Arts

June 10, 2021

Canadian company TC Energy withdraws from Keystone XL crude oil pipeline project after President Biden canceled its permit earlier this year. And, the number of undocumented migrants reaching the US-Mexico border hits its highest level in more than 20 years. Also, Moscow court labels organization of President Putin’s political foe, Alexei Navalny, as an “extremist” group.

Arts, Culture & Media

Moscow multimedia exhibition focuses on anti-Kremlin protest culture

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June 09, 2021

"Time Difference," a new multimedia art exhibition by Katya Muromtseva, 31, urges viewers to listen to the voices of those who are critical of the Kremlin.

Top of The World

El Salvador becomes the first country in the world to make bitcoin legal tender

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June 09, 2021

El Salvador becomes first country to approve bitcoin as a legal currency. And, US President Joe Biden begins the first overseas trip of his term in the UK, hoping to repair relations with Europe. Also, Nicaragua's National Police continues arrests of potential challengers for the upcoming November presidential elections.

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Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting

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June 08, 2021

Global operation by Australia and the American FBI leads to the arrest of more than 800 suspected criminals. And the Nigerian government bans Twitter after the platform deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari. Also, a man in a pickup truck rams into a Muslim immigrant family in Canada on the street, killing four people.

Movement

Forging new space: The multidimensional Afrofuturism of Sammus

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June 07, 2021

For Dr. Enongo Lumumba Kasongo, whose stage name is Sammus, Afrofuturism has been a well of inspiration and a living current underneath all her work.

History

A new film explores the stories of 6 men from China who survived the Titanic sinking

The World

June 04, 2021

Some hid their experiences after being scapegoated for surviving the shipwreck.

COVID-19

Filipinos hesitant about getting COVID jab after dengue fever vaccine debacle

The World

May 19, 2021

After a major controversy over a dengue fever vaccine, Filipinos are vaccine-wary when it comes to the COVID-19 jab.

COVID-19

The return of la terrasse in Paris — and a sense of normalcy

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May 18, 2021

After six months of forced closure, restaurants, cafes and bars in Paris can open for outdoor dining at 50% capacity.

Arts

Germany plans to return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Will other countries follow suit?

The World

May 17, 2021

For many inside and outside of Africa, the Benin Bronzes are symbols of colonialism and exploitation, and they’ll stay that way until they’re returned.

Environment

Graphic designer creates biodegradable masks that bloom flowers when buried

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May 13, 2021

COVID-19 masks have been contributing to plastic pollution around the world. One graphic designer has created a biodegradable mask that blooms when buried in the soil.

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