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Worldcrunch » Archives for August 2022

August 2022

Photo of Argentine Alejandra Ironici speaking at an event
LGBTQ Pluslgbtq+

LGBTQ+ International: Argentine Trans Icon Murder, Fleeing Russia, Bad Bunny Kiss — And The Week’s Other Top News

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra, Lila Paulou, Lisa Berdet, Emma Albright, Chloé Touchard and Bertrand Hauger August 31, 2022May 22, 2025
A man wrapped with a Ukrainian flag looks at a destroyed Russian tank at Khreshchatyk, Kyiv
Ideasukraine

Why Russia Has Already Lost The War

by Chloé Touchard August 31, 2022May 24, 2025
​Illustration on The Puerto Rico Weapons Act of 2020
In The Newscrimes

Puerto Rico Faces Its Own Gun Culture Problem

by Worldcrunch August 31, 2022May 21, 2025
Russia Cuts Off Gas To Europe
In The Newsukraine

Russia Cuts Off Gas To Europe

by Emma Albright, Anna Akage, Bertrand Hauger, Dan Wu, Chloé Touchard and Lila Paulou August 31, 2022May 21, 2025
Goodbye Mr. Perestroika: World's Front Pages Bid Adieu To Mikhail Gorbachev
Geopoliticsrussia

Goodbye Mr. Perestroika: World’s Front Pages Bid Adieu To Mikhail Gorbachev

by Worldcrunch August 31, 2022May 21, 2025
Vkusno i Tochka customer
Economyeconomic crisis

Stolen Arches, IKEAish? What Western Sanctions Mean For Brand Trademarks In Russia

by Cynthia Martens August 30, 2022May 24, 2025
Karina Pintarelli
LGBTQ Pluslgbtq+

Meet Karina Pintarelli: The First Recognized Trans Survivor Of Argentina’s Dictatorship

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra August 30, 2022May 23, 2025
Retaking Kherson, Ukraine’s Southern Counteroffensive Has Begun
In The Newsukraine

Retaking Kherson, Ukraine’s Southern Counteroffensive Has Begun

by Emma Albright, Bertrand Hauger, Chloé Touchard, Anna Akage and Meike Eijsberg August 30, 2022May 21, 2025
Photo of traffic on a road in Tehran
Geopoliticseconomy

What A Nuclear Deal Could Mean For Iran’s Broken Economy

by Worldcrunch August 30, 2022May 19, 2025
With Taliban Back In Power, Brave Afghan Girls Again Risk Everything For An Education
In The Newseducation

With Taliban Back In Power, Brave Afghan Girls Again Risk Everything For An Education

by Worldcrunch August 29, 2022May 21, 2025
Poster of Russia's President Vladimir Putin in ​Warsaw
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Winter Is Coming: Breaking Down Russian Propaganda Across Europe

by Olena Starik August 29, 2022May 24, 2025
Russia Agrees To Nuclear Inspectors' Visit To Zaporizhzhia
In The Newsukraine

Russia Agrees To Nuclear Inspectors’ Visit To Zaporizhzhia

by Emma Albright, Anna Akage, Chloé Touchard, Lisa Berdet and Bertrand Hauger August 29, 2022May 21, 2025
Climate protest Berlin
Greentechnology

Why Young People Are Now Nuclear Power’s Most Potent Supporters

by Bethany Wright August 29, 2022May 24, 2025
Luke, 13, left, and his brother Oswald, 17, steer a wheelbarrow full of metal bars they scavenged at the Marabo garbage dump in Lusaka, Zambia.
Societychildren's rights

Zambia, Trapped In A Generational Cycle Of Poverty

by Worldcrunch August 28, 2022May 23, 2025
Photo of a ​Benin bronze at Berlin's Federal Foreign Office on July 1
In The News

Give Them A Bronze? When Europe Returns Looted Cultural Treasures

by Worldcrunch August 27, 2022May 23, 2025
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Economyunited states

Is Mexico’s President Pushing For “Mexit” From Trade Pact?

by Alidad Vassigh August 27, 2022May 19, 2025
Women in Tiraspol
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Welcome To Transnistria: A Trip In Time Back To The USSR

by Chloé Touchard August 26, 2022May 21, 2025
Offline Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Has The World Holding Its Breath
In The Newsukraine

Offline Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Has The World Holding Its Breath

by Emma Albright, Lila Paulou, Chloé Touchard, Cameron Manley and Bertrand Hauger August 26, 2022May 23, 2025
Photo of archeologists at work in Mes Ainak, south of Kabul, before Chinese state owned mining company MCC starts building a new project.
Geopoliticsunited states

How China Is Doing Business With The Taliban

by Meike Eijsberg August 26, 2022May 24, 2025
People in the streets of Singapore​
LGBTQ Pluslgbtq+

LGBTQ+ International: Good And Bad News From Singapore, Great Gatsby Makeover — And The Week’s Other Top News

by Worldcrunch August 25, 2022May 22, 2025
Lithium mine at Salinas Grandes salt desert Jujuy province, Argentina
Greenclimate crisis

The Dark Hidden Cost Of The Mineral That Makes Green Energy Possible

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra August 25, 2022May 24, 2025
Defiant Ukrainians Reel From Deadly Chaplyne Attack
In The Newsukraine

Defiant Ukrainians Reel From Deadly Chaplyne Attack

by Emma Albright, Meike Eijsberg, Chloé Touchard, Bertrand Hauger, Cameron Manley and Lisa Berdet August 25, 2022May 21, 2025
Photo of a young girl In the middle of Russian tanks paraded in Kyiv
In The Newsukraine

Zelensky Aims For “Victory” In Independence Day Speech

by Emma Albright, Anna Akage, Lila Paulou, Chloé Touchard and Bertrand Hauger August 24, 2022May 21, 2025
Photo of a woman walking in Kyiv next to a disused Russian tank
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine war

World Front Pages As Ukraine Marks Independence Day & 6 Months Of War

by Chloé Touchard and Bertrand Hauger August 24, 2022May 24, 2025
Photo of people in a square in Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden
In The Newssweden

So, Did Sweden’s No-Lockdown COVID Strategy Pay Off?

by Worldcrunch August 24, 2022May 21, 2025
Photo of Bolsonaro and Trump supporters in Brasilia, Brazil
Geopoliticsbrazil

How The Trump Universe Is Backing Bolsonaro’s Reelection Bid In Brazil

by Irene Caselli August 23, 2022May 21, 2025
Photo of a man walking in the park with his three children
Societyfamily

Invisible Work: The Weight Of A Family That Men Don’t See

by Irene Caselli August 23, 2022May 19, 2025
Photo of an Olympic stadium destroyed by a missile attack in Donetsk Oblast
In The Newsukraine

Football Restarts In Kyiv Under Threat Of New Russian Attacks

by Emma Albright, Chloé Touchard, Bertrand Hauger, Lisa Berdet and Anna Akage August 23, 2022May 22, 2025
Ukrainian voting booth
Ideasukraine

Political Apathy, The Real Weapon In Vladimir Putin’s “Surprise” Invasion Of Ukraine

by Anna Akage August 23, 2022May 21, 2025
Photo of María de Lourdes Félix, Melissa González and Manuel Esteban Cruz of the Maizkali urban farming collective checking on their cornfield in Tepojaco, Mexico.
Green Or Gonehealth

Mexican Youth Turn To Urban Agriculture To Connect With Their Roots

by Worldcrunch August 22, 2022May 21, 2025
Photo of Russian National officers guarding the scene of a car bombing of journalist Darya Dugina
In The Newsukraine

Pressure On Putin In Aftermath Of Darya Dugina’s Murder

by Emma Albright, Bertrand Hauger, Anna Akage, Lila Paulou and Chloé Touchard August 22, 2022May 21, 2025
Stauffenberg And Us: Russian Lessons From The Plot To Assassinate Hitler
In The Newsukraine

Stauffenberg And Us: Russian Lessons From The Plot To Assassinate Hitler

by Meike Eijsberg August 22, 2022May 24, 2025
Eid al-Adha festivities in Tangier, northern Morocco
In The Newscolombia

Family Sacrifice: How I Found My Colombian Grandmother At Eid In Morocco

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra August 21, 2022May 19, 2025
Photo of a people in front of a Gandhi mural in New Delhi
In The Newsindia

As India Turns 75, A Look Back At Gandhi’s Thoughts On Freedom

by Worldcrunch August 20, 2022May 21, 2025
Pride March of the​ Arenas Arcoíris collective
In The Newslgbtq+

Spain’s Small Town Transition! Fighting Depopulation By Becoming LGBTQ+ Haven

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra August 19, 2022May 19, 2025
A protester holds a pro-asylum seekers placard during the demonstration.
In The Newsimmigration

How Rich Western Countries Pay To Send Refugees Away

by Worldcrunch August 19, 2022May 21, 2025
Can Turkey Be The Nuclear Peace Broker The World Needs Right Now?
In The Newsukraine

Can Turkey Be The Nuclear Peace Broker The World Needs Right Now?

by Emma Albright, Bertrand Hauger, Chloé Touchard, Lisa Berdet and Cameron Manley August 19, 2022May 21, 2025
Photo of the hand of a statue and a statue of an angel inside a Naples church
In The Newsreligion

A Confession At The Holy Church Of Therapy

by Irene Caselli August 19, 2022May 21, 2025
Photo of participants to the 25th Amsterdam Pride Parade​
In The Newslgbtq+

LGBTQ+ International: Opposing “Don’t Say Gay,” Amsterdam Pride — And Other Top News

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra, Lila Paulou, Emma Albright, Chloé Touchard, Bertrand Hauger and Lisa Berdet August 18, 2022May 22, 2025
Photo of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
In The Newsukraine

Nuclear Security On Top Of Agenda As Guterres And Erdogan Meet Zelensky

by Emma Albright, Cameron Manley and Bertrand Hauger August 18, 2022May 21, 2025
​Workers repair air conditioning in Singapore
Green Or Gonehealth

A/C And Global Warming: A Northern Call To Embrace Air Conditioning

by Bethany Wright August 17, 2022May 24, 2025
Photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a military event
In The Newsukraine

Zelensky Reveals Why He Didn’t Warn Ukrainians About Russian Invasion

by Emma Albright, Anna Akage and Bertrand Hauger August 17, 2022May 21, 2025
Photo of schoolchildren entering a mud-walled classroom at Kyeihara Integrated Primary School in Sheema, Uganda.
Societychildren

Beyond COVID: Why Ugandan Kids Can’t Go Back To School

by Worldcrunch August 17, 2022May 21, 2025
Man in front of the notorious disfigured Christ mural inside a chapel in Borja​
Societytourism

Holy Mess! Spain’s Disfigured Christ Mural Remains A Hit With Tourists

by Alidad Vassigh August 16, 2022May 22, 2025
Photo of spectators watching the address by Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security
In The Newsukraine

Putin Blames U.S. For “Dragging Out” Conflict

by Emma Albright and Anna Akage August 16, 2022May 21, 2025
Photo of Ukrainian soldiers standing during a presentation of medals by President Volodymyr Zelensky on the frontlines in the Dnipropetrovsk region
In The Newsukraine

The Ukraine War Has Reached A Stalemate — So What Happens Now?

by Olena Starik August 16, 2022May 23, 2025
Far Out, Far East: Meet North Korea's Biggest Booster In Taiwan
Geopoliticssouth korea

Far Out, Far East: Meet North Korea’s Biggest Booster In Taiwan

by Dan Wu August 15, 2022May 19, 2025
How Airbnb Created A Homeless Crisis In An Idyllic Australian Town
Societynetflix

How Airbnb Created A Homeless Crisis In An Idyllic Australian Town

by Meike Eijsberg August 14, 2022May 23, 2025
Minsk Never More: Lessons For The West About Negotiating With Putin
In The Newsukraine

Minsk Never More: Lessons For The West About Negotiating With Putin

by Meike Eijsberg August 13, 2022May 24, 2025
The First Victims Of Sri Lanka's Economic Crisis: Pregnant Women
In The Newseconomic crisis

The First Victims Of Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis: Pregnant Women

by Worldcrunch August 12, 2022May 21, 2025
Black-and-whote photo of a man stepping in an old car in a Naples street
Dottoré!nostalgia

Remembering Papà, And The Ultimate Driver’s Test

by Irene Caselli August 12, 2022May 21, 2025
1970s China Revisited? Venezuela's "Special Economic Zones" Are A Desperate Scam
Economyinflation

1970s China Revisited? Venezuela’s “Special Economic Zones” Are A Desperate Scam

by Alidad Vassigh August 12, 2022May 21, 2025
The Laugh Frontier: Can AI Understand Irony?
In The Newsartificial intelligence

The Laugh Frontier: Can AI Understand Irony?

by Worldcrunch August 11, 2022May 21, 2025
Asian Cults And Castes, Where New Religions Meet Power Politics
In The Newschina

Asian Cults And Castes, Where New Religions Meet Power Politics

by Dan Wu August 11, 2022May 22, 2025
How Putin Played The Africa Card Just Right
In The Newsvladimir putin

How Putin Played The Africa Card Just Right

by Bethany Wright August 11, 2022May 24, 2025
Posters of Eva Perón
Societyart

Her Mad Existence: The Ultimate Collection Of Evita Perón Iconography

by Alidad Vassigh August 10, 2022May 19, 2025
Caricature featuring Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Polish politician Jaroslaw Kaczynsk​i
Ideaspoland

Orbán And Kaczynski, A Duet In The Key Of Fascism

by Anna Akage August 10, 2022May 19, 2025
Let's Stop Calling It "Extreme" Weather
Greenclimate change

Let’s Stop Calling It “Extreme” Weather

by Alidad Vassigh August 9, 2022May 19, 2025
Seven Battlefield Signs Russia's Army Has Hit A Wall In Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Seven Battlefield Signs Russia’s Army Has Hit A Wall In Ukraine

by Meike Eijsberg August 9, 2022May 24, 2025
In Africa, Witchcraft Delusions Spark Deadly Mob Violence
In The Newsviolence

In Africa, Witchcraft Delusions Spark Deadly Mob Violence

by Worldcrunch August 8, 2022May 21, 2025
Why Iran Is Pushing So Hard For A Russian Victory
In The Newsukraine

Why Iran Is Pushing So Hard For A Russian Victory

by Worldcrunch August 8, 2022May 21, 2025
photo from above of a woman on the floor working on her computer
Economywork

Outputs To Outcomes: Why It’s Time To Stop Measuring Productivity

by Chloé Touchard August 8, 2022May 19, 2025
A man walks on the sidewalks in Belgrade, Serbia
Geopoliticspolitics

A Ukrainian In Belgrade: The Straight Line From Milosevic To Putin, And Back Again

by Anna Akage August 7, 2022May 19, 2025
Photo of a Coca Cola ad in Italy
Greenenvironment

Where Everyone’s Rationing Water  — Except The Coca-Cola Plant

by Irene Caselli August 6, 2022May 21, 2025
Mongolia, How The "Switch To Austerity” Sparked A National Uprising
In The Newschina

Mongolia, How The “Switch To Austerity” Sparked A National Uprising

by Worldcrunch August 5, 2022May 21, 2025
Why Turkey Could Still Block NATO Membership For Sweden And Finland
In The Newsnato

Why Turkey Could Still Block NATO Membership For Sweden And Finland

by Worldcrunch August 5, 2022May 21, 2025
Lavrov And Blinken Confirm Prisoner Swap Possibility, Following Griner Sentence
In The Newsukraine

Lavrov And Blinken Confirm Prisoner Swap Possibility, Following Griner Sentence

by Emma Albright and Cameron Manley August 5, 2022May 21, 2025
How Our Post-COVID Travel Fever Is Changing Tourism For Good
Societytravel

How Our Post-COVID Travel Fever Is Changing Tourism For Good

by Lila Paulou August 5, 2022May 19, 2025
Photo of ​Nancy Pelosi and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen walking
Geopoliticsdiplomacy

Pelosi In Taiwan: Bold Diplomacy, Perfect Timing

by Dan Wu August 4, 2022May 21, 2025
The Kyiv Pride organisation joined the march of the Equality Parade in Warsaw​
In The Newslgbtq+

LGBTQ+ International: Ukraine’s Same-Sex Union, Besatón In Bogotá — And The Week’s Other Top News

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra, Chloé Touchard, Lila Paulou, Emma Albright and Lisa Berdet August 4, 2022May 22, 2025
Zelensky Blasts Schroeder, Lobbies Xi In New Push To Maximize Support
In The Newsukraine

Zelensky Blasts Schroeder, Lobbies Xi In New Push To Maximize Support

by Emma Albright and Cameron Manley August 4, 2022May 21, 2025
Zelensky at the Ukrainian Parliament
Ideasukraine

The Enemy Within: Why Zelensky Must Take On Ukraine’s Oligarchs To Defeat Russia

by Anna Akage August 4, 2022May 21, 2025
Not My Problem: Individual Responsibility And Government Abuse Of Asylum Seekers
Migrant Livesaustralia

Not My Problem: Individual Responsibility And Government Abuse Of Asylum Seekers

by Worldcrunch August 3, 2022May 21, 2025
Who Will Be Left? A Message From The "Inextinguishable" Fires Of Zamora
Greenclimate change

Who Will Be Left? A Message From The “Inextinguishable” Fires Of Zamora

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra August 3, 2022May 19, 2025
Zelensky, Lavrov Both Try To Sway China After Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit
In The Newsukraine

Zelensky, Lavrov Both Try To Sway China After Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit

by Emma Albright and Anna Akage August 3, 2022May 21, 2025
Iran Nuclear Deal, Another Victim In Putin's Strategy Of Chaos
Geopoliticsvladimir putin

Iran Nuclear Deal, Another Victim In Putin’s Strategy Of Chaos

by Worldcrunch August 3, 2022May 21, 2025
India Faces Eternally Complex Child-Care Question: What To Do With Kids Of Women Prisoners
In The Newsindia

India Faces Eternally Complex Child-Care Question: What To Do With Kids Of Women Prisoners

by Worldcrunch August 2, 2022May 22, 2025
Russian pharmacy advertisement in Baden-Baden, Germany​
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Baden-Baden Postcard: Haven For Wealthy Russians Reduced To Tourist Ghost Town

by Bethany Wright August 2, 2022May 24, 2025
U.S. Accuses Russia Of Using Captured Power Plant As Nuclear Shield
In The Newsukraine

U.S. Accuses Russia Of Using Captured Power Plant As Nuclear Shield

by Emma Albright and Anna Akage August 2, 2022May 23, 2025
Photo of F-16 Fighting Falcons line up on the runway before taking off during Surge Week at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
Geopoliticsxi jinping

Old Witch Farce, No Fly Zone:  Specter Of Pelosi Taiwan Trip Raises Heat In Region

by Dan Wu August 2, 2022May 19, 2025
A Battle For "New Rights" Or Trick To Maintain Wealth And Privilege?
Ideasdemocracy

A Battle For “New Rights” Or Trick To Maintain Wealth And Privilege?

by Alidad Vassigh August 2, 2022May 19, 2025
photo of a young man on a dock reading
Societymental health

Grief As Mental Illness? Some Hard Questions About ‘PGD’ Diagnosis

by Worldcrunch August 1, 2022May 24, 2025
Ukraine War Sparks Divisions Among Israel's Russian Population
In The Newsisrael

Ukraine War Sparks Divisions Among Israel’s Russian Population

by Lisa Berdet August 1, 2022May 21, 2025
Was Ukrainian Grain Tycoon Assassinated?
In The Newsukraine

Was Ukrainian Grain Tycoon Assassinated?

by Emma Albright, Meike Eijsberg and Anna Akage August 1, 2022May 21, 2025
Hong Kong Tattoo Show 2021​
In The Newschina

China’s Tattoo Crackdown: Celebrity, Subversion And A Twist Of Patriotism

by Dan Wu August 1, 2022May 21, 2025
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