Updated May 12, 2024 at 10:45 a.m. On this day in 2008, an earthquake hit the Sichuan province of China, in Wenchuan county. It was one of the deadliest recorded earthquakes ever to hit China. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here. What was the magnitude of the Sichuan earthquake?The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter scale. How many people were killed in the Sichuan earthquake?The earthquake caused significant damage and resulted in the deaths of at least 69,000 people. Tens of thousands of people were injured, and millions were left homeless. The ea...
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-OpEd- SÃO PAULO — The tragedy that has stuck Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state, is unprecedented. The amount of rain that has fallen in recent days and is still falling there is extreme and so are the consequences. The death toll has reached 100, and more than a hundred people are still missing. More than 1 million people have been affected. For the latest news & views from every corner of the world, Worldcrunch Today is the only truly international newsletter. Sign up here. These impressive figures and the images that look more like disasters caused by hurricanes or tsunamis can...
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-OpEd- Around 60 years ago when the last Shah of Iran, Mohammadreza Pahlavi, warned of a "red and black" alliance of Marxists and Islamists, many in Iran and the West laughed it off. For the latest news & views from every corner of the world, Worldcrunch Today is the only truly international newsletter. Sign up here. They scoffed at the idea of Communists and religious fanatics joining forces as a superficial, contradictory proposition. And some of those laughing were in charge of thinking up policies for the White House, like the idea of a "Green Crescent" — or a Muslim safety cordon — to con...
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May 11-12 Gaza familiesAI dancing ModiDuvet breakt… and much more!⬇️ STARTER The Israel-Hamas War Has Turned Into A Trap For Iran's Regional AmbitionsWhile the Palestinian cause is important for Iran and the Arab militias it backs, the return of this issue to the forefront may not benefit the resistance camp. And its tactic of strategic patience may not produce the intended results. Across the Middle East, the Gaza war is considered an important moment in the conflict between two key regional camps. The first is known as the “Arab moderation camp,” which mainly includes Egypt and Arab Gulf sta...
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MANICHE — Abaky Labossière welds a car engine in his workshop in Maniche, a commune 201 kilometers (125 miles) from Port-au-Prince. It’s been 14 years since the blacksmith returned to his hometown from the capital, after an earthquake killed over 200,000 people in Haiti in January 2010. Port-au-Prince suffered extensive damage and the father of four lost his house and job. Abaky, 42, returned to Maniche to start over and opened a workshop where he began making iron stoves to meet local needs. “It was a success,” he says, “and I was able to get back on my feet quickly.” But in August 2021, disa...
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Here's our weekly collection of this weird, weird world — from space rock vodka to an Australia museum declared to be a toilet. Check out worldcrunch.com for more! Oui oui maxi baguetteWHERE? Suresnes, France WHAT? French bakers recently reclaimed the Guinness World Record for the longest baguette, crafting a massive 140.53-meter loaf, surpassing Italy's previous record. At the event organized by the French Confederation of Bakers and pastry chefs, the bakers started kneading the dough at 3 am before baking it in a specially designed rotating oven. After validation by a Guinness World Records ...
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PARIS — Since The Eras Tour — a three-hour show spanning 11 albums — started last March, it seems Taylor Swift has conquered every city she's set foot in: in the U.S., the mayor of Tampa gave her the key to the city and Las Vegas lit up the Gateway Arches in her colors, Singapore spent around $3 million to broker the exclusivity of Swift’s show in Southeast Asia and her four shows in Mexico generated an impressive $59 million for the city’s economy. For the latest news & views from every corner of the world, Worldcrunch Today is the only truly international newsletter. Sign up here. Instead, F...
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-OpEd- BOGOTÁ — One of the most fascinating aspects of informalities — if not chaos — in cities, is their peculiar, visual richness. That can come from the orderly disorder of street vendors, ready to run and relocate when the police arrive, or the perennially unfinished constructions in shantytowns or urban sprawl that end up becoming half the city. For the latest news & views from every corner of the world, Worldcrunch Today is the only truly international newsletter. Sign up here. The living city is organic, pulsating and intense. It is also, often, unsafe. But that is possibly because we d...
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👋 Anyeong haseyo!*Welcome to Friday, where Gaza ceasefire talks have collapsed, Zelensky fires his personal security unit and Xi Jinping wraps up his European tour with a friendly face in Budapest. We also hear from a surgeon and emergency medic from the town of Chasiv Yar, where Ukrainians are trying to hold off Russian advances. *\[\*Korean\]* ✅ SIGN UPThis is our daily newsletter Worldcrunch Today, a rapid tour of the news of the day from the world's best journalism sources, regardless of language or geography. It's easy (and free!) to sign up to receive it each day in your inbox: 👉Sign up ...
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Updated May 10, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. Nelson Mandela was sworn into the presidency at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa on this day in 1994. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here. What happened during Mandela's president?Nelson Mandela led the end of apartheid and the transition to democracy in South Africa during his time as president. Mandela had been a leading figure in the anti-apartheid movement and spent 27 years in prison for his activism before being released in 1990. What was the significance of Mandela's presidency?Mandela's presidency was signif...
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