In this end-of-year exams and papers season, a new French study analyzes the evolution of cheating techniques in the past five years, in particular the widespread digital tool we all have come to know as “copy-paste.”
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Once a gateway for illegal immigrants hoping to hop a ferry to Europe, the Greek port of Patras is now a dead end, where refugees must now also face growing hostility from the popular Neo-Nazi political party Golden Dawn.
Worldcrunch HEADLINES The German and Greek press have been “at war” for nearly a week. Following Greece’s qualifying win against Russia on Saturday, Athens-based Sports Day“s front page was a message to Germany. “Angela, get ready! Did you see how your debtors qualified?”….”Give us Merkel,” headlined Greek soccer outlet Goal News. And the very confident […]
Worldcrunch EL PAÍS, LAINFORMATION.COM (Spain) BILBAO – By last October when the Basque terrorist organization ETA announced an end to its decades-long campaign of violence, five different convicted ETA terrorists had already met with five people whose lives were affected by the groups attacks: the injured, orphaned and widowed. The conversations, which were all one-on-one […]
In eastern Congo , the dramatic effects of deforestation on the environment can already be seen. A new ban on illegal logging risks running into both forest-plundering rebel groups and the immediate needs of the local population.
What’s a Pastor to do when the city council refuses to sell him land or to let him build his church in their neighborhood? Many are forced to rent small, overcrowded rooms, which can lead to senseless tragedies.
A standout for Manchester City in England’s Premier League, the Palermo-born son of Ghanaian immigrants is making waves as Italy advances to the quarterfinals — against England.
Worldcrunch FAMIGLIA CRISTIANA, CORRIERE DELLA SERA (Italy) VATICAN CITY – If ever “Da Vinci Code” author Dan Brown feels forgotten, if he ever needs a surprise shot of P.R….he knows he can always count on Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. The Vatican’s Secretary of State, effectively the No. 2 man in the Catholic Church hierarchy, dusted off […]
From a difficult childhood in China to playing for President Obama and Queen Elisabeth II, pianist Lang Lang’s “Journey Of A Thousand Miles” has taken him a long way indeed.
On the Ilha das Cinzas island, inhabitants are proving that it is possible to live in harmony with the environment — so long as you follow the rules.
XI’AN UP CLOSE, 56.COM (China) As he was drilling a new well near his home in western China, a villager found a weirdly shaped, fungus-like object. Not knowing what to make of the discovery, he called the local TV station to come and have a look. The investigative program Xi’an Up Close quickly sent reporter […]
PAKISTAN TODAY, THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL (Pakistan) PESHAWAR – Ghazala Javed, a popular Pakistani singer was shot and killed along with her father near Peshawar in northwest Pakistan. According to initial medical examinations, Javed, still in her 20s, was shot by unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle, who fired a total of six bullets into her chest, […]
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The Berlin ‘Forest Boy” Mystery Is Solved
The Forest Boy was neither from the forest, nor a boy. With patience and police work, the inexplicable scam was destined to be revealed.
Worldcrunch SINA NEWS, CHUTIAN DAILY (China) HUBEI – A few weeks ago, reports Sina News, a man showed up in front of the Hunan University female dormitory with a cortege of BMWs. The 11 cars were parked in two rows of five, while the lead car was parked next to a red carpet running from […]
Margarete Mitscherlich, who died this week at 94, was the Grande Dame of German psychoanalysis, having helped unravel Germany’s post-War zeitgeist of denial.
When the UN and NGO’s stop funding, orphanages are forced to close or reduce their activities. Private citizens seize the opportunity to create sham orphanages where profit is the priority.
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Hey Guys: Legs Matter
As summer approaches, some men might be inclined to show off half their calves with those “7/8ths” Capri pants. Don’t. Just Don’t. And If you want to wear shorts, please follow these simple rules.
France’s First Lady Valérie Trierweiler’s troublesome tweet this week has been a public soap opera and the first real blow in the new presidency of her companion, François Hollande. But how much should a successful woman care about her man’s prof
Worldcrunch KOMMERSANT, GAZETA.RU (Russia) MOSCOW – Ksenia Sobachak is the daughter of St. Petersburg’s first post-Soviet mayor, a graduate of Moscow’s prestigious State University and a popular reality show host. She says that the country’s president is a friend of the family, Kommersant reports. Still, she has actively supported protests against that president, Vladimir Putin, […]
Essay: A Swiss writer settles his score with Buddhism, which he calls “manipulative” and “brainwashing.” Facing reality is a much more *centered road to salvation.
Worldcrunch LE NOUVEL OBS (France) PARIS – At midnight Friday, European time, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will become a citizen like any other again. The French Constitution protects any standing President from being taken to court. But now that Sarkozy has been bumped from office by François Hollande, he could face prosecution in several […]
A new book by German neurobiologist Martin Korte dispels the most common stereotypes about aging. He calls for a “radical reassessment of old age.”
L’ORIENT-LE JOUR (Lebanon) RIYADH – “We just want to enjoy the right to drive, like all women in the world…” This request is clear, and it is set to be made — once again — directly to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. One year after the launching of a campaign entitled “Women 2 Drive,” Saudi […]
China’s local family planning officials — and the country’s one-child policy — are under fire after a woman took an extreme and public response to a late-term forced abortion. Caixin speaks to the heartbroken would-be mother.
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Élysée, The Daytime Drama Continues
Worldcrunch LIBERATION, LE PARISIEN (France) PARIS –All’s fair in love and politics, especially in France. Two days after First Lady Valérie Trierweiler’s morning tweet set French politics in a tizzy, President François Hollande’s former longtime partner Ségolène Royal has fired back. Royal granted the French newspaper Libération her first interview after Trierweiler took to the […]
Worldcrunch L’EQUIPE, LE MONDE (France) PARIS – As the cycling world gets ready for the 2012 Tour de France, the man who dominated the competition for years is once again accused of taking performance-enhancing drugs, and risks losing all of his record seven titles. Lance Armstrong has confirmed that he is under investigation by the […]
Prime Minister Erdogan has confirmed the introduction of Kurdish language elective classes, beginning in the fifth grade, hoping to placate the country’s largest minority. But some Kurds are hardly satisfied.
Worldcrunch ORIGINAL CONFIDENCE (Japan) TOKYO – What do Japanese animated films (anime) and automobile industries have in common? They are joining forces together, bringing product placement (in this case Japanese cars and motorcycles) to animation. Carmaker Subaru and famous anime studio Gainax collaborated on the web series Hōkago no Pleiades (Wish Upon the Pleiades), a […]
Valérie Trierweiler, companion of France’s new President François Hollande, wants to keep up her journalism career. She wants to be free to speak — and tweet — her mind. But when she took a political slap at Hollande’s ex, France was r
Op Ed: What happened in Chinese society for nepotism and corruption to become so entrenched that children already have it in mind as they make plans for the future.
Alexandre Herchcovitch, one of Brazil’s top designers, says the future of fashion in this Bric country is in clothing the rising middle class — even if he won’t ever stop making super-expensive stuff for the super-rich.
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German Austerity v. Europe’s Luxury Lobby
Is the European economic paradox such that the luxury sector is the best hope for relaunching the moribund economy?
NGO’s and activists are denouncing the way police officers strip and examine “suspects” to determine if they are homosexual, which is illegal in what many consider the Arab world’s most open society.
Worldcrunch BOSTON GLOBE, AP (United States) MIDDLEBOROUGH – When in Massachusetts, watch your language! Residents in Middleborough, a town of about 20,000 inhabitants outside of Boston, have voted to make the foul-mouthed pay $20 fines for swearing in public. Town Meeting members, by a 183 to 50 tally, voted to institute as a non-criminal civic […]
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When Kurdistan Won The World Cup
THE KURDISH GLOBE, RUDAW (Kurdistan) ERBIL – While all eyes turn to the European Football Championship in Poland and Ukraine, another little known soccer World Cup quietly found its new owner over the weekend. The Kurdistan soccer team became VIVA World Cup champions after beating Northern Cyprus 2-1 in the finals, held at the Franso […]
Worldcrunch LIBERATION (France) PARIS – Three months after the Toulouse shootings, the father of the slain killer Mohamed Merah is suing France for murder. Mohamed Benalel Merah lodged a complaint on Monday in Paris, accusing senior French police officials of murder with aggravating circumstances. Merah’s son killed seven people around the French southern city of […]
Established in 2007, the Monumenta series challenges an artist to occupy the vast open space of the Grand Palais of Paris. French artist Daniel Buren has a colorful response.
WorldcrunchCAIXIN / CHINA DAILY (China) BEIJING – As far as mass national mobilizations go, nothing can quite match the Spring Festival transportation rush around the Chinese New Year. But in China, another massive annual event is the “Gaokao,” when millions of high school graduates take part in the National College Entrance Examination in 7300 test […]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants plays to be submitted to public servants before they can be shown, and for inappropriate scenes to be “reformed.”
CBN RADIO (Brazil) In Jardim Helena, a poor area 18 miles from downtown São Paulo, postmen now need a security escort to deliver mail. Already this year, more than 450 mailmen have been victims of robbery and flash kidnappings, CBN Radio reports. Authorities explain that Jardim Helena’s many alleyways make it easy for criminals to […]