News-Decoder intern tackles big issues at key moment
Tania Bagan is starting an internship at News-Decoder as we open a new chapter in our development. What do you think she should write about? For the...
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Swiss student wins contest with video on fight against drugs
Kai Lengwiler of Realgymnasium Rämibühl Zürich examined Switzerland’s fight against drugs, winning News Decoder’s 11th Storytelling...
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News Decoder interns: Spreading insight and amity
They have helped shape News Decoder from the start. Meet our far-flung interns. They have decoded Brexit, rebuilt New Decoder’s website and...
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News-Decoder featured in books on big issues for youth
In a vote of confidence for News-Decoder’s mission, a UK firm is featuring by our students and correspondents in books on big issues for...
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To veil or not to veil? A dilemma for Muslims in France, US
France takes a stricter stance towards the Islamic veil than the U.S. Yet despite legal protections, Muslim women still face discrimination in the...
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Can Emmanuel Macron restore France’s grandeur?
President Emmanuel Macron wants to restore France’s grandeur. But will the gestures of his first two months in power lead to concrete results?...
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Europe’s cyber swat team spotlights fake news
Taking up arms against fake news, a team of experts in Europe’s capital is highlighting fake news peddled by pro-Kremlin news outlets. Rebel...
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The United States: So rich, and yet so poor
The United States is the richest nation in the world with many millions of poor. I’m baffled more has not been done to spread this...
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Guns in the United States: How bad is it?
I grew up in Europe and study in the United States. I ask myself: Just how serious is the U.S. problem with guns compared to other countries?...
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Why Saudi Arabia-Qatar tensions are so important
The region is energy-rich, torn by conflict and at the center of a struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran. All reasons why the blockade of Qatar...
Read MoreHere are the issues I plan to tackle this summer
Last week we asked readers what topics you think I should write about during my six-week internship here in Paris. After hearing your suggestions,...
Read MoreImmigration and the challenge of identity
Immigration is a fact of life in our globalized world. But how can newcomers maintain their cultural identities in an era of Trump and Brexit? Can...
Read MoreItaly’s Lampedusa wants to spread peace through drum beat
By Filippo Sciacca Once renowned mainly as an idyllic tourist attraction with beautiful beaches, the Italian island of Lampedusa is now widely known...
Read MoreAfter deadly crossing, migrants test Italy’s will
By Tania Bagan The Mediterranean Sea is the most traveled, deadliest migration route on Earth. Last year, 5,079 migrants lost their lives trying to...
Read MoreTrump has won. Democrats, now mobilize.
By Tania Bagan I study at a small university in Pennsylvania, where diversity of political ideology is extremely limited and where, leading up to...
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