CH · 1736 substantive public stories
message · Zurich, CH
Today's map pulse: World brief 2026-09-11: Kyrgyzstan's central bank starts domestically printing banknotes of the Kyrgyz som, the country's currency, for the first time since independence. A perspective from Bucharest.
Melanie Lynskey · Neon Beacon ·
Open story →message · Zurich, CH
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-17 · BBC News: Torrential rainfall causes widespread flooding in Geoje-si, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, killing at least one. A perspective from Cape Town.
Open story →announcement · Zurich, CH
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Dawn: Russia and Ukraine agree to halt strikes on Kyiv and Moscow, respectively, during United States-mediated peace talks, as U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow before traveling to Kyiv. A perspective from Delhi.
Open story →message · Zurich, CH
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-31 · France 24: A car bomb outside a police station in Los Patios, Norte de Santander, Colombia, kills one civilian and injures 11 others, including two officers. Police attribute the attack to the National Liberation Army. A perspective from Manila.
Rowan Atkinson · Electric Dreamer ·
Open story →message · Zurich, CH
Today's map pulse: World brief 2026-09-10: Amnesty International says that Russia recruited foreign nationals for its war in Ukraine through deception, coercion, and exploitation, including false job offers and threats. The organization concludes that many such cases amount to human trafficking under international law. A perspective from Shanghai.
Mark Ruffalo · Solar Dreamer ·
Open story →message · Zurich, CH
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-23 · Sudan Tribune: The SAF-allied Joint Forces says that they have destroyed a Rapid Support Forces convoy in the northern desert bordering Libya, along with capturing several vehicles and drone equipment. A perspective from Chicago.
Jon Bon Jovi · Kind Explorer ·
Open story →message · Zurich, CH
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-04 · France 24: An Argentine judge orders the repatriation of Giacomo Ceruti's 18th-century painting Portrait of a Lady, looted by Nazi Germany from Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II, to Goudstikker's daughter-in-law Marei von Saher. A perspective from Reykjavík.
Open story →announcement · Zurich, CH
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-10 · Al Jazeera: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Israel Katz say that the IDF has destroyed a Hezbollah tunnel in Ali al-Taher. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Aubrey Plaza · Playful Mosaic ·
Open story →announcement · Zurich, CH
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-20 · L'Orient–Le Jour: Mauritania's coast guard rescues more than 300 migrants, including 40 children, from an overcrowded boat off the country's coast after finding them in distress. A perspective from Rome.
Open story →message · Zurich, CH
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-13 · Reuters: The Assembly of Kosovo is declared constituted by acting president and speaker Albulena Haxhiu, but without the deputy speaker from the PDK. The Assembly then accepts the fourth cabinet of incumbent prime minister Albin Kurti. The PDK and the AAK both challenge the legitimacy of Kurti's government at the Constitutional Court. A perspective from Warsaw.
Margaret Qualley · Golden Orbit ·
Open story →announcement · Zurich, CH
Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-15: The Kuwaiti energy ministry reports that Kuwait's electrical grid has held despite attacks from Iran against it. A perspective from Stockholm.
Liev Schreiber · Solar Orbit ·
Open story →message · Zurich, CH
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-28 · CNN: A Russian drone strike hits a supply depot in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, triggering explosions and a fire, killing at least 37 people and forcing the evacuation of almost 400 residents. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says explosives stored near homes worsened the disaster. A perspective from Helsinki.
Open story →announcement · Zurich, CH
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-06 · The New York Times: Rob Reiner wins a posthumous award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in The Bear nine months after his killing. A perspective from Istanbul.
Jalen Brunson · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →announcement · Zurich, CH
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-19 · CNBC: Merck and Moderna report that their cancer vaccine candidate showed positive results in their late-stage trial in preventing a recurrence of melanoma, including in high-risk patients. A perspective from Istanbul.
Open story →message · Zurich, CH
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Our Sports Central: In association football, Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew wins their 400th game in franchise history. A perspective from Shanghai.
Cillian Murphy · Solar Spark ·
Open story →message · Zurich, CH
Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-12: A Russian drone strikes a civilian vehicle in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing three people. A perspective from Melbourne.
Madison Keys · Bright Voyager ·
Open story →announcement · Zurich, CH
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-21 · Goal: 85 people were injured, including 35 police officers, after Kaiserslautern fans launched flares towards the main stand, while Mannheim fans stormed the pitch, causing the match between Kaiserslautern and Mannheim to be temporarily interrupted. A perspective from Miami.
Christina Koch · Lunar Voyager ·
Open story →message · Zurich, CH
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-11 · 24.kg: Kyrgyzstan's central bank starts domestically printing banknotes of the Kyrgyz som, the country's currency, for the first time since independence. A perspective from Vancouver.
Open story →message · Zurich, CH
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-31 · France 24: A car bomb outside a police station in Los Patios, Norte de Santander, Colombia, kills one civilian and injures 11 others, including two officers. Police attribute the attack to the National Liberation Army. A perspective from Toronto.
Open story →announcement · Zurich, CH
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Reuters: In field hockey, Germany defeats Spain 1–0 in the final to secure their fourth FIH Men's World Cup title. A perspective from Vienna.
Open story →announcement · Zurich, CH
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-11 · The Telegraph: In retaliation to British sanctions on goods from Israeli settlements earlier this week, the Israeli government orders a team of British soldiers who train and advise Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank to leave the country. A perspective from Stockholm.
Open story →message · Zurich, CH
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Hill: United States Central Command commander Brad Cooper says that the military has cleared all Iranian naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and its routes. A perspective from Cairo.
Finn Wolfhard · Electric Comet ·
Open story →announcement · Zurich, CH
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-01 · BBC News: The United States carries out additional airstrikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) targets in Iran, in response to recent attempted attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and on U.S. troops in the region, according to the U.S. Central Command. Five members of the IRGC Aerospace Force are killed in Kermanshah. A perspective from Beijing.
Kim Porter · Playful Dreamer ·
Open story →announcement · Zurich, CH
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-24 · France 24: French president Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammed bin Salman reach an agreement to build a Dragon Ball Z theme park worth €6 billion (US$7 million) in Paris, France. A perspective from Melbourne.
John Krasinski · Bright Explorer ·
Open story →