In Damascus, War And Shame Conquer Love
Worldcrunch.com / SYRIA DEEPLY Last month, I was in a bar with a friend, and I met a nice guy who, a long time ago, I knew only by name. We exchanged numbers, and after a couple of random meetings I...
View ArticleDreaming The Future Of Agriculture... In Fukushima
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS FUKUSHIMA â In 1970, Panasonic inaugurated in Fukushima a factory to assemble stereo radio sets. In the 1980s, when Japanese electronics were at their peak, the site was...
View ArticleJakarta’s Sick Lack Palliative Care, One NGO Offers Relief
Worldcrunch.com / KBR Palliative care is practically unheard of in Indonesia. Those living with chronic and terminal illness have very little access to pain management and support that could help...
View ArticleTwo Syrian Brothers Split By War Report From Both Sides Of Border
Worldcrunch.com / SYRIA DEEPLY GAZIANTEP, TURKEYÂ â âThe nightmares only started when I left Aleppo,â says 30-year-old Mahmoud, a Syrian media activist and journalist now living as a refugee inÂ...
View ArticleHow "Flexicurity" Helped Denmark Lower The Number Unemployed
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS âFinding qualified personnel has become more difficult. The unemployment rate in Denmark is low: 4.2% is three times nothing!â says Brian Winther Almind, taking the...
View ArticleA Ski Pass Start-Up Wants To Make Skiing More "Rock-And-Roll"
Worldcrunch.com / LE TEMPS One needs skiers, the other, passengers. Skioo and Uber are now partnered to transport city dwellers to the snow-covered slopes. It was this past weekend, during a test...
View ArticleChina, A Global Superpower? Not So Fast
Worldcrunch.com / ECONOMIC OBSERVER Those Chinese who have had the experience of traveling to other countries have all probably noticed the differences at home and abroad. In the US and Europe, they...
View ArticleTrump And My Taiwan: A Phone Call Can Change Everything
Worldcrunch.com / RUE AMELOT Late last Friday night my son told me that the Taiwanese president, Tsai Ing-wen, had had a phone call with Donald Trump. I was over the moon. This was the best news for...
View ArticleStudy, Don't Steal: Politics In Small-Town Italy
Worldcrunch.com / LA STAMPA CERIGNOLA â Franco Metta is the mayor of the small town of Cerignola, located in the southern Italian region of Apulia. He recently received a box of biscuits as a...
View ArticleHow Buenos Aires Tries To Keep The Peace Between Neighbors
Worldcrunch.com / CLARIN It is not unusual for those living in apartments to want to throttle their neighbors at one point or another, in response to situations like late-night parties, loud...
View ArticleSpotlight: Erdogan And EU, A Strongman And Weak Continent
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View ArticleThe End Of Grief, How Modern Life Is Making Death Anonymous
Worldcrunch.com / SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG MUNICH â Grief is demonstrative resistance against loss. Cemeteries and funerals are ways to combat death, preserving the lives of the departed by allowing...
View ArticleWhat Is Left? Anger In Aftermath Of Cairo’s Church Bombing
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View ArticleExport-Dependent Germany Faces Reckoning As Protectionism Spreads
Worldcrunch.com / DIE WELT The German economy lives of the success of its export model. But some of the most important buyer countries are in the middle of serious political crises. Â...
View ArticleSyrian Brothers Split By War Report From Both Sides Of Border
Worldcrunch.com / SYRIA DEEPLY GAZIANTEP, TURKEYÂ â âThe nightmares only started when I left Aleppo,â says 30-year-old Mahmoud, a Syrian media activist and journalist now living as a refugee inÂ...
View ArticleIn Iran, The Meaning Of An Airplane Fleet
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View ArticleCastro, Lessons For Leftists Still Defending Their Dictators
Worldcrunch.com / EL ESPECTADOR -OpEd-  BOGOTÁ - Amid pomp and ceremonies befitting a Biblical ruler, Cuba has finally buried its late leader and the American continent's most enduring dictador,...
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