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FRANCE

Inside the ‘Absurd’ Plan to Bring the Amazon Rainforest to a Grey Corner of Europe

‘Tropicalia’ is a £63 million project to build the world's largest single-domed tropical greenhouse, in a sleepy village in northern France.
Peter Yeung
2.17.21
stonks

People Have Spent Over $1 Million on a Literal Marketplace of Ideas

Ideamarket is a stock market for popular Twitter accounts like Elon Musk and Joe Rogan, and it makes about as much sense as the actual stock market.
Edward Ongweso Jr
2.17.21
femicide

They Protested Against a Woman's Brutal Rape and Murder. Now They're Facing Jail

A push for progress in Chile in a case involving the murder of a young woman has resulted in her defenders facing prison time for “public damages."
Charis McGowan
2.17.21
COLOMBIA

Over Half of the Human Rights Activists Killed in 2020 Were in Colombia

Last year was the deadliest on record for human rights defenders in Colombia, and the government is not doing enough to protect them, say observers.
Joshua Collins
2.17.21
women's rights

An Unofficial Rule Forbids Egyptian Women from Booking Hotel Rooms

Women's groups say the rule is putting them at risk.
هدير الحضري
2.17.21
Photography

Photos of 70s Rock Bands Defying Communist Rule

When Romanian dictator Ceaușescu banned Western music, Romanian musicians had to get creative.
Ioana Pîrvu
2.17.21
extremism

Department of Homeland Security Confirms Neo-Nazi Leader Used to Work For It

The leader of terror group the Base once worked for an agency tasked with coordinating the U.S. government’s counterterrorism efforts.
Ben Makuch
2.17.21
NIGERIA

Nigeria Is Responding to Yet Another Mass Kidnapping of Schoolchildren by Gunmen

The kidnapping at a government school is just the latest in a series of abductions that have plagued northern Nigeria in the past few months.
Dipo Faloyin
2.17.21
tech-science

NASA's Perseverance Is the First Step to Answering If There's Life on Mars

Scientists have long dreamed of sending Martian rocks back to Earth. NASA’s new rover is about to kick off the decade-long process.
Becky Ferreira
2.17.21
uber

Uber Wants to Export Prop 22 to Europe

If Uber gets its way, European gig workers would continue to be excluded from the continent's labor protections.
Gabriel Geiger
2.17.21
Tech

Artist Uses AI to Recreate ‘Watermelon Sugar’ Music Video Using Footage of Ronald Reagan

Through AI the deeds were done and done again as Reagan's life is done in Watermelon Sugar.
Matthew Gault
2.17.21
Games News

Steam Developer Banned After Trying to Trick Users About Positive Reviews

Naming your studio "Very Positive" seems very clever, until the people running Steam catch on.
Patrick Klepek
2.17.21
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