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Welcome to Tuesday, where Chad’s president is reportedly killed on the front lines, Minnesota braces for a verdict in the George Floyd murder trial and Switzerland celebrates its mountain-climbing cat. Indian news website The Wire also takes us to Delhi, where real estate dealers are pushing Muslim families to sell their houses and move out, […]
Welcome to Monday, where Russia is warned of Navalny “consequences,” Egypt’s second deadly train crash in a month kills 11, and Mars gets its first ever helicopter ride. Le Monde also explores the feeling of deep injustice surrounding grieving, one year into the pandemic. [rebelmouse-image 27046599 original_size=”600×200″ expand=1] [rebelmouse-image 27046600 original_size=”394×47″ expand=1] • Navalny to be transferred to hospital: Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will be transferred to hospital according to the Russian penitentiary service. The pro-democracy activist is said to have lost 50 kilos after going on a hunger strike. Yesterday the U.S., France and Germany warned Russia against […]
The colossal impacts of that tiny virus are visible from space. Wired magazine reported about a Colorado-based space technology company Maxartaking low-Earth orbit satellite photographs of COVID-19 hotspots, capturing images of empty cities, make-shift hospitals being constructed and airport rental car lots suddenly filled with cars as people stopped traveling. But the flipside question to […]
For the coming weeks, Worldcrunch will be delivering daily updates on the coronavirus pandemic from the best, most trusted international news sources — regardless of language or geography. To receive the daily Coronavirus Global Brief in your inbox, sign up here. SPOTLIGHT: A MODERN PLAGUE TESTS MODERN RELIGIONS “As we gather here today …” Taken […]
Quarantines, closed borders, grounded airlines, crowded beaches … It may be a summer to forget, that we’ll always remember.
Welcome to Wednesday, where Joe Biden chooses a major anniversary for the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout is stopped and there’s an even taller Christ statue in Brazil. We also look at how different countries are finding creative ways to commemorate the COVID-19 victims. [rebelmouse-image 27046599 original_size=”600×200″ expand=1] [rebelmouse-image 27046600 original_size=”394×47″ expand=1] • U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan: U.S. President Joe Biden has officially announced the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11, to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks that led to the 2001 […]
There are many reasons robots can help — for starters, they can’t catch it.
Communities across the globe are all grappling with the same scourge. And yet, the pandemic is also fueling an every-nation-for-itself mentality. Where will it lead us.
As the death toll in the U.S. marked a new global high, topping 1,900 dead on Wedneday alone, President Donald Trump is back on the hunt for someone to blame. Facing criticism for initially downplaying the severity of the coronavirus crisis, Trump continues to point fingers at supposed enemies, both foreign and domestic: WORLD HEALTH […]
The insidious path of COVID-19 across the planet is a blunt reminder of how small the world has become. For the coming weeks, Worldcrunch will be delivering daily updates on this crisis from the best, most trusted international news sources — regardless of language or geography. To receive the daily Coronavirus global brief in your […]
Welcome to Thursday, where WHO chides the EU’s slow vaccination rollout, two of Hong Kong’s best-known democracy leaders are convicted and Japan has a pricey solution for those missing airline food. Buenos Aires daily Clarin also has the scoop on the meat industry’s beef with a former Beatle. • COVID update: The world’s second most […]
Debates on the hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine treatments for the COVID-19 have generated conspiracy theories with one recurring question: Why isn’t it used more?
With its oil-dependent economy and mostly privatized healthcare system, Colombia is particularly ill prepared for the pandemic.
Governments everywhere are telling residents to stay put, but their policies regarding some of the most vulnerable members of society raise a whole new series of risks.
Dancers don’t have things as easy as the French government, which was looking to end their ‘privileged’ pension scheme, would have people believe.
In 2020, the world faces a pandemic without recognizable leadership from a state or multilateral bodies. Even diehard critics of U.S. interventionism may be missing the superpower of the old days.
BEIJING — On March 14th, Zhang Yuqing, a Chinese student studying in Chicago, finally made his way back home to Beijing. He had prepared ten N95 masks and a hand sanitizer for the trip that involved several airport connections and dozens of hours of travelling. As a volunteer of the “Million Masks North America Support […]
Welcome to Friday, where the UK-China diplomatic clash escalates, Ethiopian refugee camps have been razed to the ground and French President Macron has no regrets (really?). We also have an exclusive Le Monde reportage on a secret global outfit that’s infiltrating the data of jihadists. • China-UK diplomatic dispute: China has issued sanctions on nine […]
Welcome to Thursday, where more North Korean missile tests are revealed, Brazil joins U.S. in grim COVID toll and Mexico thinks nose-masks should be a thing. We also go up close with the remote world of work, thanks to our “Work → in Progress’ special. One year of pandemic leadership: The “tragedy” of no good […]
For the coming weeks, Worldcrunch will be delivering daily updates on the coronavirus global pandemic. The rapid and insidious path of COVID-19 across the planet teaches us in a whole new way how small the world has become. Our network of multilingual journalists are busy finding out what’s being reported locally — everywhere — to […]
Welcome to Thursday, where Tanzania tries to understand if its president died of COVID, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi faces new charges and we discover what life on Mars *sounds* like. We also tune in to Le Monde to see how the invitation-only audio-chat app Clubhouse is seen as trouble by Arab regimes. • Death […]
Troubled as Venezuela may be, it is a major, and needy, market right next door to Colombia. Double standards should not apply, especially when there are national interests at stake.
For the coming weeks, Worldcrunch will be delivering daily updates on the coronavirus global pandemic. The rapid and insidious path of COVID-19 across the planet teaches us in a whole new way how small the world has become. Our network of multilingual journalists are busy finding out what’s being reported locally — everywhere — to […]
Welcome to Wednesday, where a shooting in Atlanta leaves eight dead, a Japanese court ruling could be a breakthrough for LGBTQ rights and Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations are cancelled again. We also travel to Argentine’s sea waters where an onslaught of foreign fishing fleets threatens marine life. [shortcode-LGBTQ–Sign-up-box] Let them have AstraZeneca! The negligence of […]
MOSCOW — After months of speculation, it appears that Vladimir Putin has finally settled on a strategy that will allow him to retain power beyond 2024. Ever since he announced plans to make a raft of amendments to the country’s constitution back in mid-January, discussion had been rife over what exactly the Russian president — […]
For the coming weeks, Worldcrunch will be delivering daily updates on the coronavirus global pandemic. The rapid, insidious path of the COVID-19 outbreak across the planet teaches us in a whole new way how small the world has become. Our network of multilingual journalists are finding out what’s being reported locally — everywhere — to […]
If murder and kidnappings in Mexico were a contagious disease, the country’s feeble response and impunity rates would already have turned them into the most destructive of pandemics.
Welcome to Thursday, where the world marks 10 years since the Fukushima disaster, Ivory Coast’s prime minister dies, and we meet one irate Paraguayan grandma. Le Monde reports on French terrorism victims who are now facing online abuse. • Biden historic COVID relief: The $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill has passed through Congress, and will […]
As the ‘center’ continues to shift rightward — in India and elsewhere — people need to do more than just push back against the powers that be.
What Chinese authorities first treated as dozens of cases of unknown pneumonia in the Hubei province, has now become a global health emergency. In about three months, the respiratory novel coronavirus illness called COVID-19 has expanded to nearly all corners of the globe, so far leaving over 100,000 people infected and more than 4,000 dead. […]
Two projects with billionaire Elon Musk’s name on it help highlight that the cause of saving the planet is a messy affair.
Thanks to its diplomatic skills and scientific resources, Argentina is uniquely positioned to serve the interests of the precious continent.
The camera pans across families waiting around with their luggage and children. Men stand with rifles slung over their shoulders, ready to board the evacuation buses north. Migrating birds pass overhead. “Where are they going, do you know?” asks a voice, from the man holding the camera. “Every year, they go to their homes and […]
A Venice-based novelist reflects on the disappearing tourists, imploding economy and politicians siding with the apocalypse.
How have U.S. governments treated their deferential Latin American allies and admiring societies in the past century? A hard look from Bogota.
Welcome to Friday, where Pope Francis arrives in Baghdad, Youtube shuts down Myanmar military channels and a Thai cat rescue is captured in photos. We’ve also got a reportage from China, translated from The Initium, on how the “One-Child-Only” generation is opting out of kids of their own. Whatever it takes, Mario Draghi: vaccine wars […]
Welcome to Wednesday, where Brazil hits a grim new COVID record, a rocket attack targets Iraqi base hosting U.S. troops, and a Japanese billionaire is looking for people to join him on a trip to space. Die Welt also asks why Morocco is beating Germany and the rest of Europe in the vaccination race. • […]
One day, a virus much more dangerous than Covid-19 will spread, and the current outbreak gives us a unique opportunity to prepare for it. But is that happening?
Contagious diseases through history have inspired authors, describing the horror, but also instances of nobility born of courage and compassion.
By now, many across Delhi, and Sikhs across the world, are retriggered by memories the pogroms of 1984.