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Worldcrunch's 10 Most Popular Articles Of The Year

Worldcrunch's 10 Most Popular Articles Of The Year

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Here are the 10 most-read articles of the past year:


Who Is Lauriane Doumbouya, The French Wife Of Guinea's Coup Leader?

New Guinea president Mamadi Doumbouya and his wife Lauriane Doumboya, née Darboux

Sall Hiro Kun Manga

During the recent inauguration of new Guinea president Mamadi Doumbouya, the presence of a female French police officer alongside the coup leader grabbed the public's attention. But little is still known about the new first lady.

JEUNE AFRIQUE


In Russia, Brands Advertising Diversity Are Under Attack

In Russia, Brands Advertising Diversity Under Attack

Yobidoyobi

Russian sushi delivery Yobidoyobi removed an advertisement with a Black man and apologized for offending the Russian nation, while a grocery chain was attacked for featuring an LGBTQ couple.

KOMMERSANT

A Dose Of Epicurus: Ancient Philosopher Cures Italy's COVID Souls

Ancient Philosopher Cures Italy's COVID Souls

Pikist/Worldcrunch

In Italy, Epicurus's "Letter on Happiness" is being sold at pharmacies to help people face down the stress and anxiety of COVID times.

LA STAMPA

French Wine, Cancelled? The Sexist World Of France's Winemakers

French Wine, Cancelled? The Sexist World Of France's Winemakers

Unsplash user @lamerbrain

Discriminatory comments and practices still reign supreme in wine cellars. But the women of the French wine industry are determined to break down old barriers.

LE MONDE

The Case For Letting Algorithms Run The Vaccine Rollouts

The Case For Letting Algorithms Run The Vaccine Rollouts

Paul Christian Gordon/ZUMA

Belgium's vaccination campaign is a prime example, computer scientist Hugues Bersini argues, of how technology can not only improve efficiency, but also, in some cases, make things more fair.

LE SOIR

China's 'One-Child' Generation Chooses Cats Over Babies

China's 'One-Child' Generation Chooses Cats Over Babies

Xinhua via ZUMA

Menglin's boyfriend accompanied her to the clinic. It took less than 10 minutes for the doctor to place the contraceptive implant in Menglin's upper left arm. It's now very unlikely she'll get pregnant in the next three years. She is 31, a good age to give birth, but she is reluctant to start trying.

THE INITIUM

Germany's #Instacops, The Perils Of Police As Influencers

Germany's #Instacops, The Perils Of Police As Influencers

tagebucheinerpolizistin

Some police officers have used their toned bodies, selfies in uniform, and professional insights into social media notoriety. But all that attention can also lead to problems at work.

DIE WELT

Time To Triage (Out!) The Anti-Vaxxers Who Get COVID

Time To Triage (Out!) The Anti-Vaxxers Who Get COVID

MatNap/Unsplash

In Canada's Western province of Alberta, hospital beds are running out and forcing officials to "triage" to decide who does and doesn't get care. The same formula should not apply to those who have chosen not to get the COVID vaccine.

WORLDCRUNCH

Why French Fashion Has Been So Slow To Embrace Inclusive Sizing

Why French Fashion Has Been So Slow To Embrace Inclusive Sizing

@arson_photography

Clothing companies in France have a habit of simply ignoring larger-sized women. But led by a new generation of designers, some of them inspired by first-hand frustrations, the sector is finally showing signs of change.

LES ECHOS

Latin American Pariah, The Cost Of Brazil's Isolationism

President Donald Trump with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach

Allen Eyestone/TNS/ZUMA

By turning its back on regional integration, the conservative government of Jair Bolsonaro is putting ideology above the country's long-term economic and political interests.

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What's Driving More Venezuelans To Migrate To The U.S.

With dimmed hopes of a transition from the economic crisis and repressive regime of Nicolas Maduro, many Venezuelans increasingly see the United States, rather than Latin America, as the place to rebuild a life..

Photo of a family of Migrants from Venezuela crossing the Rio Grande between Mexico and the U.S. to surrender to the border patrol with the intention of requesting humanitarian asylum​

Migrants from Venezuela crossed the Rio Grande between Mexico and the U.S. to surrender to the border patrol with the intention of requesting humanitarian asylum.

Julio Borges

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Migration has too many elements to count. Beyond the matter of leaving your homeland, the process creates a gaping emptiness inside the migrant — and outside, in their lives. If forced upon someone, it can cause psychological and anthropological harm, as it involves the destruction of roots. That's in fact the case of millions of Venezuelans who have left their country without plans for the future or pleasurable intentions.

Their experience is comparable to paddling desperately in shark-infested waters. As many Mexicans will concur, it is one thing to take a plane, and another to pay a coyote to smuggle you to some place 'safe.'

Venezuela's mass emigration of recent years has evolved in time. Initially, it was the middle and upper classes and especially their youth, migrating to escape the socialist regime's socio-political and economic policies. Evidently, they sought countries with better work, study and business opportunities like the United States, Panama or Spain. The process intensified after 2017 when the regime's erosion of democratic structures and unrelenting economic vandalism were harming all Venezuelans.

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