A German reporter takes a tour with the radical feminist group at the newly opened Barbie House in Berlin.
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“They’re going to need a bigger island…” Surfers on this Indian Ocean island are (mostly) staying out of the water after the fourth deadly attack. Up close, very close, with those targeted.
CAIXIN (China) Worldcrunch BEIJING – Of the 8,619 children adopted by American families last year, including kids from more than 40 countries, more than 30% came from China, Caixin media reports, citing data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Because of toughened regulations, 885 fewer children overall were adopted internationally by Americans compared with […]
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Pope Francis To Visit Egypt
LA STAMPA (Italy), THE CHRISTIAN TIMES, MENA (Middle East News Agency) Worldcrunch ROME – Pope Francis has accepted an invitation from the Coptic Pope Tawadros II to visit Egypt. The date of this visit has not been set yet, but it will be the first papal visit to the largest Middle East country since John […]
KIEV – The way his dad found out was not good. On the other hand it was his own fault. He’d left his laptop open, and when his father came to visit him at his student apartment he started clicking around on it and found pictures of him kissing his boyfriend Petja. First reaction – […]
Younger men are leading the way for cosmetic interventions.
As the 66th edition of the world’s top film festival opens in the south of France, a rare glimpse at its tumultuous origins and ever sparkling history.
Patriarch Kirill is trying to expand Russian Church’s influence in West and East. But Beijing is tricky terrain for religious head.
Worldcrunch CANNES – The most prestigious film festival in the world kicks off Wednesday in the south of France for its 66th edition. Opening the festivities is Baz Luhrman’s much-awaited 3D interpretation of The Great Gatsby – fitting for the glamour of Cannes. Twenty films are competing for the prestigious top prize: the Palme d’Or. […]
DIE WELT (Germany) Worldcrunch BERLIN – A German driver who insults another with gestures like tapping their finger against their head to indicate craziness, or raising the middle finger, gets five points in the central index of traffic offenders in addition to a hefty fine sometimes as high as four figures. Supporters of the severe […]
BEIRUT – Somehow, the shots missed Jesus. He survived the rampage by armed men in St. George’s Cathedral during the Lebanese civil war. But since the mosaic of which he is a part is otherwise shell-pocked, his figure has become something of an attraction. The cathedral is not far from downtown Beirut’s posh hotels, and […]
Disgusted by the “spirit of May ’68” the new generation of French Catholics isn’t shy about taking on what they see as the moral wasteland that has taken over the country’s establishment.
New bill would require artists and others in the “creative” fields to prove they are competent, and active in their roles.
FRANCE 24, LE PARISIEN (France) Worldcrunch PARIS – Violence broke out in the French capital’s ritziest neighborhood as supporters gathered to celebrate the Parisian soccer team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) winning the French League 1 championship for the first time in 19 years. Thirty people were injured in the riot, including three police officers. Twenty-one people […]
While some from the poor island nation still dream of emigrating to the US, others see a new promised land in Brazil. Still they face many challenges when they arrive.
Neil Harbisson was colorblind, until he strapped on an “eyeborg” and connected his mind’s vision to what he was hearing.
LAUSANNE – This home hangs between heaven and earth. Its shapes are sometimes rounded, sometimes sharp. The structure stands on the hills overlooking Malibu. Its majestic roof appears to be gliding over a waterfall of glass suburban houses, perched on a hill. And in fact, this impression is correct – this home has wings. Literally. […]
The some 10 million Catholics in China remain divided between those loyal to the Pope and those in step with the Chinese Communist Party hierarchy.
Worldcrunch WASHINGTON – As the list of 2012’s most popular baby names in the U.S. was unveiled this week, it appeared that King and Messiah were among the fastest growing names for boys, said the AP. Major was another fast-rising name. Last week, however, New Zealand released its annual list of banned baby names and […]
BUTIHINDA – Here in the northeastern mining region of Burundi, some green is starting to grow again. Having caused rampant deforestation and drought, mining companies are from now on required to plant trees in the areas they exploit. Along the dusty road leading to Kamaramagambo, we can see several rocky slopes that for the first […]
LIMA – Nadine Heredia Alarcón, wife of Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, has never expressed a desire to run as a candidate in the presidential election, but if she did, she could win and become the first female Peruvian president. Because of this possibility, leaders of the country’s political parties are pressuring Humala to confirm whether […]
HAARETZ, JERUSALEM POST (Israel) Worldcrunch JERUSALEM – Police on Friday arrested five ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who tried to disrupt prayers by female Jewish activists at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem District Court recently ruled women were allowed to wear prayer shawls during their monthly service, reports Haaretz. The Women of the Wall activists […]
BERLIN – A year ago, Suzanne and Andreas Willim were living in their romantic rural dream house in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Then the passionate sailors and their three sons decided on a radical break with their old life, and moved into an apartment complex. Now they have less living space than they […]
Worldcrunch A year after Saudi Arabian women were allowed to participate in the Olympic Games for the first time, the government announced this week that girls could now play sports in private schools. The news on the Saudi sports front reminds us that advances on gender equality around the world remain both slow and uneven, […]
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Blond Ukrainians For The Good Samaritans
How one of the world’s most isolated and ancient religious communities made mating exceptions to be sure it doesn’t disappear from the face of the earth.
How climate change looks — and feels — in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Before the release of their first record in years, a rare sit-down with the legendary techno band, from their roots in France to surprising new inspirations from Hotel California.
BBC, THE GUARDIAN (UK) Worldcrunch MANCHESTER – Sir Alex Ferguson announced Wednesday that he will step down as coach of English powerhouse Manchester United after a career that rivals the best in the history of the sport. Ferguson, 71, has just clinched his 13th Premier League title in his 27-year reign of Man U. The […]
BURZACO – Carolina Ortega is 37 years old, a trained journalist, and she works as an advisor for Argentine Congressman Felipe Solá. She grew up in the city of Burzaco, just outside of Buenos Aires. When she was just 7, following her parents’ acrimonious separation, her father left home, and the family never saw him […]
Worldcrunch Last month, Andrea Benitez, daughter of a senior Mexican official made headlines, for what can only be described as a temper tantrum. Benitez, whose father is the Federal Prosecutor for Consumer Affairs, telephoned public inspectors to shut down the Maximo Bistrot, a restaurant that had not given her the table she had requested. Such […]
Every drive a SpinCar or ride an IzzyBike? You probably never will, since both have been unable to raise funds necessary to go to production. The trouble today with *heavy* startups.
ALEPPO — The atmosphere was tense in Bustan al-Qasr after a Friday protest turned into a fight between two groups, one calling for an Islamic state after President Bashar al-Assad’s fall and the other demanding a free and liberal future for Syria. The shabiha — pro-government militias or spies in civilian clothing — were spotted […]
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The Turkish Prime Minister complains about the “pots and pans” unearthed by archeologists in Istanbul delaying the construction of the tunnel project under the Bosphorus. A closer look.
BUENOS AIRES – Sixty-one years after the death of the legendary Argentine First Lady Eva Perón, she “speaks” again in Marco Aguinis’ new novel La Furia de Evita (Evita’s Fury). Aguinis, a former Argentine Minister of Culture, who has written more than 40 books, has devoted his 11th novel to the life and death of […]
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Giant Rubber Ducks, The Worldwide Tour
THE STANDARD, SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST (Hong Kong) Worldcrunch HONG KONG– A five-story-high rubber duck floated into Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour on Thursday morning. Maybe you’ve seen this before. Maybe not. Maybe you’re really not amused? Well this particular duck happens to be a piece of conceptual art from Dutch sculptor Florentijn Hofman; and the […]
AL JAZEERA (Qatar), LE MONDE, AFP (France), SPA (Saudi- Arabia) Worldcrunch RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s health ministry has announced that five people have recently died from a new SARS-like virus, and that two more are being treated in an intensive care unit, reports Al Jazeera. The statement, released late Wednesday night, noted that the five […]
The German soccer clubs Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich (whose flags you will see strategically placed below) recently thrashed Spanish teams Real Madrid and FC Barcelona in their respective Champions League semifinals. German Sky sports seized the opportunity to taunt the two teams before their recent games. And after Bayern’s defeat of Barcelona Wednesday night, […]
TEL AVIV – The apartment in downtown Tel Aviv could feature in any architecture magazine as the quintessential artist’s digs. Two cats doze picturesquely amid piles of photographs, books, scripts. At the big round table sits Sara von Schwarze against a backdrop of trees swaying in the wind visible out the window behind her. The […]
-Essay- CAIRO – Copts are being persecuted in Egypt. So, what’s new about that? This has been the norm in our “beloved homeland” since at least the 1970s. But in fact, there is something new: sectarianism against Copts and many other minorities — including Shias, Bahais, and Bedouins — intensified after the beginning of the […]