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Responding to Ebola
With the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the head of the World Health Organization warned this week that the country faces a “cat…
7 hours ago
Jamaica’s sacred heartbeat
At a hillside gathering in Watt Town, Jamaica, drums, prayer, and song converge in a living tradition that reaches beyond the island and across the g…
1 day, 7 hours ago
Manosphere messiahs: Kenya
It started in the West with influencers like Andrew Tate. Now the Manosphere has gone global, with copycats from Africa to Latin America attracting h…
1 day, 8 hours ago
Manosphere messiahs: Mexico
It started in the West with influencers like Andrew Tate. Now the manosphere has gone global, with copycats from Africa to Latin America attracting h…
2 days, 8 hours ago
São Paulo's carnival competition
Every year during Brazil’s carnival celebrations, samba schools are tasked with creating elaborate parades based around a unique theme, from which th…
3 days, 7 hours ago
Sierra Leone: The Diamond that saved a thousand lives
In 2017, five men digging in an open pit found the third largest diamond ever unearthed in West Africa. It was dubbed the Peace Diamond, in memory of…
4 days, 7 hours ago
Sydney fireworks, the return
New Year’s Eve in Sydney is more than the 12 o’clock show. It is an event that takes over an entire city. Fireworks are launched from the Sydney Harb…
5 days, 7 hours ago
The Sarkozy affair
The story of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s rise and fall has been gripping France. There are allegations of a secret pact with a dictator…
6 days, 7 hours ago
AI farewells for Russia’s dead soldiers
'Virtual farewells' have become a trend on Russian social media. AI generated videos, depicting soldiers who have been killed in the war and paid for…
6 days, 19 hours ago
Life in a volcano danger zone
Earlier this month, a volcanic eruption, which sent a plume of ash some 10km into the sky, killed three people hiking up Mount Dukono in Indonesia. T…
1 week ago