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Why Peru's President Is Going To China
Economy ''Dina Assassin'' can be read on the sign as protestors took to the streets after Dina Boluarte's first year as president of Peru. Carlos Garcia Granthon/ZUMA Economy ''Dina Assassin'' can be read on the sign as protestors took to the streets after Dina Boluarte's first year as president of Peru. Carlos Garcia Granthon/ZUMA You've reached your limit of free articles. To read the full story, start your free trial today. Get unlimited access. Cancel anytime.
Beyond Doomscrolling, An Honest Gen Z Defense Of TikTok
Ideas TikTok opening on a cracked iPhone. Ideas TikTok opening on a cracked iPhone. 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.
A Weird Week Indeed: China's Toilet Timers, Pope Meets Comedians, Hot Dog Drama
Weird Pope Francis shaking hand with Jimmy Fallon as part of an audience with comedians in The Vatican. Weird Pope Francis shaking hand with Jimmy Fallon as part of an audience with comedians in The Vatican. 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.
Polish Woman Killed On Greek Island: Textbook Case Of How Racism And Sexism Are Triggered
Society Anastazja Rubińska, 27, first went missing on June 12, 2023 on the Greek island of Kos. Society Anastazja Rubińska, 27, first went missing on June 12, 2023 on the Greek island of Kos. 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.
A Weird Week Indeed: “Waterfall Gate” In China, Silly Faces In Congress, Porn In The Rainforest
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An Image For My Life? What Drives - And Haunts - A Photojournalist In Gaza
Like his colleagues, Al Danaf other challenges — such as limited availability fuel for transportation, and the destruction of destruction of infrastructure, communication and internet lines — that impact their response to events. He said that the Israeli military used to strike internet and communication networks in an area before invading it, delaying the delivery of photos and footage.
A Weird Week Indeed: Pyongyang Trash Balloons, Teen Orcas Go Wild, Driving While Stupid
It’s been yet another weird week in the world: Google AI wants us to try "non-toxic glue" to make our pizza taste better to teenaged orcas being, well, teenagers. Germany oldest recorded photograph. BR24 WHERE? Munich, Germany WHAT? Germany’s oldest photograph may actually be two years older than previously thought. Munich’s Deutsches Museum presented a photograph it found in its archives, depicting the city’s Frauenkirche church.
A Weird Week Indeed: Rock 'n' Blinken, Space-Out Competition, Northern Lights Mix-Up
Friday is International Day against Homophobia & Transphobia, and my thoughts since this morning have been with Brigida. When I first met her she was a 60-something trans woman — or rather, as she proudly liked to call herself, a “femmenella” because she had never wanted to undergo operations.
The Haiti Town Still In The Dark Three Years After Earthquake
Society The Saut Mathurine hydroelectric plant stands idle in Camp-Perrin, Haiti. Rose Hurguelle Point du jour/GPJ Society The Saut Mathurine hydroelectric plant stands idle in Camp-Perrin, Haiti. Rose Hurguelle Point du jour/GPJ 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.
Unbelievable Stories: NYC’s Cheeseball King, Electric Irony In Nigeria, Grumpy Plato
Here's our weekly collection of this weird, weird world — from space rock vodka to an Australia museum declared to be a toilet. Check out worldcrunch.com for more! WHERE? Suresnes, France WHAT? French bakers recently reclaimed the Guinness World Record for the longest baguette, crafting a massive 140.53-meter loaf, surpassing Italy's previous record.
Why Taylor Swift Can’t Seem To Win Over The French
PARIS — Since The Eras Tour — a three-hour show spanning 11 albums — started last March, it seems Taylor Swift has conquered every city she's set foot in: in the U.S., the mayor of Tampa gave her the key to the city and Las Vegas lit up the Gateway Arches in her colors, Singapore spent around $3 million to broker the exclusivity of Swift’s show in Southeast Asia and her four shows in Mexico generated an impressive $59 million for the city’s economy.
Are you ready for a wild ride? From power outages in Nigeria to influencer drama in Japan, this week is full of surprises!
Here's our weekly collection of this weird, weird world — from hundreds rallying to see a man consume a jar of cheeseballs to Plato’s final moments complaining about music. Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu. chinnysblogofficial via Instagram WHERE? Abuja, Nigeria WHAT? The power supply was cut off during Nigeria’s Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu’s speech at the National Assembly, which caused drama because the hearing was about… an increase in electricity prices.
Why AI Won't Kill The Beauty Or Benefits Of Learning A Foreign Language
Society A school in Lagos, Nigeria Sally Hayden/SOPA Images via ZUMA Society A school in Lagos, Nigeria Sally Hayden/SOPA Images via ZUMA 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.
Pious Women And Feminists: The Revolutionary Movement Changing Islam
Women Worldwide Bangkok,Thailand, Muslim women perform Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Islamic center of Thailand. Wissarut Weerasopon/ZUMA Women Worldwide Bangkok,Thailand, Muslim women perform Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Islamic center of Thailand. Wissarut Weerasopon/ZUMA 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.
A Weird Week Indeed: Milan's Pizza Ban, Dove In EU Parliament, Cicada Salad
Updated April 26, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.* PARIS — Students in Wodzisław Śląski, a city of 50,000 in southern Poland, now only have four days of traditional school classes per week. The reduced schedule — which comes along with fewer tests and new assessment criteria — were an initiative that came from the citizen grassroots level and ultimately was approved by municipal authorities, reports Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza.
A Weird Week Indeed: My Octopus Problem, Ew-Gi-Oh, 353 Ballerinas
Weird One is cute... Weird One is cute... 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.
From Stoned To Bricked: Hemp Could Be The Building Block Of A Greener Construction Future
Updated April 19, 2024 at 3:40 p.m.* OLDENBURG — To be clear: Nobody smoked weed at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the first semi-detached house made of hemp in Lower Saxony in northwest Germany. This rite-of-passage ceremony to celebrate the completion of the building served nothing more than cold beer. Christian Eiskamp had spent decades building single-family houses in the sprawling housing complexes in the south of Oldenburg, a city of just over 100,000 people.
A Weird Week Indeed: Paris Waiters Race, Thai Monkey Mayhem, 0.3-Second Basketball Game
Weird A pair of eclipse protective glasses on a statue of Margaret Cohen in New York Weird A pair of eclipse protective glasses on a statue of Margaret Cohen in New York 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.
A Weird Week Indeed: Paris Waiters Race, Thai Monkey Mayhem, 0.3-Second Basketball Game
Weird The 2024 "Course des Cafés" Weird The 2024 "Course des Cafés" 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.
Guardians Of The Aegean: Aboard The Greek Ship Working To Save The Mediterranean
SAMOS — Early morning, the sun is still low at the southern port of Pythagoreio, on the island of Samos. Anchored at the dock, the Aegean Explorer is ready to set sail, after three weeks of heavy seas that have prevented any outings. Captain Thodoris Tsimpidis is at the helm as the crew and members come aboard the floating university he and his partner Anastasia Milou have created from scratch on this island in the eastern Aegean Sea, the arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Asia Minor.
Did They Just Cancel A Spice? Amsterdam Changes Name Of "Nutmeg Street" For Crop's Colonial Past
Society Amsterdam plans on renaming “Nutmeg Street” because of its ties to the Netherlands' colonial past Society Amsterdam plans on renaming “Nutmeg Street” because of its ties to the Netherlands' colonial past 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.
MLK To BLM To Palestinian Lives Matter: My African-American Eyes On Our World
-Essay- PARIS — Walking the same streets that Martin Luther King Jr. walked 57 years earlier — chanting “Black Lives Matter” like MLK sang “We Shall Overcome” — American history felt like it was moving both fast and slow. For the latest news & views from every corner of the world, Worldcrunch Today is the only truly international newsletter. Sign up here. It was 2021, and we were still reeling from the January 6th insurrection just a couple of weeks earlier at the Capitol in Washington.
AI Can Manipulate Us But Not Persuade Us - And We Must Regulate Accordingly
Future Wehead shows their AI companion with a face at Show-Stoppers during 2024 Consumer Electronic Show Gene Blevins/ZUMA Future Wehead shows their AI companion with a face at Show-Stoppers during 2024 Consumer Electronic Show Gene Blevins/ZUMA 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.
U.S. & U.S. Strike Houthis In Yemen, Jakarta’s “Great Sea Wall,” Big Ring v. Big Bang
A woman carries her belongings while crossing a flooded area in Dayeuhkolot, West Java, Indonesia. Jakarta authorities have outlined plans to build a “Great Sea Wall” around the Indonesian capital, aimed at protecting the city from flooding. In The News A woman carries her belongings while crossing a flooded area in Dayeuhkolot, West Java, Indonesia. Jakarta authorities have outlined plans to build a “Great Sea Wall” around the Indonesian capital, aimed at protecting the city from flooding.
The Italian Scientist Predicting The Eruption Of Iceland's Most Dangerous Volcano
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Red Sea Coalition, Iceland Eruption, Di’s Dress
ūüĎč Gr√ľezi!* Welcome to Tuesday, where rescue efforts are under way in northwest China after an earthquake kills at least 126, the U.S. launches a 10-nation coalition to quell Houthi attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea, and a dramatic volcano eruption lights up Iceland. Meanwhile, in Turin-based daily La Stampa, Federico Mellano goes back to university to unpack a new fascinating, yet macabre course: death studies.
Call Grow For Gaza Ceasefire, N. Korea Fires Most Powerful Rocket, Nostradamusā 2024
Israeli soldiers examining part of an underground tunnel system allegedly used by Hamas under Gaza. Israeli soldiers examining part of an underground tunnel system allegedly used by Hamas under Gaza. 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.
Wealthy Russians Are Back To Buying Real Estate In Europe - Sanctions Be Damned
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British Museum Privilege? Behold The Treasures Others Are Returning To Rightful Owners
food / travel The Elgin marbles, also known as the Parthenon marbles, at the British Museum food / travel The Elgin marbles, also known as the Parthenon marbles, at the British Museum 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.
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