Travel Tour: Strasbourg – “Instagram Vs Reality”

DW Travel (May 5, 2024): On Instagram, Strasbourg’s old town with its timber-framed houses and impressive cathedral looks simply magical. But is the city in the east of France really that fantastic? We went there to find out – come with us to Strasbourg!

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Sunday Morning: Stories And News From Zürich, Ljubljana And London

Monocle on Sunday, May 5, 2024: Juliet Linley, Marcus Schögel, and Goran Filic join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics.

We also speak to Monocle’s Balkans correspondent, Guy De Launey, for the latest news from Ljubljana and design editor Nic Monisse joins us from London. Plus: Mathéo Malik, editor in chief of ‘Le Grand Continent’, joins us to discuss the latest edition.

The New York Times — Sunday, May 5, 2024

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Family Values or Fighting Valor? Russia Grapples With Women’s Wartime Role.

Russian military efforts to recruit women from prisons and civilian life have clashed with President Vladimir V.

Putin’s conservative agenda

From Free Speech to Free Palestine: Six Decades of Student Protest

The protests against Israel’s war in Gaza are merely the latest in a tradition of student-led, left-leaning activism dating back at least to the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War protests of the 1960s.

Dozens Arrested at U.Va. as Other Protests Disrupt Graduations

Police officers in riot gear cleared an encampment in Virginia, and protesters walked out of a commencement at Indiana University.

Thousands Believe Covid Vaccines Harmed Them. Is Anyone Listening?

All vaccines have at least occasional side effects. But people who say they were injured by Covid vaccines believe their cases have been ignored.