When the world gets closer.

We help you see farther.

Sign up to our expressly international daily newsletter.

Geopolitics

Eight Dead, 2,000 Homeless After Philippines Shantytown Fire And Riot

MANILA STANDARD TODAY(Philippines), THE INDEPENDENT(UK), AP

Worldcrunch

MANILA - Angry residents beat a man to death and threw rocks at firefighters after a shantytown fire killed seven people on Christmas day, reports the Associated Press.

The man was reportedly beaten to death by his neighbors after shouting that he started Tuesday's fire in suburban San Juan city, Senior Fire Officer Domingo Cabog said.

The man was reportedly drunk and was not responsible for the fire. According to the official, the fire started in a house where children were playing with lighted candles.


Seven people were killed, 13 others were injured, and at least 2,000 families were left homeless on Christmas Day after two separate fires hit shantytowns in San Juan, east of Manila and two apartments in Quezon City on Christmas Day, reports the Manila Standard Today.

Map of Manila's Metropolitan Area - Source: Googlemaps

Around 1,500 homes in San Juan city were destroyed by the fire, which residents attempted to put out using hoses and buckets of water, reports the Independent.

Millions of Filipinos live in shantytowns around the capital city on Luzon Island.

Cramped conditions and poor construction leave the areas exposed to fires and natural disasters.

You've reached your limit of free articles.

To read the full story, start your free trial today.

Get unlimited access. Cancel anytime.

Exclusive coverage from the world's top sources, in English for the first time.

Insights from the widest range of perspectives, languages and countries.

Society

Mapping The Patriarchy: Where Nine Out Of 10 Streets Are Named After Men

The Mapping Diversity platform examined maps of 30 cities across 17 European countries, finding that women are severely underrepresented in the group of those who name streets and squares. The one (unsurprising) exception: The Virgin Mary.

Photo of Via della Madonna dei Monti in Rome, Italy.

Via della Madonna dei Monti in Rome, Italy.

Eugenia Nicolosi

ROME — The culture at the root of violence and discrimination against women is not taught in school, but is perpetuated day after day in the world around us: from commercial to cultural products, from advertising to toys. Even the public spaces we pass through every day, for example, are almost exclusively dedicated to men: war heroes, composers, scientists and poets are everywhere, a constant reminder of the value society gives them.

For the past few years, the study of urban planning has been intertwined with that of feminist toponymy — the study of the importance of names, and how and why we name things.

Keep reading...Show less

You've reached your limit of free articles.

To read the full story, start your free trial today.

Get unlimited access. Cancel anytime.

Exclusive coverage from the world's top sources, in English for the first time.

Insights from the widest range of perspectives, languages and countries.

The latest