30 years ago the communist regime in Bulgaria began an unprecedented assimilation campaign directed at the country’s ethnic Turkish minority. People were forced to adopt Christian Bulgarian names. The Turkish language was […]
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Tea as a Lifestyle Drink
Tea is the new coffee – at least according to the US hi-tech magazine “Wired”. That seems to hold true for Germany as well: Since 2006, tea consumption has been steadily rising, […]
The Sharing Economy takes off
Car-sharing apps have been popular for several years. BMW and Sixt’s joint venture DriveNow already has over 330,000 customers in Germany alone.
Blogger gives $100 to homeless man, sets up crowdfund for his future
What happens if you give a homeless person one hundred dollars? Video blogger Josh Paler Lin decided to find out. After receiving the cash he went to a nearby park and starts […]
Visiting a Living Room in Tokyo
Eri Katayama lives in Otá, one of Tokyo’s 23 ‘special wards’, with her family. 19-year-old Eri just graduated from high school and is now studying in Tokyo. She gives us a tour […]
SuperMoto of Nations 2014
MH17 witness emerges, claims Ukrainian jet brought down Boeing
Russia’s Investigative Committee is investigating a Russian newspaper report alleging that a Ukrainian military jet shot down Malaysian Airlines passenger plane MH17 over the rebel-held eastern part of the country last summer.
Greek presidential vote goes to third round
Greek lawmakers have again failed to elect a president during a second round of voting held in Athens this morning. Stavros Dimas, the only candidate in the race, fell short of the […]
loudQuietloud: A Film About the Pixies – Found Tapes
Found Tapes is a new weekly show that highlights some of the rarest, wierdest, and sometimes just really cool videos that people send to us. This week, Found Tapes hops in the […]
Unlikely election winner Klaus Iohannis was sworn in as President of Romania on Sunday
He won a shock victory over left-wing Prime Minister Victor Ponta in the November 2014 vote. The swearing-in ceremony took place almost twenty five years to the day after the collapse of […]