--- title: February 1st, 2016 | Vol. 187, No. 3 | Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, South Pacific description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/magazine/south-pacific/4188475/february-1st-2016-vol-187-no-3-asia-europe-middle-east-and-africa-south-pacific/ og:title: February 1st, 2016 | Vol. 187, No. 3 | Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, South Pacific og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. 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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1622e48332762f65/698879ddf887dc3239e94394/0201_germany_cvr.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Back to the vault # February 1, 2016 | Vol. 187 No. 3February 1, 2016 | Vol. 187 No. 3  Issue name February 1st, 2016 | Vol. 187, No. 3 | Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, South Pacific Issue date February 1, 2016 Location Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Asia, South Pacific Related categories [World](/vault/subject/world/) [Government](/vault/subject/government/) [World Leaders](/vault/subject/world-leaders/) [Immigration](/vault/subject/immigration/) [Europe](/vault/subject/europe/) [Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents BusinessEntertainmentHistoryIdeasPoliticsU.S.WorldOthers ### Business [Business](/section/business/) ### The 1 Thing on Everybody's Mind at Davos 2016 Most want to know when will the great revolution in technology actually deliver enough jobs [Business](/section/business/) ### The Hidden Cost of Waiting Tables ### Entertainment [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Quick Talk With _Crazy Ex-Girlfriend_'s Rachel Bloom The star and co-creator of the musical comedy won a Golden Globe for the role of Rebecca [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Review: _Mojave_ Serves Up Bleak Comedy The humor is as dark and bitter as burnt espresso [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Review: _45 Years_ Together—and Alone Charlotte Rampling is nominated for an Oscar for her performance [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Review: A Diva Who Changes Her Tune in Alexander Chee’s _The Queen of the Night_ Alexander Chee’s new novel depicts a fin de siècle Paris soprano ### History [History](/section/history/) ### A Voice from America's Past Speaks Again ### Ideas [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### A Fight for the Future of Evangelical Christianity at Wheaton How a Facebook post sparked controversy among the faithful [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### My Last Year in Office as Mom-in-Chief A lame-duck mother assesses her tenure ### Politics [Politics](/section/politics/) ### The Democrats Stumble Toward 50 Shades of Socialism How much should the government redistribute? [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Why Bernie Sanders' Revolution Needs a Second Act Can he actually win the White House? ### U.S. [U.S.](/section/us/) ### The Poisoning of an American City For residents of Flint, Michigan, new emergency actions are too little, too late [U.S.](/section/us/) ### 10 Questions With Herman Wouk The best-selling author of The Caine Mutiny and The Winds of War marks his 100th year on earth with a new memoir, Sailor and Fiddler ### World [World](/section/world/) ### Germany's Migrant Assault Scandal and Europe's Refugee Challenge The scandal in Cologne exposes the challenge of integrating asylum seekers [World](/section/world/) ### Taiwan’s New President Reflects The Island’s Changing Identity [World](/section/world/) ### Is China Kidnapping Its Critics? The mysterious case of five missing publishers spotlights Beijing's growing intolerance [World](/section/world/) ### Saudi Arabia Will Be the Big Loser from the Plunge In Oil Prices The country relies on oil for about 80% of budget revenue [World](/section/world/) ### The Trouble With Haiti’s Elections [World](/section/world/) ### Alan Rickman Villain we loved to hate [World](/section/world/) ### The Ice Hotel [World](/section/world/) ### Glenn Frey Eagles founder and guitarist [World](/section/world/) ### What You Said About ... (21 Jan 2016) [World](/section/world/) ### Milestones (21 Jan 2016) [World](/section/world/) ### Connecting the Planet Some 4 billion people, the majority of the world's population, lack access to the Internet and are excluded from the digital economy, according to a new World Bank study. Here's a look at how companies have tried to fill the void in the three countries with the lowest connectivity. ### Others ### ### ### [These Are the 25 Worst Passwords of 2015The Force will not be with people who use "starwars"](/4180863/25-worst-passwords-2015/) February 1st, 2016 | Vol. 187, No. 3 | Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, South Pacific ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"February 1st, 2016 | Vol. 187, No. 3 | Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, South Pacific","item":"https://time.com/magazine/south-pacific/4188475/february-1st-2016-vol-187-no-3-asia-europe-middle-east-and-africa-south-pacific/"}]}]} ```