How does a country’s culture predict its pandemic response? Professor Michele Gelfand uses “tight” and “loose” to categorize various societies around the globe based on the strength of social norms […]
Expulsions, pushbacks and extraditions: Turkey’s war on dissent extends to Europe The Gülenists, dubbed by Turkey as FETO, the Fethullahist Terror Organization, are being purged on a massive scale. Those […]
Battle of the bums: Museums compete over best artistic behinds Since April, the Yorkshire Museum has hosted 18 different #CuratorBattles under themes such as #CreepiestObject and #BestEgg. One of its […]
Why is Brazil's Bolsonaro peddling hydroxychloroquine despite the science? The Brazilian president has used his illness as a platform to sell both his cynicism about the coronavirus and social restrictions, […]
Conflict researchers on the COVID-19 era In this week's Critical State, Sam Ratner takes a deep dive into the latest thinking by leading qualitative security researchers on what conflict studies […]
Britain 'actively avoided' looking into Russia meddling; EU reaches stimulus deal; New US sanctions on Chinese companies The World July 21, 2020 · 10:00 AM EDT By The World staff […]
Tempers flare over EU coronavirus stimulus deal; Oxford vaccine shows promise; Latina artist says goodbye to Goya The World July 20, 2020 · 10:00 AM EDT By The World staff […]
Bees led this author to reconnect to a childlike joy in nature Living on Earth July 16, 2020 · 3:30 PM EDT Writer Adam Wernick Player utilities Popout Share download […]
US toughens its stance against Chinese aggression in South China Sea The World July 15, 2020 · 5:30 PM EDT By The World staff Producer Daniel Ofman Player utilities Popout […]
Banksy unveils new pandemic-inspired art featuring rats in face masks The World July 14, 2020 · 2:15 PM EDT By María Elena Romero Player utilities Popout Share download Listen to […]
UK to exclude Huawei from role in high-speed phone network Associated Press July 14, 2020 · 10:00 AM EDT A woman wearing a face mask following the coronavirus outbreak uses […]
China sanctions Cruz, Rubio, Smith, Brownback for criticism Associated Press July 13, 2020 · 10:00 AM EDT US Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio attend a signing ceremony in the […]
This young Afro Latino teacher and voter wants to be a model for his students The World July 10, 2020 · 3:15 PM EDT By Naomi Prioleau Player utilities Popout […]
Returning travelers in quarantine hotels may have triggered Melbourne's latest lockdown After getting a taste of some version of normalcy, Melbourne went into another lockdown this week. Five million residents […]
UNESCO says scammers are using its logo to defraud art collectors The UN’s cultural agency, UNESCO, warns its name and logo are being illegally emblazoned on false documents to facilitate […]
Visa restrictions on Chinese students will disadvantage US, says Queens College president Chinese students make up a third of international students in the US. Under new Trump administration rules, they […]
Discussion: The Latino Republican: Issues and influence in the 2020 election The World July 08, 2020 · 11:30 AM EDT By The World staff Share This Facebook Live discussion is […]
UK sanctions on Russians, Saudis are a 'milestone' for human rights, advocate says The World July 07, 2020 · 4:00 PM EDT By The World staff Producer Daniel Ofman Player […]
Nantucket businesses struggle without seasonal summer workers The World July 07, 2020 · 2:45 PM EDT By Rachel Rock Player utilities Popout Share download Listen to the story. The Nantucket […]
Shanghai Pride went on as planned last month. But the fight for LGBTQ rights in China is far from over. But Shanghai Pride didn't include the typical parade filled with […]
Djibouti’s ‘cosmopolitan musical sound’ captured in first-ever global album The World July 03, 2020 · 10:45 AM EDT Producer April Peavey Player utilities Popout Share download Listen to the story. […]
Putin scores victory in 'gameshow'-like vote; Myanmar mine collapse; Ethiopian singer's death sparks protests; Botswana's mysterious elephant die-off The World July 02, 2020 · 10:30 AM EDT By Indra Ekmanis […]
Black Lives Matter protests are shaking up how this young Latino voter views US politics The World July 01, 2020 · 1:30 PM EDT By Stella M. Chávez Player utilities […]
Whose Haghia Sophia? The World July 01, 2020 · 12:45 PM EDT By Durrie Bouscaren Player utilities Popout Share download Listen to the story. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, accompanied […]
New documentary follows LGBTQ people fleeing persecution in Chechnya In early 2017, stories began emerging on how Chechen authorities were persecuting the LGBTQ community. The World speaks to director David […]
'Volcano Man': Song from Eurovision spoof film inspires covers from real contestants A new Netflix movie starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams may fill the Eurovision-sized hole in 2020's entertainment […]
Under Greek law change, thousands of refugees could soon become homeless The Greek government says it wants to make room for asylum-seekers waiting out their applications in camps on the […]
Coronavirus cases in Iran on the rise after reopening The number of COVID-19 infections has been on the rise since Iran started to ease its lockdown on April 11. About […]