São Paulo has a new cultural and leisure centre: the Sesc 24 de Maio. Most surprising about the building is its swimming pool, which covers most of its roof. It...
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Half of the inhabited Maldivian islands are covered with luxury resorts. The locals live elsewhere.
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The Maldives are seen as a slice of paradise by tourists from all over the world but the archipelago’s inhabitants live a different reality. Here is a photo gallery about a radiant island kingdom and its shadowy world.
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In the Maldives, the impacts of climate change have long been a reality. A conversation with Environment Minister Hussain Rasheed Hassan about disappearing islands and disaster plans.
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Too much rubbish for a few islands: The Maldives don't know how to get rid of their waste.
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A short history of the Maldives.
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A conversation about the Dhivehi language with the linguist Amalia Gnanadesikan.
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From powerful rulers to full veils: The shifting role of women in the Maldives.
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How the island nation emerged as a refuge for radical Islamists.
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Why many Maldivians see jihad as an opportunity.
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The Maldives are a popular destination for migrant workers from Bangladesh. But for many, the island paradise turns out to be a dead end. One man tells his story.
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For a long time journalists were persecuted in the Maldives. This is slowly beginning to change.
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Fancy a Maldives vacation? It’s time for a few unusual offers.
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The reelection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi caught many Indians unawares. Now they are worried about the health of their democracy.
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It is a hard struggle to protest climate change in Russian capital, explains Arshak Makichyan.
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The former European colonial powers must finally acknowledge that their progress is built upon racism, genocide and slavery in Africa.
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The cultural project “Tunisia88” introduces young people to a whole new world of music.
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Yes – bank holidays set us free from the day to day.
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The arctic is the most important place on earth at the moment.
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In her brilliant history, Jill Lepore unravels the contradictions of her country.
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In a new study, the cultural scientist Sigrid Weigel scrutinises Germany’s cultural foreign policy.
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