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Why does so much of the Global South support Russia, not Ukraine?
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By Michiel Curfs - March 29, 2023
While the West has largely rallied behind Ukraine, pledging to do whatever it...

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Feast your eyes on 2023’s Sony World Photography Award winners
By Michiel Curfs - March 23, 2023
The World Photography Organisation has announced the winners and finalists of...

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How sport became the new religion – a 200-year story of society’s ‘great conversion’
By Michiel Curfs - March 01, 2023
Since 1960 the trajectories of religion and sport have diverged dramatically....

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International Polar Bear Day 2023: When Will Polar Bears Go Extinct? | Earth.Org
By Michiel Curfs - February 27, 2023
To celebrate International Polar Bear day, which every year falls on February...

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NIGERIA ELECTION 2023...
This is why you should care about Nigeria’s election
By Michiel Curfs - February 27, 2023
As many as 93.4 million registered voters will determine who gets to be the n...

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Back to the future with 99 Red Balloons and Roald Dahl books
By Michiel Curfs - February 26, 2023
Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. This week’s column is brought...

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Look out! Here comes the new world order, survey says
By Michiel Curfs - February 23, 2023
Russia’s war in Ukraine is dividing opinion between people in Western nations...

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It’s the end of the world as we know it — and Munich feels nervous
By Michiel Curfs - February 19, 2023
The only people smiling at this year’s security conference are the defense co...

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Global supply chains are devouring what’s left of Earth’s unspoilt forests
By Michiel Curfs - February 11, 2023
The causes of forest loss are more obscure than traditional food and forest p...

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DEATH TOLL RISES ABOV...
Death toll rises above 4,800 after Turkey, Syria earthquakes
By Michiel Curfs - February 07, 2023
Freezing weather conditions and snowfall in the devastated region have increa...

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Biden brought down a Chinese spy balloon. But he hasn’t tanked bilateral ties
By Michiel Curfs - February 06, 2023
Biden and Xi can choose to climb an “escalation ladder” or turn the page on t...

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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
By Michiel Curfs - February 04, 2023
Drawing the top stories around the globe.

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Ranked: The Top 50 Most Visited Websites in the World
By Michiel Curfs - January 26, 2023
Estimates vary, but there are upwards of two billion websites in existence in...

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UN’s Guterres: oil companies have peddled ‘big lie’ on climate crisis – video
By Michiel Curfs - January 19, 2023
VIDEO António Guterres, accused big oil companies of peddling 'the big lie', ...

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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
By Michiel Curfs - January 15, 2023
Drawing the top stories around the globe.

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HRW’S 2023 REPORT FIN...
HRW’s 2023 report finds hope amid ‘litany of human rights crises’
By Michiel Curfs - January 12, 2023
Human Rights Watch says while growing authoritarianism is causing huge suffer...

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Global economy 2023: how countries around the world are tackling the cost of living crisis
By Michiel Curfs - January 06, 2023
The rising cost of living is biting businesses and households around the worl...

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On climate & biodiversity, where are we, post-COP15? (commentary)
By Michiel Curfs - January 06, 2023
There are many connections between climate change (COP27) and biodiversity lo...

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Want to sleep longer? Move to Albania
By Michiel Curfs - January 04, 2023
Just over 7 hours: that’s how long the average person globally sleeps each ni...

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2022: The year in cartoons
By Michiel Curfs - December 31, 2022
The year 2022 in cartoons.

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Big Tech’s Big Flops of 2022
By Michiel Curfs - December 30, 2022
This was not a great year for Big Tech. We bid adieu to moonshots, Portals, a...

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2022 stories that could still have an impact on our lives – DW – 12/29/2022
By Michiel Curfs - December 29, 2022
Some important business stories went underreported in 2022 because of general...

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Our top health stories this year that weren’t about COVID
By Michiel Curfs - December 28, 2022
This year has again generated a lot of headlines about COVID-19, as well as o...

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Which are some of the best photographs taken in 2022?
By Michiel Curfs - December 27, 2022
From Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the first football World Cup in the Midd...

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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
By Michiel Curfs - December 25, 2022
Drawing the top stories from this week around the globe.

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How do Christmas traditions vary around the world?
By Michiel Curfs - December 25, 2022
Unbelievably, it’s that time of year again, when family and friends come toge...

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In photos: The most striking environmental images of 2022
By Michiel Curfs - December 25, 2022
In 2022, the devastating impact of climate change became increasingly visible...

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The best art books of 2022
By Michiel Curfs - December 24, 2022
The category of “art book” is vast, like art itself, but the best ones mix be...

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Digital connectivity: How technology is changing education
By Michiel Curfs - December 22, 2022
Technology has made learning from anywhere a reality. Courses, coaching, and ...

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BIG THINK
Generative AI: The technology of the year for 2022
By Michiel Curfs - December 21, 2022
Over the last 12 months, one category of technology has made headlines so oft...

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The world has a new plan to save nature. Here’s how it works — and how it could fail.
By Michiel Curfs - December 20, 2022
Will nations actually be able to achieve all 23 of the targets by the eight-y...

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Peru is in crisis. How did it happen?
By Michiel Curfs - December 18, 2022
The frustration of the protesters is an indictment of a political system in w...

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IRC lists the top emergency hotspots in 2022 – DW – 12/14/2022
By Michiel Curfs - December 14, 2022
Every year, the IRC publishes its Emergency Watchlist. Globally, there are re...

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A major ‘fusion breakthrough’ was just officially announced in the US. But what does it actually mean?
By Michiel Curfs - December 14, 2022
For the first time, scientists in the US have confirmed a fusion energy exper...

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China’s alliance with Saudi Arabia signals a potential shift in the global order
By Michiel Curfs - December 12, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de fac...

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PERU’S CONGRESS SWEAR...
Peru’s Congress swears in new president after Castillo removed
By Michiel Curfs - December 08, 2022
Dina Boluarte becomes first female president after a tumultuous day that saw ...

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Bleak picture of world as UN asks for more aid money than ever
By Michiel Curfs - December 01, 2022
The UN asked for a record-breaking amount of aid funding for 2023 on Thursday...

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What the ‘landmark’ plastic pollution treaty could mean for the planet
By Michiel Curfs - November 29, 2022
This week could make or break the world’s first ever global plastic pollution...

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Seven in ten children fear climate change, survey shows
By Michiel Curfs - November 24, 2022
More than two thirds of children between the ages of seven and twelve are wor...

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Who won big at the 2022 International Emmy Awards?
By Michiel Curfs - November 23, 2022
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced this ye...

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‘We are the future’: Young people are leading the way at COP27
By Michiel Curfs - November 14, 2022
If you’re looking for a bit of light from the summit, the hive of activity fr...

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G20 host Indonesia lobbies West to soften Russia criticism in communiqué
By Michiel Curfs - November 14, 2022
Senior Indonesian politicians are calling on Western leaders to make concessi...

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Methane: war and international tensions make cutting potent greenhouse gas emissions harder
By Michiel Curfs - November 13, 2022
Methane is a far more powerful greenhouse gas than CO₂. Though it will typica...

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YES! MAGAZINE
The Most Important Midterm Election
By Michiel Curfs - November 08, 2022
The 2024 presidential election may well be decided this Tuesday. That’s not a...

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America votes: What might a Republican victory mean for Europe?
By Michiel Curfs - November 08, 2022
America goes to the polls on Tuesday in midterm elections that have divided t...

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Ice Age art-making was a tactile, joyous exploration of the world | Aeon Essays
By Michiel Curfs - November 08, 2022
For Palaeolithic societies, art-making was both a tool for survival and a tac...

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PAKISTAN IS ON THE ED...
Pakistan is on the edge — Imran Khan’s shooting could tip it over
By Michiel Curfs - November 05, 2022
Pakistan is on the edge — of something old and something new. In this tinderb...

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’100 dead, 300 hurt’ as two car bombs rock Somali capital Mogadishu
By Michiel Curfs - October 30, 2022
Somali media said It happened on a day when the president, prime minister and...

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AP NEWS
S. Korea in shock, grief as 151 die in Halloween crowd surge
By Michiel Curfs - October 30, 2022
Witnesses said the crowd surge in the Itaewon area on Saturday night caused “...

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Elon Musk now has control of Twitter and fires top executives
By Michiel Curfs - October 28, 2022
Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and ousted the CEO, chief financial of...

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European colonialism has had a lasting legacy on how plants are distributed around the world
By Michiel Curfs - October 20, 2022
As avid nature enthusiasts, it can be rather surprising to explore the natura...

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