Can you remember the other key facts from this week’s global coverage? Test your knowledge below:
1. In ____________, hundreds of citizens took to Twitter to protest the arrest of 11 prominent women activists.
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2. Both French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte quoted the Russian novelist ____________ in recent foreign-policy speeches.
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3. “Bantay Bastos” is a ____________ used by Filipino citizens to monitor comments and actions made by public officials that are degrading or harmful to women.
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— Mara Wilson
Answers: Saudi arabia / fyodor dostoevsky / Facebook page
Urban Developments
Our partner site CityLab explores the cities of the future and investigates the biggest ideas and issues facing city dwellers around the world. Gracie McKenzie shares today’s top stories:
In 1999, North Carolina became one of the first jurisdictions in the United States to mandate data collection at traffic stops. Now a forthcoming book takes an unprecedented, granular look at what 20 million stops reveal about policing and race.
Of all the cities trying to crack down on Airbnb, Barcelona stands apart. Here’s how it’s getting a handle on its booming vacation-rental scene.
In the end, the Ikea bike wasn’t tough enough for the streets. After a recall, the company is canceling production on a bicycle that had grand visions of getting city dwellers out of their cars.
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Reader Response
Robinson Meyer recently wrote a defense of the dockless electric scooters being rolled out in many American cities. An Xiao Mina connects them to a larger global trend:
These electric scooters reflect the growing influence of Chinese manufacturing on our global urban environment. Many of the electric scooters seem to be rebranded Xiaomi products, and they are part of the larger global phenomenon of dockless transport reshaping urban life. Dockless bikeshares, which have taken hold in many Chinese cities, can now be found throughout many Western cities.
The global megatrend to pay attention to is that Chinese hardware production has been steadily and rapidly introducing new physical products to the world, influencing our physical environments in much the same way that internet memes have influenced our digital ones.
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Verbs
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Time of Your Life
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