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UNESCO/OneShot Remember Slain Photojournalist Paúl Rivas

Detail of photograph by Paúl Rivas
Detail of photograph by Paúl Rivas Paúl Rivas / OneShot

Paúl Rivas was a 45 year-old Ecuadorian photographer. He was kidnapped last April and later killed because of his investigations on drug-related border violence for Ecuadorian daily El Comercio. On the occasion of the “International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ and in partnership with UNESCO, OneShot helps keep his story alive. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/embed/vPsNE58VjHY expand=1] Slain Photojournalist – UNESCO — © Paúl Rivas / OneShot In the past twelve years, more than 1,050 journalists have been killed for reporting the news and bringing information to the public. The United Nations proclaimed November 2 as the “International Day to […]

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Ideas Trump And The World

Storm Looms For Trump After Courtroom Bombshells

Bidding Mueller adieu
Bidding Mueller adieu Lannis Waters/ZUMA

The President’s former lawyer pleads guilty on the same day his former campaign chairman is convicted of financial crimes. The hand of special counsel Robert S. Mueller is significantly strengthened. What happens now?

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Mueller Probe, A True Test For American Democracy

File photo of Mueller on June 21, 2017
File photo of Mueller on June 21, 2017 Ting Shen/Xinhua via ZUMA

Washington and the Trump administration are reeling after the first charges are filed in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election.

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The Know-Nothing President, Is This Trump’s Best Defense?

Trump and Vice President Mike Pence last month at the White House
Trump and Vice President Mike Pence last month at the White House Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA

WASHINGTON — As former FBI Director James Comey held the political world in thrall Thursday from inside a packed Senate hearing room, House Speaker Paul Ryan walked into an unusually empty press briefing across the Capitol. Before Comey’s testimony about his private interactions with President Donald Trump had even concluded, Ryan joined an effort already underway among GOP lawmakers to place it in the best possible light for Trump. “Of course there needs to be a degree of independence” between federal law enforcement and the White House, Ryan said. But, he added, “The president’s new at this. He’s new to […]

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A Crazy Campaign! Q&A With French Reporter Camille Langlade

BFMTV crew in France
BFMTV crew in France Pierre Selim

PARIS — Five days ahead of the showdown between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen in France’s crucial presidential elections, Worldcrunch has asked Camille Langlade, a political reporter at the 24-hour French news channel BFMTV to share her experiences covering the non-stop action of national political campaigns, and more. This is the first installment in […]

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Asia’s Paradoxical Battle For The French Baguette

Baguettes are the stars in Asia
Baguettes are the stars in Asia Chen Xiaowei

Though French bread and pastries have become popular across Asia, French chains have had trouble breaking in. Now one Korean boulangerie is opening up in Paris.

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