Worldcrunch On Monday, in a rather surreal moment a town crier annouced the birth of Prince William and Kate’s baby boy outside St Mary’s Hospital, in London. The British and world press had been waiting nearly nine months for the news. Here is how papers from all over the world covered the royal event. The […]
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Royal baby madness has gripped both Britain and the world, with the birth of the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, aka Will and Kate. The healthy boy, third in line to the throne, was born late Monday afternoon, weighing in at 8 lbs., 6 oz. With photos of the little prince […]
BBC NEWS (UK) Worldcrunch LONDON – The United Kingdom, its former empire and the rest of the world is following events at St. Mary’s Hospital in West London where Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge and wife of Prince William, was taken Monday morning in the early stages of labour. The royal baby, as the […]
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Magazines, Mapped Week of July 19-26
Covers from top magazines around the world…
Here are the songs topping the charts from some music hot spots around the world. But first, let’s warm up with the Worldcrunch pick of the week: Belgian singer-songwriter Stromae“s latest single Papaoutai…
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Over the past five years, the global weapons trade has grown at a rate of 30%, with total sales of arms and military hardware rising from $56.6 billion to $73.4 billion. A study released last month by IHS Jane’s details the evolution since 2008 in the arms trade across the world. Take a global tour […]
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Magazines, Mapped! Week of July 12-19
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Hit It! What’s No. 1 On World’s Music Charts
Here are the songs topping the charts from some music hot spots around world. First, our pick of the week from Varazdin, Croatia Croatian Tambura band: Mejaši
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Rising prices in the developing world will eventually usher in a whole new paradigm on global currency markets.
In most countries black-market work is not an exception, but the norm. A recent study comissioned by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) revealed that the shadow economy was booming. Illicit economic activities constitutes between 20 to 30% of GDP in many southern European countries. An estimated two billion people work for this global black […]
This week’s selection of magazine covers from around the world.
Here are the songs topping the charts from some music hot spots around world. First, warm up with the Worldcrunch pick of the week:
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Most Americans will spend Thursday marking the birth of their nation 237 years ago, with the founding fathers’ adoption of the Declaration of Independence. July 4th celebrates the American colonies’ independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the establishment of the United States as a nation self-evidently free to pursue happiness and hot dog-eating […]
Friday, July 4, 2014 ISRAEL-HAMAS CEASEFIRE EXPECTED A truce between Israel and Hamas appeared to be on the cards this morning, after Egypt intelligence officials held negotiations with both sides, The Times of Israel reports. Despite the imminence of a possible ceasefire, more rockets were fired at Israel and IDF continued to fire artillery in […]
Some like to travel for the breathtaking sights, some want to discover exotic new cultures. But the real adventure often comes delivered on your plate. We know our classics, here at Worldcrunch: the French eat frogs and the Cambodians eat bugs. We went a bit further than that. Way further. Now, fasten your eatbelts as […]
The World Bank has recently published a report entitled “Turn Down the Heat: Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts, and the Case for Resilience.” Rising sea levels, heat extremes, aridity, impacts on ecosystems… Unsurprisingly, the news is not so good on the climate front, and the experts are raising the alarm. In the first Turn Down the […]
This week’s selection of magazine covers from around the world.
Worldcrunch The sun is shining, the sky is blue and it’s time to head to the beach. But, where? According to travel website Tripadvisor earlier this year, the best beach in the world is in Lampedusa, Sicily. Each year their list is released, which also rates hotels, entertainment and destinations, which is compiled thanks to […]
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Friday, June 27, 2014 UKRAINE SIGNS EU PACT Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko penned this morning an association agreement that includes free-trade and political cooperation with the European Union, the same that former president Viktor Yanukovych had refused to sign months ago, triggering massive protests in Kiev that eventually brought his presidency to an end. “I […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a landmark victory for gay rights, by striking down the California law defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. This ruling forces authorities to recognize same-sex weddings in states where it is authorized already, though it stops short of forcing the remaining 30 […]
Around this time of the year, high school students across the world file into stuff classrooms for their final exams. Some are nationwide tests, others are the sadistic work of your local mathematics teacher. Despite all of the pre-test stress, things tend to run smoothly in the end. But not always… Empty class room in […]
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is now in critical condition two weeks after being admitted to a Pretoria hospital with a lung infection, South African President Jacob Zuma told reporters during a Monday press conference. “Mandela can leave us in peace, his work is done,” the Globe and Mail wrote, as South Africans were […]
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Most Global NBA Finals Ever
With 84 players from outside the U.S. competing in the NBA this season, the American league broke its record of foreign players. It’s not a big surprise then to see nine of them on the American Airlines Arena court tonight, as the San Antonio Spurs face the Miami Heat in the decisive Game 7 of […]
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Global Trade Alert has just published its 2013 report on international trade, and raised the alarm on “Protectionism’s Quiet Return.” In the cross-hairs of this free-trade advocacy group are the G20 countries, which have been taking more and more protectionist measures since the financial crisis broke out in 2008. From the anti-dumping EU measures on […]
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Magazines, Mapped! Week of June 14-20
This week’s selection of magazine covers from around the world.
It’s summer time here in Paris and we are already stacked up on ice cold deliciousness. Over in Berlin, Die Welt is reporting that George Clooney got it right when he paid for a round of ice cream for residents of the German capital inconvienced by his film crew shooting in their neighborhood earlier this […]
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Worldcrunch Over the past year, China’s outbound investment set new records. Although North America jumped to the forefront of Chinese business activity, it is likely to be temporary: Chinese companies move as a group from region to region, from sector to sector, according to a survey by the Heritage Foundation. Wine, treasury bonds, soy, ports… […]
A wedding ceremony should make for the happiest of memories. But the now infamous closing scene of the latest Game of Thrones episode (referred as the “red wedding”) reminds us in a whole new way how quickly nuptials can turn gnarly. We have tracked down some of the funniest, quirkiest and just plain disastrous wedding […]
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Magazines, Mapped! Week of June 6-13
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The invention of “killer robots” could radically change the way wars are fought — and raises a whole array of legal and ethical questions. The UN calls for a moratorium.
Drugs themselves are crazy enough, but what they’re called can sometimes make them (or at least make them seem) even more insane. Drug producers, dealers and users are increasingly creative in both the manufacturing and naming of drugs. Die Welt reported last month on the growing concern over the use of crystal methamphetamine, which in […]
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Magazines, Mapped! Week Of May 31-June 6
This week’s selection of magazine covers from around the world.