Located in the heart of Northern Siberia, sitting deep inside the Arctic permafrost, lies Norilsk, one of the northernmost inhabited cities in the world. Norilsk is Russia’s most polluted city. It’s nearly completely isolated, restricted from tourists, cannot be reached by road, and was built on the ruins of a forced labor camp. It inhabits…
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Long before jihadists destroyed the World Trade Centre, another September 11th had entered history as a dark day, especially for Latin America. On that date in 1973 Chile’s armed forces overthrew Salvador Allende, an elected Socialist president, and his chaotic, divided government. The coup was a national trauma and a continental shock. Augusto Pinochet, its leader, went…
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Three years ago, a huge explosion ripped the city apart – and with it people’s hopes for rebuilding. The most vulnerable, many of them women, are bearing the brunt of Lebanon’s endless disasters. Listen to the Podcast
Nelson Mandela: “After I became president, I asked one day some members of my close protection to stroll with me in the city, have lunch at one of its restaurants. We sat in one of the downtown restaurants and all of us asked for some sort of food.” “After a while, the waiter brought us…
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They will be pushing hard for change at a big global pow-wow this week On June 22nd, Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, organized a development-finance gathering in Paris to address crucial global matters such as World Bank restructuring, climate finance, and debt distress. The meeting boasted of a significant number of influential individuals, including…
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The poverty in Mississippi is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. It is a state that has been plagued by poverty for decades, and the effects of this poverty are visible in every corner of the state. Mississippi has the highest poverty rate in the nation, with nearly one in four people living in poverty. The…
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How a mind-altering, addictive substance was used as a weapon by one empire to subdue another by Lewis Dartnell Humans are an exquisitely intelligent and capable species of ape. Our physiology has been fine-tuned for efficient long-distance running; our hands are elegantly dextrous for manipulating and making; and our throats and mouths give us astonishing control…
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Helsinki could do a little bit more in Suriname eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, May 17 2023 — The other day eyesonsuriname.com was chatting with a new friend from Finland. He was kind of puzzled about the role of his home country in the world and said something in the order of: ” Yes, but those strong countries have…
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The trouble with Suriname is that all wise men there, are full of doubts, while the idiots, criminals and stupid ones are full of confidence.
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