Allard Jongman

Pyramid of Djoser

Egypt’s oldest pyramid is being destroyed by a repair effort

Global Scan

Egypt’s ancient pyramids are a huge part of the country’s history, culture and economy. That’s why a government decision to give an important rehabilitation contract to a country with a bad track-record has invited so much scrutiny. The bad news is it seems critics fears are already coming true. Meanwhile, monkeys actually learn — and seem to want to learn — from watching video. Those stories and more in today’s Global Scan.

Will these Kazakh schoolchildren use Cyrillic or Latin script in the future?

A University of Kansas linguist is risking Russia’s ire in helping Kazakhstan change its writing system

Global Politics