Sports
‘Go USA!’: How a winning home team could help convert…
Long Island, New York – Alan*, one of the eight million residents of Long Island, is a die-hard New York Yankees fan and an avid consumer of sport. What makes
‘The future is dark’: Inside the Brazilian businesses shattered by…
Rambo’s store is one of around 45,000 businesses in the state capital that have been impacted by these devastating floods. Porto Alegre’s Chamber of Store M
How a teenager’s death drew attention to human rights concerns…
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international nonprofit, has led its own investigation into what happened that day in the lead-up to Vega’s death. Last month, it
Bangladesh’s ‘missing billionaires’: A wealth boom and stark inequality
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Abutting the posh Gulshan Club and overlooking the serene Gulshan Lake in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, a 14-storey building is nearing compl
A construction worker’s death casts a shadow on France’s Olympics…
Paris, France – Under a soft but steady rain, several dozen people gathered on Pont d’Austerlitz, the bridge over the Seine River, on a late April Saturday,
Israel occupying Palestine echoes France colonising Algeria: Analysts
Thousands of protesters gathered in a town under colonial rule in the 1940s. They raised national flags and placards and called for self-determination. The auth
In Sebastia, Palestinians fear ‘Judaisation’ amid rising Israeli violence
The body of John the Baptist is believed to be buried beneath Sebastia's picturesque Ottoman-era village centre. In the Bible, he is said to have baptised Jesus
The Zimbabwean musician bringing the marimba and mbira to township…
Harare, Zimbabwe – Dzivarasekwa, a nondescript township on the southwestern rims of Zimbabwe’s capital, copies the 1907 template of the first ghetto, Harari
Are Lebanon and Israel on the cusp of war?
Tensions and tit-for-tat attacks are escalating between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah. Since October 8, Hezbollah has engaged Israel in a low-level co
Photos: Nepal’s honey gatherers say fewer hives threaten tradition
Aita Prasad Gurung dangles off a cliff in Nepal, carefully manipulating a long pole with a blade at its end to cut away chunks of honeycomb after Himalayan bees
‘Pragmatic manipulation’: Is Russia playing with European voters’ minds?
Last month, the European Commission shut down broadcasts from four news outlets it said “spread and support the Russian propaganda and war of aggression again
Have Republican busing schemes made immigration a priority for voters?
Dallas, Texas – When Daniela peered out of the round aeroplane window, her first thought was that she had been deported. Her flight was about to land on a sma
