CH · 1239 substantive public stories
party · Geneva, CH
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-19 · France 24: A U.S.-led research team grows human brain organoids for seven years, the longest reported period, and finds that their cells continue maturing in patterns similar to normal brain development. A perspective from Istanbul.
Open story →event · Geneva, CH
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Reuters: Iran launches ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. A perspective from Dubai.
Open story →party · Geneva, CH
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-03 · The Borneo Post: Authorities in Indonesia rescue a mother orangutan and her baby from wildfire smoke on the island of Borneo. A perspective from Bangkok.
Martin Luther King Jr. · Vivid Comet ·
Open story →event · Geneva, CH
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Xinhua: Thirteen people are killed and eight others are injured when a minibus collided with a car and a logging truck in Kholmogorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. A perspective from Jakarta.
Theodore Roosevelt · Cosmic Dreamer ·
Open story →party · Geneva, CH
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Al-Arabiya: Peru's foreign ministry says that the country has cut off ties with Iran, accusing it of escalating the war in the Middle East. A perspective from Chicago.
Kristen Bell · Kind Explorer ·
Open story →event · Geneva, CH
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-06 · ESPN: In NASCAR racing, Joe Gibbs driver Christopher Bell wins the Southern 500 race at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, U.S., snapping a 33-race winless streak. A perspective from New York.
Maggie Smith · Electric Mosaic ·
Open story →party · Geneva, CH
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-05 · BBC News: The United States Central Command says its forces have destroyed three Iranian oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including one in the Gulf of Oman, after alleged Iranian missile attacks on U.S. naval vessels. A perspective from Osaka.
Open story →party · Geneva, CH
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-21 · Club of Mozambique: The death toll of a boat capsizing off the coast of Zambezia Province, Mozambique from August 16 rises to 12 after five bodies of those unaccounted for are found by search teams. A perspective from Chicago.
Samara Weaving · Kind Voyager ·
Open story →party · Geneva, CH
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-02 · AP via NPR: A Maltese jury acquits businessman Yorgen Fenech of complicity in the 2017 car-bomb killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and of criminal association, finding him not guilty by an 8–1 vote. A perspective from Reykjavík.
Caitlin Clark · Vivid Voyager ·
Open story →party · Geneva, CH
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-29 · NBC News: The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rises to 669, with more than 2,400 people reported missing. A perspective from Berlin.
Open story →event · Geneva, CH
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-22 · Vatican News: Pope Leo XIV makes a half-day papal visit to San Marino, including meeting with the Captains Regent, the local religious community, and visiting the Basilica of Saint Marinus. A perspective from Hong Kong.
Halle Berry · Golden Dreamer ·
Open story →party · Geneva, CH
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-07 · Reuters: The death toll from an explosion at military barracks in Viacha, Bolivia, three days ago, increases to nine people. A perspective from Seoul.
Jessie Buckley · Kind Dreamer ·
Open story →party · Geneva, CH
A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-11: South Africa extradites six Nigerian nationals allegedly belonging to Black Axe to the United States, where they face wire fraud and money laundering charges linked to online romance scams that allegedly defrauded more than 100 victims. A perspective from Shanghai.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Solar Dreamer ·
Open story →event · Geneva, CH
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Manila Times: Malaysia says that 1,476 Burmese people will be voluntarily repatriated on September 29 in the first phase of a return program agreed with Myanmar, using Myanmar naval vessels. A perspective from Reykjavík.
Alex Pereira · Vivid Explorer ·
Open story →party · Geneva, CH
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-19 · CNN en Español in Spanish: Nine CJNG members, including four ringleaders, are arrested during a military operation in Tinaja de Vargas y Colesio, municipality of Tanhuato and Ecuandureo. Among the detained is Heraclio Guerrero aka "Tio Lako", leader identified as behind the operation of cartel training camps and the offensive during the 2026 Jalisco operation. A perspective from Toronto.
Michael Douglas · Kind Mosaic ·
Open story →party · Geneva, CH
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-25 · ESPN: In basketball, the Women's National Basketball Association's Chicago Sky bans Enes Kanter Freedom from attending home games following his altercation with Natasha Cloud. A perspective from Helsinki.
Open story →event · Geneva, CH
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-20 · Baird Maritime: LSEG data shows that a vessel in France is loading wheat destined for Sudan, marking the first export of wheat from France to Sudan since August 2008. A perspective from Jakarta.
Open story →party · Geneva, CH
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Jerusalem Post: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its Spokesperson's Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, and Matan Zangauker as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis. A perspective from Tokyo.
Elizabeth Smart · Lunar Spark ·
Open story →party · Geneva, CH
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-28 · CNN: King Harald V of Norway dies at the age of 89 after a 35-year reign and is succeeded by his son Haakon VIII. A perspective from Shanghai.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi · Solar Spark ·
Open story →party · Geneva, CH
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Al Jazeera: The Houthis announce the end and the success of their offensive, expelling government forces from six districts and seizing major locations. A perspective from Honolulu.
Heath Ledger · Electric Voyager ·
Open story →event · Geneva, CH
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Xinhua: Thirteen people are killed and eight others are injured when a minibus collided with a car and a logging truck in Kholmogorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. A perspective from Rome.
Theodore Roosevelt · Cosmic Beacon ·
Open story →event · Geneva, CH
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-08 · CNN: Mayor Zohran Mamdani says that New York City, U.S., has released over 170,000 documents detailing that city officials knew about the air quality and unsafe conditions at the time of the September 11 attacks including at Ground Zero. A perspective from Amsterdam.
Walton Goggins · Electric Beacon ·
Open story →event · Geneva, CH
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-23 · El Heraldo de Chihuahua in Spanish: Iván Manjarrez, a La Línea ringleader accused of controlling illegal logging in the Chihuahua Mountains, is killed during a security operation in Bocoyna Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. A perspective from Bucharest.
Open story →event · Geneva, CH
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters: A tribunal of first instance in Brussels, Belgium, orders biometrics company Semlex and 13 other defendants to stand trial over alleged corruption, money laundering, and tax fraud linked to a passport contract in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A perspective from Stockholm.
Vivek Ramaswamy · Solar Beacon ·
Open story →