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Cab Service for Women Sparks Debate about Gender Safety
Earlier this week, Rhitu Chaterjee filed a story about a taxi service in New Delhi where female drivers provide rides for women only. Her story has generated more than 1,100 online comments.
Reddit Users Debate the Idea of ‘Leftover Women’
When The World’s Asia correspondent Mary Kay Magistad reported last Friday that Chinese women in their late 20s are considered “leftover women,” social networks were quick to respond. Here are several interesting conversations happening around the role of unmarried women in Chinese society [...]
‘Golden Eagle Snatches Kid’: Canadian Student Project Fools the World
Four students in a 3D Animation and Digital Design course at Canada’s National Animation and Design Center were told that if their final video project was able to get 100,000 views on YouTube, they would all earn A+’s. Eighteen million hits later, that A is a safe bet.
Ad Campaign Exposes the Irony of #FirstWorldProblems Meme
Haitians are the spokespeople for a new ad campaign getting lots of YouTube hits this month. The video features Haitians reading tweets from the hashtag #FirstWorldProblems as they stand by the rubble of their former homes and neighborhoods.
Blogger Expects Democracy to Develop Soon in Saudi Arabia
Aiyah Saihati is a young Saudi writer and businesswoman who believes her country is on the move towards democracy.
Live Chat: Kidney Ailment Linked to Farm Chemicals
The World’s Rhitu Chatterjee joins journalists Sasha Chavkin and Anna Barry-Jester in a live online chat, where they will take your questions about the reporting behind their series on kidney disease in India, Sri Lanka and South America.
Inside the Newsroom: Friday, September 7
It’s Friday and we’re all a bit groggy after staying up to watch the President last night. But there is work to be done! Check in throughout the day as we put together our show, and tweet your own story suggestions using the hashtag #worldnewsroom.
Inside the Newsroom: Thursday, September 6
From the WGBH newsroom in Boston, the staff of The World works each day to produce a one hour program with news, features, interviews, and music from around the globe. Here’s what it looks like to put it together.
Inside the Newsroom: Wednesday, September 5
A behind-the-scenes look at The World’s newsroom on a rainy Wednesday in Boston.
The World on Twitter, Tuesday September 4
Want an inside look at The World newsroom as we work out the day’s show? Check back here for updates as we pitch, debate, finalize, produce, edit and air each piece of the show.
UN Envoy to Syria Brahimi Expresses Doubts About New Post
Lakhdar Brahimi, the new UN envoy to Syria, tells the BBC that the task ahead of him is “nearly impossible,” and that “there is everything to be scared of.”
The World on Twitter: Monday Sept. 3
It’s Labor Day, but The World newsroom is working hard to bring you today’s global stories, with possible stories in Iran, UK, Israel, Venezuela, and Egypt. Check in throughout the day to see the development of these stories and more.
Will the Unification Church Survive without Moon?
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Eileen Barker, Professor Emeritus of Sociology of Religion at the London School of Economics, about the viability of the Unification Church following the death of its patriarch earlier on Monday.
Mosque Leader Suspected of Framing Pakistani Teenager
Last month, a 14-year-old girl was accused of blasphemy after she was found carrying burned pages from an Islamic children’s textbook. Now, it turns out the cleric making the accusation may have done the deed himself.
43 Years Later, A Young Soldier’s Letters Arrive Home from Vietnam
Forty-three years ago, US Army Sergeant Steve Flaherty wrote a letter home to his mother from the jungles of Vietnam. On Saturday, his letters arrived home.
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