During the month-long Ramadan fast, Muslims have to refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk. A look in Morocco, when an extra burden for those who can’t indulge in their nicotine habit. But there may be a silver lining.
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SCIENCE DAILY (USA), LE FIGARO, AFP (France) Worldcrunch Scientists in Norway and Italy have analyzed sewage samples from European cities to compare the drug habits of their inhabitants, the Science Daily reports. Tracing the urinary biomarkers of cocaine, amphetamine, ecstasy, methamphetamine and cannabis in sewage from 19 cities in 11 European countries during seven consecutive […]
The news has spread over the social networks in the Argentinean region of Cordoba: “The government of Cordoba pays the ticket for prostitutes to go back to their home region.”
A new study, co-signed by more than 20 international scientists, says the irreversible damage we are doing to the Earth’s ecosystems could lead to a brutal biological collapse – and the end of the world as we know it.
AFP, LE NOUVEL OBS (France), LE SOIR (Belgium) Worldcrunch PARIS – Queen of pop – Madonna – was booed at the end of her concert in honor of “tolerant France,” on Thursday night in Paris, French news agency AFP reports. Although she waxed lyrical during the show about the importance of France to international artists, […]
Although 80 percent of the population would like to see the end of nuclear power in Japan, electrical companies are gradually reopening their plants.
EUROPE 1, FRANCE TV INFO (France) Worldcrunch PARIS – Supporters of the Syrian opposition movement unfurled a huge flag smeared with blood under the Eiffel Tower on Friday, France TV Info reports. “@siyaseee: @alRifai1 #Syria happening in Paris at Eiffel tower twitter.com/celine_lussato…“ — الـثورة الـسورية (@alRifai1) July 27, 2012 The red, white and green flag […]
JAKARTA GLOBE (Indonesia) Worldcrunch The Jakarta Globe reported that Indonesian zookeepers moved Tori the smoking orangutan to an isolated island in the Taru Jurung Zoo this week to help the female primate kick her nicotine habit, zoo officials said. @TammyLeitner: Smoking orangutan is moved to island in Indonesia to kick her habit. Seriously??? Check out […]
Brigadier General Manaf Tlas is the most senior Syrian army deserter since the beginning of the uprising. One of President Assad’s oldest friends, Tlas has offered himself up as the man to rally the opposition. But many doubt the sincerity of thi
DIE WELT (Germany) Worldcrunch LONDON – Naples may be battling an infestation of large red cockroaches this summer, but not to be outdone is London which, experts say, will be awash in bed bugs (Cimex lectularius). So anyone planning to visit the British capital for the Olympics is likely not only to encounter heightened security […]
China talks the talk when it comes to innovation, with recent national conferences on the topic attended by high-ranking Communist party leaders. But scratch the surface, and you’ll find something that is the very opposite of innovation.
BBC NEWS (UK), ASSOCIATED PRESS (USA) Worldcrunch Inspectors from the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund arrived in Athens on Friday to meet with Greek authorities, who hope to convince their international creditors that Athens should receive the final installment of 31.5 billion euros in bailout money. Greece is facing […]
THE GUARDIAN, THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH, ULSTER TV (UK) Worldcrunch In a statement released to the Guardian on Thursday, three republican terror groups announced they were merging to form a new IRA in Northern Ireland. The Real IRA, the vigilante group Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) as well as a coalition of smaller dissident groups will […]
EL PAIS, EL MUNDO, LA VANGUARDIA (Spain) Worldcrunch MADRID – The unemployment rate in Spain has registered a new record: 5.693.100 people- 24.6% of the Spanish active population are jobless, Spanish daily El Pais reports. This is the highest figure since 1994. El Mundo daily titles: “Summer hasn’t curbed unemployment. One in four Spanish people […]
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan targets PKK strongholds along the Syrian border after tensions last month sparked by Syria’s shooting down of a Turkish military jet. The move is part of a longstanding conflict over Kurdish minorities who live in b
CAIXIN, UNITED DAILY NEWS (China) Worldcrunch BEIJING – It was last Saturday when the heavens opened above the Chinese capital, bringing the most deadly rain storm to hit here in at least six decades. Now, five days later, the municipality of Beijing has finally updated the death toll, which officially stood Thursday at 77, including […]
In less than a decade, Slovakia has gone from bottom of the class to best in show, with a 2.5% growth in 2012. Will it be able to keep up the miracle, or will it turn out to be just a mirage?
FRANCE TV INFO (France), BBC NEWS, THE GUARDIAN (UK), LOS ANGELES TIMES (USA) Worldcrunch “Is this the worst marketing in the world?” asks France TV Info. Every Olympic Games has to have their official clip, logo, mascot and anthem, says the French TV news channel, but the choices made by London 2012 are just terrible. […]
The small ceremonial daggers that Sikhs must carry at all times are such an important part of their religion that the London Olympic organizers allow them to be worn during events. So why does Italy have such a problem with them?
Satnav, infotainment systems equipped with internet access, web browsing, voice-controlled emailing and tweeting: car manufacturers are continuously finding new ways to divert drivers from the task at hand – driving.
AMERICA ECONOMIA (Latin America), TERRA COLOMBIA (Colombia), EXCELSIOR (Mexico) Worldcrunch Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that his country would withdraw from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights “out of dignity,” after the Costa-Rica based organization accused Venezuela of “inhumane” jail conditions, America Economia reports. According to Terra Colombia, Hugo Chavez accused the Human Rights Court […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS (USA) Worldcrunch DENVER – Reports are emerging on Thursday that the alleged shooter at the Aurora, Colorado movie theatre last week sent a suspicious package to a university he used to attend, according to the Associated Press. The sender and exact contents of the package are still undetermined. The University of Colorado Denver […]
AFP (France), THE TELEGRAPH (UK), YONHAP (South Korea) Worldcrunch LONDON – Day one of Olympic events started with a major diplomatic gaffe on Wednesday. As the North Korean women’s soccer team was entering Glaskgow’s Hampden Park stadium for the opening match with Colombia, a giant screen showed images of the South Korean flag, French news […]
CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY, UNITED DAILY NEWS, TAIWAN NEWS (Taiwan) Worldcrunch BEIJING – According to Xinhua News, Beijing mayor Guo Jinlong, resigned from his post on July 25 along with the vice-mayor, Ji Lin. The very short report did not give an explanation for the resignation of the city’s top officials. Wang Anshun, a Beijing city […]
In parts of northern Syria, Assad’s regime has fallen. In the region between the city of Aleppo and Turkey, the Sunni villagers have already taken control. But what comes next?
PRESS ASSOCIATION (UK), AP, PRESSE CITRON (France) DIE WELT (Germany) Worldcrunch One would think composing the mini “Twitter bio” for Jamaican 100-meter dash superstar Usain Bolt would be simple enough: “Fastest man on the planet” That covers it, no? But never underestimate the never-humble Olympian. Here’s the subtle social network CV he chose instead: The […]
Around Africa’s Great Lakes region, the precious metals industry is not getting the most out of its mines. One way to improve the industry would be to include more women in the work force — but resistance runs deep.
KOREA TIMES (South Korea), TWITTER Worldcrunch More than two weeks after the first photos of the couple surfaced, North Korean state media has announced that the nation’s young leader Kim Jong-un is indeed married to “Comrade Ri Sol-ju.” The couple had been photographed together early July at a concert, during a visit to an amusement […]
LIBERATION (France), ATLANTIC WIRE (USA), THE GUARDIAN (UK) Worldcrunch LONDON – British “masked street artist” Banksy has created two new murals for the Olympic Games, reports Libération. The first Olympic-themed mural, called “Going for Mould” shows a javelin thrower getting ready to throw a missile. The second mural, called “Hackney Welcomes the Olympics’ represents a […]
EL MUNDO, EL PAIS (Spain) Worldcrunch The Spanish stock market started this week at the level registered in April 2003, with a new risk rate record of 643 points, the highest since the creation of the euro, El Mundo reports. According to El Pais, investors have been once again ruthless with the Spanish stock values. […]
REUTERS, BBC NEWS, THE GUARDIAN (UK), HURRIYET (Turkey) Worldcrunch Troops loyal to Syrian president Bashar al- Assad converged on Aleppo on Wednesday as fighting between rebel and governmental forces intensified, signaling a shift of the uprising against the regime that began last year to a full-blown insurgency. BBC News and Reuters reported that the regime […]
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Help, The Tourists Are Coming!
Noisy tourists who come by the bus-full, drunk Brits: many people living in European cities are fed up with the hordes of tourists that are threatening their quality of life.
AL-MASRY AL-YOUM (Egypt) Worldcrunch A month after he was elected president, Mohamed Morsi has surprised many by naming Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hesham Mohamed Qandil as prime minister. More than praise or criticism, the general reaction was “Who is he?”, reports Al-Masry Al-Youm, According to the Cairo newspaper, Qandil is an unassuming, innocuous figure, […]
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Less than a month into his rule as president, Mohamed Morsi’s 100-day plan, which covers a wide range of issues, seems more unrealistic than doable for many.
EYEWITNESS NEWS (United States) Worldcrunch A small plane towing a “Will You Marry Me?” banner crashed into Rhode Island’s Block Island Sound on Monday afternoon, US website Eyewitness News reports. Coast Guard officials were able to speak to the pilot’s 8 year old son who gave them a general idea of where his father was. […]
In Colombia, caught between the army and guerrillas who have been fighting each other for 60 years, the Nasa people are asking the warring parties to go fight somewhere else. It is resonating across the country.
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Where Planes Go To Die…. And Be Born Again
Maybe you didn’t know that the cutting-edge jumbo jets we fly around the world are often filled with recycled used parts.
EUROPE 1, RMC SPORT (France) Worldcrunch PARIS – This adds a new line to the definition of “armed robbery”… On Saturday morning, French disabled athlete Arnaud Assoumani, who holds the Paralympic long jump world record, was attacked by two young thieves as he was waiting at a red light on his scooter, French radio station […]
LE MONDE, AFP (France), AL JAZEERA (Qatar), HRW (USA) On Tuesday, eight people were killed in a mutiny at a prison in Syria’s second city Aleppo, where the conflict has intensified. The opposition Syrian National Council told AFP that security forces opened fire and used tear gas on prisoners during a peaceful sit-in to protest […]