Recovery Efforts Continue In Indonesia
The death toll in Indonesia continues to rise as the country digs out from under the damage of last month’s earthquake and tsunami.
Will Morocco’s Chinese-Funded ‘Tech City’ Ever Break Ground?
The Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City would stand in monument to China’s expansion into a North African nation on Europe’s doorstep. But experts say the project has stalled.
What’s Changed In Mexico Since The 1968 Student Protests
Fifty years ago, hundreds of protesting students were gunned down in a Mexico City plaza by government forces. The movement was met with brutal repression but some say it paved a way for democratic change in Mexico, others worry about its legacy of imp…
Survivors Of Earthquake And Tsunami In Indonesia Are Desperate For Food, Water
The situation in Indonesia’s disaster-stricken Central Sulawesi province has grown dire. It’s been four days since an earthquake and a devastating tsunami struck the area. The death toll has climbed to above 1,200.
U.S. Halts Visas For Diplomats’ Same-Sex Partners If They’re Not Married
Officials say the policy promotes parity with opposite-sex couples. But critics fear for these foreign diplomats and staff, many of whom hail from countries where same-sex couples suffer persecution.
In Brazil, voters’ far-right fears carry weight of history
As the sun beat down on the crowds gathered outside Rio de Janeiro’s city hall last Saturday, Heloisa Gussate, a music student in her late 20s, stood with her feet on either side of a marching drum, ready to jump into action. In at least 62 cities acr…
Debate Over How The U.K. Should Leave The E.U. Continues 2 Years After Vote
British Prime Minister Theresa May is due to address her Conservative Party conference on Wednesday. There’s no sign of an agreement between the U.K. and the E.U. over Brexit, with the deadline for a deal just two weeks away.
The legacy of ‘boys will be boys’ on American life
When it comes to the proper behavior of its young men, American society has long maintained a not-so-subtle ambivalence about the way boys are supposed to grow up and develop into men. Perhaps since the Victorian era, beneath the surface of accepted s…
Australia And New Zealand Are Ground Zero For Chinese Influence
China has had a profound economic and political impact Down Under. Now Australia and New Zealand are taking steps to fight back.
Beachcombers worldwide haul 20 million pounds of trash in one day
Picking up trash on a beach early on a foggy weekend morning is an unlikely activity for college students. The volunteers dump all they’ve found here near Boston Harbor onto a blue tarp: water bottle caps, shards of tiny plastic, a few syringes. For …
Amazon sets a high bar on wages
Amazon wants to be more than Amazon the online retail giant. On Oct. 2, its chief executive, Jeff Bezos, announced that the company wants to lead other large employers toward a purpose beyond bottom-line profits. As the country’s second-largest priva…
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