by Danielle Castonzo | 3 Apr 2018 | Europe, Terrorism
Spain has sentenced two rappers to prison for lyrics that critics say could spur terrorism. Critics fear a security crackdown threatens free speech. Spanish rapper Valtònyc performs in Barcelona, Spain, 17 March 2018 (EPA-EFE/Enric Fontcuberta) “We want death for...
by News Decoder | 5 Mar 2018 | Asia, Chadwick School, North Korea, Student Posts
By Chae Lin Park An ice hockey player from North Korea and a bobsledder from South Korea joined hands to hold the Unification Flag depicting a reunited Korean peninsula at the opening ceremony of the recent Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The gesture...
by Bernd Debusmann | 6 Mar 2017 | Politics, United States
Donald Trump is calling for the “greatest military buildup in American history,” to be financed in part by cuts in funding for foreign aid. In a nutshell: more guns, less diplomacy. U.S. President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Rex Tillerson (L) after...
by Nelson Graves | 28 Sep 2016 | News Decoder Updates
By Nelson Graves News-Decoder has expanded its international footprint and established a new teaching partnership as we build a community of young people around the world who are keen to tackle the most important global issues. Five academic institutions in three...
by Nelson Graves | 19 Sep 2016 | Americas, Education, United States
By Nelson Graves More than 4,400 Americans have been killed in Iraq since 2003. But most young people educated at U.S. universities and colleges cannot find Iraq on a map of the Middle East. Fewer than one third of the respondents in a poll of young people...