With Halloween and Day of the Dead arriving, here are the would-be ghosts of documented evil and bloodshed from the past.
Author: Laure Gautherin
Journalist, translator and video editor based in Paris
The tipping culture is a deep-rooted phenomenon in several societies, which raises the question about its pertinence and necessity. Should this practice disappear? What is its role in different parts of the world?
After ChatGPT, Grok and Gemini, philosopher Sami Biasoni has tested the conversational tool from French company Mistral AI, trying to understand its potential ideological biases.
As climate threats increase, thousands of communities become at risk of floods and other natural disasters. Americans have witnessed deadly flooding this month in Texas, New Jersey and New York. Here, we look at those communities around the world that have been relocated after a disaster, or are thinking of changing location to avoid further risks.
While Mattel’s Barbie doll is the world’s most popular fashion doll, she faces competition from local and regional dolls: from Mimi in South Korea to Steffi Love in Germany, Worldcrunch takes a look at her past and present counterparts around the world.
Two wars in two different countries, at different times, have left indelible marks and scars on Yaser Abdelgabar Carballar and his family: the Spanish Civil War on his mother’s side, and the ongoing war in Sudan on his father’s side. In this essay, Carballar reflects on the damage and uselessness of violence, and how economic and political interests destroy the lives of millions of people.
With photographs from Tokyo, Istanbul, Paris and Buenos Aires — among other places.
With photographs from Belgrade, Khan Younis and Chicago — among other places.
In Botswana’s Okavango Delta — declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 — warming trends over the past two decades are approximately twice the global average.
With photographs from Jeddah, Ottawa and Beijing — among other places.
With photographs from London, Mannheim, Hollywood, Medaan and Venice — among other places.
With photographs from Nepal, Germany, Israel, China — among other places.
With striking shots from Rome, Riyadh, Toronto — and more.
The reelection of U.S. President Donald Trump is the most recent act in the spectacular, and so far unstoppable, rise of fascism. Faced with his full-blown offensive, Europe must fully invest in its vision as an alternative to Trumpism by defending those most in need.
With striking shots from Germany, Thailand, the U.S., Japan and more.
that there are currently 26 monarchies in the world? Whether they already reign or will get their crown in the coming years, these figures represent a new generation of monarchs who are bound to continue to fascinate the public.
Created in 1984 by Spanish toymaker Feber, Chabel fashion dolls were an icon of her era and a favorite among Spanish girls before production stopped in 1992. Now, Chabel is back.
With striking shots from Washington, D.C., Gaza, Cologne, Russia’s far east, and more.
The best images from the past week of celebrations of the Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year, spread farther and wider around the globe.
With striking photographs from Poland, the DR Congo, Gaza and the Shetlands, among other places.
The Brady Corbet movie featuring Adrian Brody is inspired by the post-War architectural style called Brutalism, which found its way from New Delhi to L.A. to Buenos Aires, with concrete stops around the world.
Among the images, are photos from Thailand, Gaza, Turkey, Japan — among other places.
Inside volcanoes, in front of trains, atop skyscrapers … From Iceland to Japan and Brazil, the love of soccer is finding roots in the unlikeliest, and most breathtaking locations.
Among the images, are photos from Gaza, Venezuela, India, South Korea, Japan, Germany — among other places.
More than 400 million people are expected to attend this year’s festivities — a once-every-12-years occasion — which began Monday and continue through the month of February.
Among the images, are photos from France, China, Canada, the U.S., Ghana and Greenland.
Its scenery is breathtaking, but there are also more strategic reasons that incoming President Donald Trump is pushing to force Denmark to sell Greenland to the United States.
The ZUMA press photographs marking and making news for January 7, 2025 include an earthquake in Tibet, Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement and Charlie Hebdo commemorations in Paris. Earthquake in the Himalayan region Rescuers help injured people from Zhacun Village in Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted this Himalayan region. A […]
In partnership with ZUMA photo agency, here are the top images for the week of Dec. 27-Jan. 2. The selection includes a devastating plane crash in South Korea that claimed 179 lives, an apparent terror attack that marred New Year’s Eve in New Orleans, while Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners in a UAE-brokered […]
Shein, a Chinese retailer, has rapidly risen to compete with the likes of H&M and Zara — and even Amazon. But now France is leading the West’s crackdown on the questionable practices of so-called “fast fashion.” Here’s deep look inside the company’s working and sourcing practices.
Until the Enlightenment, smiling and showing teeth was not fashionable — or socially acceptable — in a Europe where dental health had not yet become widespread. But then the perception of smiles changed, shifting from a serious demeanor to an embrace of open expressions.
Eco-disaster fiction has changed since Soylent Green, one of Hollywood’s first eco-disaster films, came out in 1973; there has been an evolution from catastrophic fatalism to a certain optimism, with TV series like The Last Of Us.
History happened instantly before our eyes 23 years ago on September 11, 2001 — and the global press was there to offer a first view on a day that continues to live in infamy. Here are 31 newspaper front pages and magazine covers.
More and more teachers are finding a successful side career on social media as influencers. But commenting on exam results, dancing with students and even sharing personal stories about pupils raises ethical and legal questions.
The smallest country in Africa, Gambia is a net importer of plastics. About 84% of this waste is not managed properly, with dire consequences for the people and the environment.
The adult toy industry generates hundreds of millions of tons of waste a year. To counter their environmental impact, brands are now producing more eco-friendly erotic accessories using biodegradable materials and green practices throughout the production chain.
Former inmates of the Miraflores Women’s Penitentiary Center — where former Interim President Jeanine Anez is now serving her sentence — share their stories of solidarity and support among the women there, but they also call for changes within the prison system and society.
From Trump in the U.S., Eurosceptics in the UK, the Catalan independence movement or the growing rejection of immigration in much of the developed world shows that a century after the founding of fascism, the darker instincts of humans are always lurking just below the surface.
The image, taken by Robert F. Sargent on June 6, 1944, captures the courage and the frenzy of that historic moment.
When a violent earthquake rocked the High Atlas in 2023, traditional earthen buildings resisted the seismic shocks better than other more modern ones. Yet despite its resilience and sustainability, this valuable cultural heritage is the victim of misperceptions and risks abandonment.