The Globalist, May 8 2023: New drone attacks from Russia ahead of May 9 ‘Victory Day’ celebration, U.S. and South Korea bolster nuclear deterrence against North Korea, and other top news.
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Front Page: The New York Times -Monday, May 8, 2023
After Mass Killings in Texas, Frustration but No Action on Guns
The drumbeat of mass murder has fueled a new openness to gun regulation among some Texans, but it has done little to reshape the political realities in the State Capitol.
Ukrainians Return Home, Renewed and Resigned
More than 5.5 million people who left after the war began in February 2022 have gone back home — and not just to large cities like Kyiv or Dnipro, but to small places near the front line, as well.
The Dnipro River, Axis of Life and Death in Ukraine
The river has helped to define Ukraine’s history and culture, and remains vital to daily sustenance, even as it also serves as a front line in war — as it has countless times over thousands of years.
Twitter Criticized for Allowing Texas Shooting Images to Spread
Graphic images of the attack went viral on the platform, which has made cuts to its moderation team. Some users said the images exposed the realities of gun violence.
Touring Japan: A ‘Kyoto + Osaka Weekend’ (2023)
Osaka is a large port city and commercial center on the Japanese island of Honshu. It’s known for its modern architecture, nightlife and hearty street food. The 16th-century shogunate Osaka Castle, which has undergone several restorations, is its main historical landmark. It’s surrounded by a moat and park with plum, peach and cherry-blossom trees. Sumiyoshi-taisha is among Japan’s oldest Shinto shrines.
Africa: The Potentials Of Nigeria Cassava Farming
Video timeline: 0:00 Intro 1:48 History of cassava 2:58 Growing issues 5:42: How garri and fufu are made 6:54 Transportation issues 7:36 How cassava is processed 10:06 Global demand is so high for cassava
Challenges along the country’s entire supply chain have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in cassava spoilage. But one entrepreneur, Yemisi Iranloye, thinks she has the solution. She’s introduced higher-yielding seed varieties and moved processing plants closer to farms.
Now, her farmers earn four times more for their product, and her cassava starch and sorbitol have landed her clients like Nestle and Unilever. Could Yemisi’s model be the way for Nigeria to feed itself and cash in on exports?
Food: How The Michelin Guide Rates Restaurants
Correspondent Kelefa Sanneh talks with an anonymous Michelin restaurant inspector, and with chefs at a restaurant with a coveted Michelin star.
Climate Change Films 2023: Switzerland- ‘The Last Ice’
Alessandro Rovere Films (May 3, 2023) – The Last Ice showcases two cultures, laying on the same longitude on opposite sides of our planet, who have for generations relied on their deep connection with nature to sustain their way of life.
DIRECTOR / PRODUCER / EDITOR / DRONE: ALESSANDRO ROVERE
CLIENT: KLIMAHAUS BREMERHAVEN
However, the devastating effects of climate change have begun to threaten the future of a Swiss mountain village and the Yupik people, on a small island in the Bering Sea, Alaska.
The film was created in collaboration with, and exhibited at, the German Climate Museum, Klimahaus Bremerhaven, as a reminder of the common ground and concerns shared by communities worldwide in the face of climate change and humanity’s heavy dependence on nature.
Sunday Morning: Stories And News From London
May 7, 2023: Emma Nelson, Latika Bourke and John Everard on the weekend\’s biggest talking points including the coronation of King Charles III. We also speak to Monocle’s Hannah Lucinda Smith in Istanbul and our Balkan correspondent Guy De Launey.
Artists: French-American Artist Louise Bourgeois’ Iconic “Spider” Sculpture
Among the earliest monumental iterations of Bourgeois’ Spiders, the present work represents the absolute zenith of her artistic practice and the most ambitious embodiment of her signature motif; decades later, her towering Spiders stand among the most iconic sculptures of the twentieth century.
In its elegant yet otherworldly presence, Bourgeois’ spellbinding Spider speaks to the conceptual concerns at the very heart of her oeuvre: an unflinching confrontation of her own emotions and psyche, translated into sculptural form.
Front Page: The New York Times -Sunday, May 7, 2023
War, Weapons and Conspiracy Theories: Inside Airman Teixeira’s Online World
A review of more than 9,500 messages obtained by The New York Times offers important clues about the mind-set of a young airman implicated in a vast leak of government secrets.
At Least 9 Dead, Including Gunman, in Shooting at Texas Mall
A police officer on an unrelated assignment nearby rushed toward the sounds of gunfire and killed the gunman.
Charles Is Crowned King in Ancient Ceremony With Modern Twists
The coronation, the first since Queen Elizabeth II’s in 1953, was a royal spectacle of the kind that only Britain still stages.
‘Only Word for Them Is Heroes’: How 2 Students Rescued Dozens in Sudan
As feuding generals turned the Sudanese capital into a war zone, two university students navigated a battered Toyota through the chaos and saved at least 60 desperate people.
Health: How The Pandemic Reshaped American Life
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