetlana Tsikhanovskaya, center, presidential candidate in the Belarus election
Geopoliticselection

In Belarus, An Unexpected ‘Women’s Revolution’ Arises Ahead Of Sunday’s Election

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 6, 2020May 20, 2025
Seat distancing applied at a movie theater in Jinan
In The Newschina

Will COVID-19 Make China’s Movie Theaters Vanish Forever?

by Lisa LANE August 6, 2020May 22, 2025
The red pill, the blue pill, and the Zoom pill
Ideasfrance

On The Unexpected: Zoom Parties And The Lessons Of The Matrix

by Worldcrunch August 5, 2020May 20, 2025
Street in Beirut after the deadly Aug. 4 explosion that killed at least 100
Geopoliticslebanon

Beirut Blast: Mayhem In A Nation Already On Its Knees

by Benjamin Witte August 5, 2020May 20, 2025
A Boeing 777 is silhouetted against the sun
Ideaseurope

Long Haul: Europe’s Aviation Sector Needs More Than A Rescue

by Kat Bohmbach August 4, 2020May 22, 2025
Healthcare worker In Mumbai
Economyindia

How India Is Failing Its Most Essential Workers

by Worldcrunch August 4, 2020May 22, 2025
Matteo Salvini at a rally in Rome in July
In The Newsbrazil

Salvini To Bolsonaro: Risking Lives And Pushing The Limits Of Democracy

by Worldcrunch August 4, 2020May 22, 2025
Kuta Beach, Bali
In The Newsunited kingdom

How Countries Are Coping With A Tanking Tourism Industry

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank and Manon Dambrine August 3, 2020May 23, 2025
The Latest: Taliban Advance, Iran’s New President Speaks, Biles Bounces Back
In The Newsnews

The Latest: Taliban Advance, Iran’s New President Speaks, Biles Bounces Back

by Anne Sophie Goninet, Bertrand Hauger, Meike Eijsberg and Worldcrunch August 3, 2020May 24, 2025
A couple in Naples, Italy
In The Newscolombia

Hands Off! Pandemic, Sin And Fears Of The Human Touch

by Alidad Vassigh August 3, 2020May 20, 2025
An assistant walking inside empty Chanel in Hong Kong.
In The Newsgermany

How The Pandemic Pushed Up Prices On Some Luxury Goods

by Bethany Wright August 1, 2020May 24, 2025
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