The legendary composer — just 13 at the time — left Austria exactly 250 years ago for a lucrative but exhausting odyssey through the powerful Italian kingdoms and duchies of the day.
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Welcome to Friday, where a cop dies in the aftermath of Capitol mayhem, Boeing’s fraud won’t fly, and Norway hits an electrifying record. Meanwhile, Les Echos weighs the possibility that Asian populations are genetically more resistant to COVID. SPOTLIGHT: FROM PINOCHET TO TRUMP, WHEN DEMOCRACY IS UNDER ATTACK A dictator-in-waiting orchestrates a violent assault on […]
Men do not do their fair share of housework and childcare. And companies still discriminate against female employees. And it’s not looking any better for the digital economy.
Welcome to Thursday, where chaos rocks Washington, South Africa worries about a new COVID strain, and a Nicaragua zoo celebrates the birth of an exceptionally rare animal. Meanwhile, as many vaccination rollouts are delayed, we look at what’s slowing down the jabs around the world. SPOTLIGHT: AMERICAN DEMOCRACY UNDER ASSAULT, THE WORLD WATCHES The raid […]
Welcome to Wednesday, where Democrats are on course for U.S. Senate control, Hong Kong cracks down on activists and the Czech Republic launches its own “COVID currency.” Meanwhile, Persian-language daily Kayhan-London takes a look at what has changed (and what hasn’t) in Iran, a year since the killing of top military commander Qasem Soleimani. SPOTLIGHT: […]
With a battered economy and recent anti-government street protests, can Iran fulfill its promise to avenge the U.S. killing of Qasem Soleimani? Can it afford not to?
Welcome to Monday, where the UK blocks Assange’s extradition, vaccinations are moving too slowly (almost) everywhere and the Asian business world is asking: Where’s Jack? We also follow Le Monde to Casablanca where Moroccans are rethinking what it means to be a man. SPOTLIGHT: DEMOCRACY HAS MORE GRIT THAN YOU MIGHT THINK There are more […]
Fourteen months ago the progressive mayor of Riace, in Calabria, was arrested. Soon after, many of the refugees he’d help settle pulled up stakes and left.
More than 25 years after graphic novelist Enki Bilal invented a fictional sport that combines chess and boxing, it is now a very real — and growing — pastime.
Welcome to Thursday, where Israel announces a 3rd national lockdown, a Brexit deal looks imminent, and we’ve got the price for zooming with Santa in Lapland. We also look at the effects the pandemic is having on the gig economy. SPOTLIGHT: JOE BIDEN’S REAL CHALLENGE: MOVING BEYOND ANTI-TRUMPISM President-elect Joe Biden’s ample support base is […]
Welcome to Monday, where stocks plummet and borders are blocked after news from Britain about a new faster spreading COVID strain. Mada Masr also takes us to Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region and considers the ramifications of the conflict along the border with Sudan. SPOTLIGHT: THE PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED THE MEANING OF WORK AND FREE TIME […]
An independent commission is shedding light on years-old allegations of abuse by priests, swim coaches and others.
Welcome to Thursday, where Emmanuel Macron has COVID, air pollution is guilty in the death of a 9-year old, and couscous is culture. Meanwhile we look at how “cancel culture” in India is a very different thing. SPOTLIGHT: TEN YEARS LATER, THE ARAB SPRING DELUSION MUST NOT KILL HOPE When Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on […]
The country’s leadership is opening a Pandora’s box by normalizing brutality and impunity.
Welcome to Tuesday, where Trump’s Attorney General resigns, Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya and we meet one weird-looking dinosaur. Meanwhile, t’is the season to look at how the world is getting ready for a very special kind of Christmas. SPOTLIGHT: EUROPE IS RIGHT TO CALL UP BIG GUNS AGAINST BIG TECH Europe is moving […]
A journey, past and present, into the physical benefits and deeper meanings of (not quite) everyone’s favorite hip-jerking dance craze.
Trump’s biggest problem, it’s safe to say, are all those pesky checks and balances. *Luckily, those limitations don’t apply in ‘the world’s largest democracy.’
Changes are afoot, and yet writer Mohamed Naeem struggles to see light at the end of the dark tunnel into which Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has led the Egyptian people.
Medically assisted procreation is restricted by law in Italy to heterosexual couples. A La Stampa reporter posed as a woman seeking to get pregnant and found dozens of willing men online.
The Asian giant still trails the United States economically, but it is now the world leader when counting total number of embassies and consulates. Bad news for Taiwan — and for the rest of the world?
The editor of Mada Masr, a Worldcrunch partner publication based in Cairo, explains how they wound up making news itself last month.
A facility that opened last year in the northern city of Monza offers residents a fleeting respite from the lonely, disorienting effects of dementia.
The EU introduced its ‘Blue Card’ system to facilitate the arrival of qualified, non-European professionals. But only one country — Germany — really takes advantage of it.
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Inside Iraq’s Tuk-Tuk Revolution
What began as a slogan shared among Facebook users has since morphed into a full-blown, youth-led movement for deep structural changes in the war-torn country.
Even after 72 years, the echoes of India’s division into two independent states continue to reverberate.
Drawing inspiration from his childhood in Colombia, architect Mauricio Cárdenas is convinced that the age-old material also has a bright future.
Economist Abhijit Banerjee’s win is a non-cricketing triumph on the global stage. So why aren’t Indians more excited?
It’s no secret that Brazil’s ultra-conservative leader and the incoming president of Argentina have deeply divergent political leanings.
A housekeeper with serious culinary skills helped feed the mind and mouth of Ancel Keys, the American doctor famous for documenting the health benefits of Mediterranean food.
Going vegetarian or vegan is not just to stop eating meat, but a progressive rejection of the globalized food industry.
After earning fame and fortune in France, fighter Souleymane Mbaye made good on a promise to open a professional-level boxing club in Dakar.
A group of dedicated growers grapple with difficult terrain, scorching heat and the area’s gradual population drain to produce a unique variety of wine called Armacìa.
Europe’s Central Bank chief acted in past years to absorb EU bank debts and keep money flowing amid a major recession. Stable growth now depends on responsible policies by EU member states.
The infamous 1972 film sparked a years-long legal battle in director Bernardo Bertolucci’s native land. The recently restored court archives are now being made public.
As a new Leonardo da Vinci exhibit opens an eternal Parisian question returns of whether his (and the world’s) most famous painting is a blessing or a curse for the world’s most visited museum.
Doctors still make house calls in the South American country. But more and more, health care services providers are urging patients to try ‘las videoconsultas.’
Young people especially are turning their backs on France’s broadcast networks in favor of American streaming services.
They have their differences, of course, but the interests of Egypt and Israel have increasingly aligned since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power in 2014.
Loneliness, sex and economics rule among aging singles in the Chinese capital.
Experts are pushing for expansion of the Fossa di Pomo project, which limits fishing to two days a week across a 1,500-km stretch of sea.