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Seoul’s subsidized housing gives newlyweds a new lease on the future
Seo Ji-hye and Cho Sung-won live together in a tall building tucked behind a cafe-dotted street that serves artisan brews. Inside their apartment, 39-year-old Cho shows off the projector he installed...
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Remembering Australia’s role in the history of women’s suffrage
In 2020, events across the US will mark a century since American women gained the right to vote. But those women were part of a much broader movement — a global movement that began in Australia 125...
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Power outage: How did global leadership change in 2019?
US President Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives Wednesday. The case will likely move to the Senate for trial in January, where senators will consider whether to remove the...
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US immigration system is full of hurdles for pregnant women and new mothers
A 19-year-old Honduran woman was nearly separated from her newborn soon after giving birth while in US Customs and Border Protection custody this month, shortly after crossing the US southern border....
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The 7 global music trends from the past decade
In the final days of the decade, The World has given some thought to the musical trends that have really stood out over the past ten years. 1. K-pop moves west As a new decade began in 2010, who’d have...
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Benin negotiates with France to return precious objects taken during colonial...
When French soldiers began an incursion against the West African Kingdom of Dahomey in 1890, King Béhanzin sent his fiercest soldiers to defend the front line.The troops were an elite squadron of women...
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How a Native American coming-of-age ritual is making a comeback
The Ojibwe, one of the largest indigenous groups in North America, with communities from Quebec to Montana, are revitalizing the “berry fast,” a coming-of-age ritual for girls.Ojibwe women historically...
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How the Beatles created a sense of ‘place’ for this Argentinian American
When I was 9 years old, just months after moving from Argentina to the US, I created my very own Beatles "radio show" with the only friend I had at the time. Her name was Valerie Jeannin — she lived...
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ICE deported a trans asylum-seeker. She was killed in El Salvador.
The last time Camila Díaz left home for work, she walked out of the house she shared with friends in a suburb of El Salvador’s capital and headed to the center of the city. It was just before 6 p.m. on...
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This Palestinian running group in Jerusalem fights for the ‘right to movement’
As a cold snap hits Jerusalem, a group of energetic Palestinians is running through the city to raise awareness about restrictions on their freedom of movement. Before setting off from a now defunct...
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As Lebanon’s economy spirals, foreign domestic workers remain stranded
As Lebanon’s economy teeters on the brink of collapse, Tsigereda, a domestic worker from Ethiopia, considers herself lucky to be one of the few migrants she knows who are still being paid by their...
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In Chile, women use traditional embroidery to urge political change
When high school students in Santiago, Chile, took to the streets in October 2019 to protest an increase in subway fares, Chileans saw an opportunity to denounce systems in place since the country’s...
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Indian policewoman describes the hazards of being a whistleblower
In late February, India saw its worst brutality against Muslims in years. Indian police officers have been accused of standing by while Muslims were beaten and killed. It’s difficult to get the police...
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US airstrikes on Taliban come days after peace deal; coronavirus global death...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.The US launched an air strike on Taliban fighters attacking Afghan forces at a checkpoint on Wednesday. This...
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Analysis: A crucial moment for women’s rights in Afghanistan
This is a moment of both fear and hope for Afghan women — and an urgent time for the world to support their hard-won rights. The Feb. 29 deal between the US and the Taliban could pave the way for a...
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Women's shelters in Mexico struggle to survive amid rise in femicides
At first glance, the 25-year-old woman pushing her son on the swings and cradling her baby looked like a typical mother in Mexico City. But instead of taking her children to the neighborhood...
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As Italy's students rejoice over school closures, families worry about...
Students all over Italy were heading home from school when the news started trickling in Wednesday. Reaching for their phones, they checked social media and refreshed news websites.A rumor was going...
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Italy moves to lock down entire country to contain coronavirus; Saudi...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.The entire population of Italy — some 60 million people — is now on lockdown in an effort to control the...
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Stepping out of coronavirus lockdown; President Putin — for life; A sanctuary...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.As analysts contemplate the possibility of a US lockdown over the novel coronavirus, in China restrictions...
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Aid worker released from Iranian prison amid COVID-19 fears
Iran has been hit hard by the novel coronavirus, with more than 17,000 confirmed cases. To try to ease the risk of transmission, Iran has now furloughed some 85,000 people from prison.Among them is the...
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