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Le Weekend: Pricey Louvre, Madrid’s Unreal Estate, Peanut Butter The Gamer Dog
Jan. 20-21A Ukrainian sniper’s guide to surviving captivityEV fire solutionSaudi search for AI artists… and much more.🎲 OUR WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ1. Which neighboring country fired missiles back into...
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This Happened-January 21: Vladimir Lenin Died 100 Years Ago
Updated Jan. 21, 2024 at 12:15 p.m.It was 100 years ago on this day that Vladimir Lenin died at the age of 53. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here. Who was Vladimir...
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This Happened—January 22: The First 747 Takes Off
Updated Jan. 22, 2024 at 12:05 p.m.On this day in 1970, the Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service in on a Pan Am flight from New York to London. Get This Happened...
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Gaza Death Toll Tops 25,000, Modi’s Big New Temple, Saving Japan’s Moon Lander
👋 សួស្តី*!*Welcome to Monday, where Hamas says the death toll in Gaza passes 25,000, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates a huge (and controversial) new temple in northern India, and Japan turns...
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Russian Special Forces Suppress Protests, Putin Leaving No Room For Wagner...
An elite Russian special forces unit was ordered to suppress protests taking place in the south-central Russian republic of Bashkortostan, according to an investigation by Russian independent news...
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This Happened—January 23: The Unofficial Start Of The COVID-19 Pandemic
Updated Jan. 23, 2024 at 1 p.m.For many, this day four years ago will be remembered as when the COVID-19 pandemic began, after the Chinese government imposed a lockdown in Wuhan Get This Happened...
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24 Israelis Killed In Gaza, New U.S.-led Strikes In Yemen, Airplane Turnarounds
👋 Aang!*Welcome to Tuesday, where Israel sees its worst day of losses in Gaza since its ground invasion began, a new round of U.S.-led strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen and thousands of overnight...
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Did They Just Cancel A Spice? Amsterdam Changes Name Of "Nutmeg Street" For...
Updated Jan. 23, 2024 at 7:50 p.m.Since the Black Lives Matter movement spread in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in 2020, countries and localities have started removing monuments and...
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This Happened—January 24: Finding Shoichi Yokoi, World War II's Final Holdout
Updated Jan. 24, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.After U.S. forces captured the island of Guam during World War II, Japanese Sergeant Shoic Yokoi went missing in the jungle. When he was found 28 years later he was...
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Russian Plane With 65 Ukrainian POWs Crashes, Trump Wins Again, Butter...
👋 Mhoroi!*Welcome to Wednesday, where Russia says a military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war to be exchanged in a swap has crashed, Donald Trump wins comfortably in New...
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Around The World, Countries Test The Four-Day School Week
This article has been updated*PARIS — Beginning this school year, students in Wodzisław Śląski, a city of 50,000 in southern Poland, only have four days of traditional school classes per week. The...
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Russian Plane Crash Investigation, Gaza Focus On Khan Younis, First “Moon...
👋 Mogethin!*Welcome to Thursday, where Kyiv opens an investigation into the crash of a Russian military plane that reportedly killed 65 Ukrainian PoWs, Gaza fighting rages in and around Khan Younis,...
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I'm A Real Italian And Pineapple On Pizza Is Just Fine With Me
-Essay-PARIS — My love for — and opinions about — food are so strong that I tend to always mention it when I first introduce myself to someone new. Yes, I'm Italian. And yes, my mamma's parmigiana is...
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Magazine #68 — Zelensky At Risk
Here's the latest edition of Worldcrunch Magazine, a selection of our best articles of the week from top international journalists, produced exclusively in English for Worldcrunch readers. >>...
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This Happened—January 26: Happy Birthday To Wayne Gretzky
Updated Jan. 26, 2024 at 12:50 p.m.On this day in 1961, Wayne Gretzky was born. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here. How did Wayne Gretzky start playing hockey?Growing...
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Moscow Extends Prison For U.S. Reporter, Genocide Verdict For Israel,...
👋 Saluton!*Welcome to Friday, where the UN's top court is set to deliver an interim ruling in South Africa's genocide case against Israel, Russia extends the custody of a Wall Street Journal reporter...
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Prince William At St Andrews, Where Kate Found Him — And I Never Really Looked
This article has been updated Jan. 26, 2024 at 5:40 p.m.*-Essay-I went to university with Prince William — to be more precise, the future King of England went to university with me. I’d arrived at the...
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Le Weekend: Prado Gets Inclusive, K-Pop Upcycling, Water Bottle Heist
Jan. 27-28Ukraine war fatigueK-pop upcyclingNetflix record… and much more.🎲 OUR WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ1. What is the name of the largest city in southern Gaza that has become a focus of Israel's...
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This Happened—January 27: Auschwitz Is Liberated
Updated Jan 27, 2024 at 2:45 pmOn this day in 1945, prisoners of Poland’s concentration camp, Auschwitz, where Nazis had exterminated more than one million people were finally free. Get This Happened...
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