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A family remembers a relative who died in the Holocaust with a 'stumbling stone' in her German hometown

1 week ago | theworld.org | Rebecca Rosman

There’s a line in the Talmud, one of Judaism’s most sacred texts, which says, “A person is only forgotten when their name is forgotten.” Maybe that’s also why, growing up, whenever someone died, I was taught to say, “May their memory be a blessing.”I’ve never been especially religious, but I’ve always found that phrase beautiful. May their memory be a blessing. It’s still the first thing I say to comfort someone grieving.
As Taiwan’s birth rate falls, universities shut down one after the other

1 week ago | theworld.org | Ashish Valentine

Taiwan has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, rivaled by neighbors like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Last year, only 135,000 new babies were born. As fewer babies are born, that means fewer kids are going to school and onwards to university, resulting in 15 colleges closing their doors in Taiwan in the last decade. The Dahan Institute of Technology near Taiwan’s east coast city of Hualien will soon join them.
How Hungary’s higher education overhaul became a model for US conservatives

1 week ago | theworld.org | Joshua Coe

In 2017, some 70,000 people marched through the streets of Budapest to protest a government crackdown on Central European University (CEU), one of Hungary’s most-prominent academic institutions. CEU, founded in 1991 by Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros, symbolized liberal academic values in postcommunist Hungary. But after nearly three decades in the country, CEU was forced out of Hungary under pressure from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government.
5 years after George Floyd, did the global reckoning spark any real change?

1 week ago | theworld.org | Orla Barry

Within days of the killing of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, by a police officer on May 25, 2020, millions around the world poured into the streets. They demanded justice for him and the countless others whose lives have been impacted or lost due to police violence and racial injustice.
Uber partners with Chinese firm to launch robotaxis in Middle East

1 week ago | theworld.org | Jeremy Siegel

Over the past decade, the US has been at the forefront of self-driving technology, with companies like Waymo, Tesla and Cruise leading the charge to develop a safe and reliable autonomous vehicle. But all of that changed in 2023 when an autonomous vehicle developed by Cruise crashed into a pedestrian in San Francisco, putting them in critical condition. “That was a wake-up call,” said Josep Laborda, founder and CEO of Barcelona-based transportation consulting group Factual.
After Assad’s fall, a revered Shia shrine in Syria faces a new era of uncertainty

1 week ago | theworld.org | Shirin Jaafari

On the dusty outskirts of Damascus, the dome of the Sayyida Zeinab shrine gleams in the midday sun. It’s covered in nearly 20 pounds of gold that was donated in the 1980s, according to Ahmad Tahir Mohsen, an engineer at the shrine. The shrine remains one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites in Shia Islam. It is believed to house the tomb of Zeinab bint Ali, the granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
Spain's new eviction law to rein in squatters isn't working, critics say

2 weeks ago | theworld.org | Gerry Hadden

Xavi Ruiz, a landlord in Spain, describes himself as a self-taught expert on squatting. “Once squatters establish residency in your place, you can’t get them out,” Ruiz said, adding that it’s as easy as ordering a pizza or something on Amazon. A delivery receipt with the squatter’s name and an address is proof enough for the police that they live there, he said. So are personal belongings in the home, like toothbrushes or family photos.
How the Russian economy is faring as new sanctions hit - The World from PRX

2 weeks ago | theworld.org | Daniel Ofman

The European Union, along with the United Kingdom, imposed a new sanctions package on Tuesday that targets Russia. The sanctions come after Russia refused to enter a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine, while also not making enough progress in negotiations following Monday’s phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The sanctions mostly target Russia’s covert oil exports and are meant to pressure Putin toward peace talks.
Hot nights are worsening India’s heat crisis. But low-tech solutions show some promise.

2 weeks ago | theworld.org | Sushmita Pathak

Editor’s note: This story is the culmination of a two-part series. To hear the first part, click on the audio player above, and listen to part two below. For Merina Yasmin and her husband and 5-year-old daughter, who live in a one-room home in an informal settlement on the edge of Delhi, sleepless nights have become all too common in the summer. Her home is made of tin sheets that heat up under the scorching sun all day and remain warm even after sunset.
Ontario approves $15 billion plan to build small modular nuclear reactors

2 weeks ago | theworld.org | Hannah Chanatry

Demand for electricity is surging globally — and it’s projected to grow even more as society shifts away from gas-powered cars and heating to electric systems, and as intensifying heat waves drive the need for more air conditioning.