Bild to erect partial paywall
Europe's largest-selling newspaper, Bild, is to erect a paywall for some of its online content from next month.Its main news stories will remain free to access. Otherwise, visitors to its website will...
View ArticleImprovements in maternal health at risk because of data black hole
World Bank says maternal mortality lower in countries where girls complete primary school and women become MPs, but bemoans lack of data on reproductive healthLack of reliable data is hampering...
View ArticleStudent debt crisis: 'it's like carrying a backpack filled with bricks' |...
Real lives are impacted by large student debt burdens, yet our government and universities do little to change thingsAmy Diede homeschools her two children – Caleb, 9, and Ashley, 8 – and is married to...
View ArticleIran election: Saeed Jalili offers little to solve country's mounting problems
The chief security official is emerging as a frontrunner but, like the other candidates, appears unable to offer a solution to the nuclear issue, regional tensions and a crippled economySome in Tehran...
View ArticleEnd of the road for Germany's autobahn racers?
Proposal to set a speed limit across the motorway system makes Germans think about speed versus sustainabilityFor many in this car-crazy nation, the freedom to hurtle down the famed autobahn at 190km/h...
View ArticleUS urges Nigeria to safeguard human rights in Boko Haram fight
Secretary of state John Kerry urges government troops to remain disciplined in latest offensive against Islamic terroristsNigeria has the right to defend itself against an Islamic terrorist group...
View ArticleUnpaid internships and a culture of privilege are ruining journalism | David...
Magazines and newspapers that rely on unpaid interns marginalize the voices of Americans who can't afford the priceRolling Stone magazine drew the ire of journalists across the country last week when...
View ArticleFrustrated Chinese send complaints to White House website
Frustrated by censorship and Beijing's stonewalling, bloggers and campaigners are turning to Barack ObamaThe Chinese people would like President Barack Obama to stop an oil refinery from being built in...
View ArticleLetter from the US: whip round
The Hopi play their ancient ritual for real, especially if it shocks the visitorsThe Ogre Lady was out, eating children in Shungopavi and Mishongnovi. Aware that we were tolerated interlopers, we...
View ArticleEurozone fears for Slovenia as bad debt brings economy to a standstill
Semi-privatisation and crony capitalism threaten 'catastroika' for the Balkan stateJanez Novak is baffled: all this talk about a crisis but nothing seems to be wrong. Obviously business "isn't that...
View ArticleHow the internet is fast unravelling mysteries of the Mayan script
Online collaborators are decoding ancient glyphs that for hundreds of years refused to give up their secretsResearchers began decoding the glyphic language of the ancient Maya long ago, but the...
View ArticleWar memorials vandalised in central London
Police investigate after graffiti including word 'Islam' is painted on to RAF Bomber Command and Animals in War memorialsOrganisations looking after two privately funded war memorials in central London...
View ArticleThe Guardian Audio Edition: Woolwich attack witness Ingrid Loyau-Kennett 'I...
Audio versions of a selection of articles from the Guardian newspaper and websiteReading this on mobile? Click here to listen.In this week's edition:• When Ingrid Loyau-Kennett's bus was halted at the...
View ArticleDespite witnessing the Woolwich murder, I still have faith in humanity| Boya Dee
Human nature drives us to solve problems so these brutal acts must not chip away at our foundations of peaceful co-existenceCo-existence: to live in peace with another or others, despite differences....
View ArticleVenice Biennale: Jeremy Deller's British pavilion declares war on wealth
From wildlife attacking the super-rich to a mural of Roman Abramovich's yacht being cast into the waves, Deller's British pavilion strikes a combative noteJeremy Deller's British pavilion at Venice is...
View ArticleTurkey's economy is thriving in a dangerous neighbourhood | Jeffrey Sachs
There is nothing flashy about Turkey's rise, which has been based on fundamentals, rather than bubbles or resource discoveriesA recent visit to Turkey reminded me of its enormous economic successes...
View ArticleArchive: Rock of ages - over a century of reporting about Rockall
Rockall might seem like a bleak, wave slapped islet in the middle of the north Atlantic sea but its history is surprisingly colourfulThe Scottish Labour Peer Lord Kennet wasn't pulling his punches when...
View ArticleTalk point: can Women Deliver improve the lives of women and girls?
Early and forced marriage, gender equality and the rights of girls are on the agenda at this week's conference in MalaysiaThousands of women's rights advocates, policymakers and civil society groups...
View ArticleEurozone crisis live: Hollande outlines New Deal vision for youth unemployment
French president calls for EU leaders to implement Youth Guarantee quickly, and to open up Erasmus scheme to all young peopleGraeme Wearden
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