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Mar 18, 2024
As the pressures grow on President Joe Biden to restrain Israel in Gaza, his administration's rhetoric has gotten tougher. In response, Benjamin Netanyahu is talking tough as well, but is the pressure having an effect?
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Mar 18, 2024
Many in Pakistan expected press freedom to improve once Imran Khan was out of power, yet journalists continue to face harassment.
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Mar 18, 2024
Fleeing an escalating conflict with Ukraine, some Russian exiles are adapting to new homes in Latin America. Locals in Mexico City and Buenos Aires are learning Russian phrases and welcoming the new emigres and their cultural exports.
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Mar 17, 2024
Despite the certainty of President Vladimir Putin's extended rule, Russian opposition has called on voters to head to the polls. The election that began Friday has no real alternatives to Mr. Putin, and no public criticism of him or his war in Ukraine.
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Mar 16, 2024
Stalled cease-fire talks are likely to resume in Qatar as soon as Sunday, according to Egyptian officials. In recent days, Israeli officials and Hamas leaders have both signaled a desire to get the talks back on track.
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Mar 15, 2024
In a survey of trust in institutions, China shows up at the top while the U.S. is nearer the bottom. We explore global trust in six graphics.
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Mar 15, 2024
Brazil's President Lula is backing expensive operations to combat illegal mining and other crimes in the Amazon.
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Mar 15, 2024
Russia's opposition once featured an array of political parties, and even some limited space for genuine critics of Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin. What remains of it amid Russia's 2024 presidential election?
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Mar 14, 2024
For the first time since the war began in Gaza, resentment against Hamas is boiling to the surface in public expressions of anger and in social media, as residents increasingly are losing their reluctance to speak out.
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Mar 14, 2024
U.S. diplomats seeking to resolve the Israel-Arab conflict have always held to a principle: "We can't want peace more than they do." Does Joe Biden agree?
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Mar 14, 2024
Progress roundup: In India, women are pooling their own money to buy solar pumps for their crops. And in Brazil, a female-run "samba school" defies male domination in the festival of the year.
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Mar 14, 2024
In Colombian emerald mines, the work is hard and striking it rich is rare. Men once believed that if women worked in the mines, the emeralds would hide. Now female miners are pushing for the government to legalize a small number of women-owned mines.
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Mar 14, 2024
Evangelicals, long Israel's among greatest supporters in the U.S. and abroad, are traveling there as war volunteers, providing extra hands for farms struggling to harvest. Propelled by faith, the "voluntourists" say they hope to show solidarity.
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Mar 13, 2024
Russia's presidential election appears largely a rote exercise, as a popular, unchallengeable leader faces only nominal competition from three "systemic" opponents. The Kremlin has worked for years to make it this way.
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Mar 12, 2024
In Gaza, desperate citizens and organized crime mobs are collapsing law and order in their search for food, as famine looms.
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Mar 12, 2024
Green Wave, a jewelry workshop in Dakar, Senegal, teaches survivors of domestic violence to be silversmiths.
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Mar 12, 2024
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi implemented a new immigration law that would fast-track naturalization for members of religious minorities from neighboring countries unless they are Muslim. It's drawn nationwide protests.
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Mar 12, 2024
Embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he'll resign once a transitional council endorsed by regional leaders is established. Powerful gangs have been attacking government targets across the country's capital since Feb. 29.
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Mar 11, 2024
As the world transitions to electric vehicles, African companies and governments face significant challenges.
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Mar 11, 2024
A literary journal called ponyXpress, featuring poetry and prose, is helping incarcerated writers in Oregon develop their talents.
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Mar 08, 2024
Palestinians in Gaza now rely almost entirely on airdropped aid to fend off famine. But that falls far short of needs, and can sometimes do more harm than good.
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Mar 08, 2024
In a tour along the long eastern Ukraine war front with Russia, one consistent and clear sign of the impact of a lack of US weapons and ammunition supplies is the defensive posture the Ukrainian army has been forced to take.
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Mar 08, 2024
A film school in Dakar is training young Senegalese directors and screenwriters to tell their own stories.
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Mar 08, 2024
After long resisting Europe's rightward political creep, Portugal looks set to join the trend in Sunday's elections. Critics worry that the populist Chega party is giving new life to the ideology of Portugal's bygone dictatorship.
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Mar 08, 2024
An International Women's Day referendum is asking Irish voters to consider two revisions to constitutional language about families and the role of women. But some opponents are concerned about the wording of the proposed changes.
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Mar 07, 2024
From the first shots of the war in Gaza, Israel was warned its military tactics in densely populated civilian areas would only sow extremism. That destructive dynamic is replaying in West Bank refugee camps.
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Mar 07, 2024
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry remains locked out of his country as armed gang members cut off airport access. He faces calls for resignation amid rising gang violence and his refusal to hold general elections.
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Mar 07, 2024
Russia's Putin will win reelection. But who will win the argument in Europe over how to defend Ukraine and guard against future Russian aggression?
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Mar 06, 2024
The European Union's Digital Markets Act goes into effect March 7, forcing tech companies to show choices of search engines and where to download apps, as well as increased personal data privacy. Europe has been a global leader in reining in tech giants.
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Mar 05, 2024
Buffeted by global events, organizations serving migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border have had to become more nimble than ever.
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Mar 05, 2024
Buffeted by global events, organizations serving migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border have had to become more nimble than ever.
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Mar 05, 2024
The elusive street artist Invader has created more than 4,000 mosaics dotting cities and towns on six continents. Fans can even download a Pokémon Go-style game that rewards users for hunting down the installations.
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Mar 05, 2024
Progress roundup: Fairer systems take shape as scientists report back to research participants and rural residents harvest as well as conserve forests.
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Mar 04, 2024
With billions in U.S. aid to Ukraine held up in Congress, the impact is being felt not only by soldiers at the front, but also by civilians displaced by war and dependent on generosity.
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Mar 04, 2024
The loneliness of older people is a significant problem in Japan. This apartment tower makes multigenerational friendships possible.
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Mar 04, 2024
Isolated by the West, Moscow has hustled to create alternatives to global commodities. But with Olympic-level athletic contests, Kremlin proxies may not satisfy Russia's public.
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Mar 04, 2024
In Uganda, where street protests are rarely permitted, a new online campaign has officials rattled. By using social media to expose government corruption, it's allowed Ugandans to rally for transparency.
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Mar 04, 2024
The European Commission says Apple broke EU antitrust laws by not allowing fair competition with other music streaming apps. The commission slapped the tech giant with a €1.8 billion fine. Apple says it will appeal.
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Mar 01, 2024
How do you restore faith in a public broadcaster that had been a tool of government spin? That's the challenge facing Polish journalists at TVP, the state TV channel, after eight years of polarized coverage.
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Mar 01, 2024
Many Palestinians in Gaza, forced by Israeli assaults to flee their homes, fear a repeat of the 1948 Nakba (catastrophe) that created 700,000 refugees.
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Mar 01, 2024
Young people in Senegal are preparing for their first presidential election under a cloud of uncertainty about the country's future.
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Mar 01, 2024
The Mediterranean is the most dangerous route for migrants - nearly 28,000 have died or gone missing en route. Enter the tech activist Nik Zimke of One Fleet, whose app will assist search and rescue missions, pinpointing lost migrant ships.
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Mar 01, 2024
Legend has it that the Kingdom of England will fall if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London. There's one man standing between Britain and certain peril - and it's Michael "Barney" Chandler's first day on the job.
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Feb 29, 2024
Farmers in Europe demand slower shift to climate-friendly agriculture. Can they halt the green transition?
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Feb 29, 2024
A Ponzi scheme in Iran targeted customers trying to buy banned updated versions of the Apple iPhone. Economic pressures have led Iran's government to crack down on Western-based luxury goods, but consumer demand remains strong.
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Feb 28, 2024
Progress roundup: More rights and freedoms include women allowed a glimpse of stadiums in Iran, and mobile-home owners buying their land in the U.S.
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Feb 28, 2024
Can going to a museum be therapeutic? A partnership of therapists, health care workers, and educators in France is creating pathways for doctors to "prescribe" museum visits and art interactions to those needing mental health care.
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Feb 27, 2024
Brazilian President Lula da Silva is the newest one-year president of the G20, a gathering of the world's largest economies. He has set reducing hunger and poverty, curbing climate change, and welcoming new nations as members as priorities.
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Feb 27, 2024
For decades, Gambia's dictator and his henchmen were untouchable. Now international courts are offering their victims a new path to justice.
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Feb 26, 2024
Auteurs and actors are held in high esteem in France. That may be in part why the country is still wrestling with sexual abuse scandals involving some of its cinematic leading lights.
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Feb 26, 2024
Months after protesters marched in Tel Aviv dressed as handmaidens to thwart an attempted far-right judicial overhaul, Israeli women are shifting perceptions of gender roles, serving on the front lines of the war effort.
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Feb 26, 2024
Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced he will step down, amid signs President Mahmoud Abbas may be planning to name a more technocratic government to manage Palestinian affairs once the war in Gaza ends.
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Feb 23, 2024
The war in Ukraine has tallied massive costs in lives, money, and materiel not just for the combatants, Ukraine and Russia, but for much of the world. It will take years before restoration is even within reach.
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Feb 23, 2024
How has Lyman, a battered community in eastern Ukraine, endured two years of a war that never feels far away? Children need a secure routine. Services need to be restored. Yet everywhere, still, is uncertainty.
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Feb 23, 2024
A new defense deal between Hungary and Sweden marks an easing of tensions between the countries. Their cooperation comes at a critical moment as Sweden is poised to join NATO.
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Feb 22, 2024
The 2021 coup in Myanmar brought new blood into resistance groups. Their fresh ideas have been embraced, building momentum against the junta.
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Feb 22, 2024
Between Alexei Navalny's death and the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, Russia is in transition. The public may be going along with the war, but the country's space for expression is shrinking.
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Feb 22, 2024
The U.S. vision of a regional peace deal emerging from a Gaza cease-fire is finding little support among either Israel's government or its people.
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Feb 22, 2024
Once a haven for Albanian émigrés from communism, Italy will send new asylum seekers to Albania while they await visa approval. Albania's parliament approved Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's plan to stem the migrant crisis.
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Feb 21, 2024
In the midst of a grim third winter of a grinding war, Ukrainian soldiers voice mixed emotions: gratitude for U.S. support so far, but concern that Americans unsure of their global role won't supply the ammunition the soldiers need to stop Russia.
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Feb 21, 2024
A new government is preparing to take the reins in Pakistan, but not the one its people elected.
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Feb 21, 2024
Is trust the bedrock of international relations, or is predictability? In recent years, the U.S. and China have had to learn how to navigate growing mistrust and make progress toward stability.
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Feb 21, 2024
Government plans to increase medical school admissions will make an already cut-throat industry even more competitive, doctors said. Trainees usually work 80 to 100 hours, five days a week, or up to 20 hours a day.
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Feb 21, 2024
Security officials from Ukraine, the US, and Britain pooled their resources to put an end to Lockbit's hacking - a Russia-backed cybercriminal operation with a history of targeting multinational corporations like Boeing.
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Feb 21, 2024
Running is often considered widely accessible, but racing can be expensive. That's where the Stride for Stride running collective comes in.
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Feb 20, 2024
India is often at the front lines of climate change, but one of the largest natural threats to public safety gets the least attention. Why is progress on lightning safety so slow?
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Feb 20, 2024
Poland's government wants to clean up the excesses of its populist predecessor. But do so too quickly and it risks repeating the patterns that caused the former government to violate public trust in the first place.
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Feb 20, 2024
In Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, inflation has caused the currency to fall to a record low. Nigerians now struggle to navigate the soaring costs of food and other essential services.
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Feb 20, 2024
Teahupo'o, an island in French Polynesia, is known for its allure to surfers - as well as its insistence on protecting its environment and heritage. As the 2024 Games approach, Tahitians fear those values could come into conflict.
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Feb 19, 2024
Gaza's Health Ministry says more than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in the territory since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7 when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel from Gaza, killing some 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages.
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Feb 19, 2024
Thousands of demonstrators are marching through cities in Mexico and abroad in what they call a "march for democracy." The demonstrations, called by Mexico's opposition parties, advocate for free and fair elections ahead of the country's June 2 elections.
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Feb 17, 2024
Russian forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka. The announcement came the same day that Ukraine's military chief said he was withdrawing troops from the city where outnumbered defenders battled a Russian assault for four months.
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Feb 17, 2024
Russian forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka. The announcement came the same day that Ukraine's military chief said he was withdrawing troops from the city where outnumbered defenders battled a Russian assault for four months.
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Feb 16, 2024
Many in the West saw Alexei Navalny as the Russian opposition's most promising challenger to Vladimir Putin. His death in prison on Friday brings a tragic end to a struggle the Kremlin had already largely contained.
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Feb 16, 2024
As the Israel-Hamas war intensifies, Egypt is constructing a wall along its border with Gaza to dissuade fleeing Palestinians from seeking refuge. The conflict's spread so close to home has strained Egypt's relationship with Israel.
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Feb 16, 2024
Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are marching toward New Delhi to demand guaranteed minimum crop prices, a development reminiscent of 2021 protests that succeeded in changing agriculture laws. Police have responded with arrests and tear gas.
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Feb 15, 2024
The need for international institutions, the U.N. foremost among them, amid conflict is clear: to deliver relief, apply international law, and save lives. Yet among both Israelis and Palestinians, distrust of the U.N. is profound.
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Feb 15, 2024
U.S. willingness to stay engaged on the global stage is on display this week amid a trio of security meetings in Brussels and Munich.
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Feb 15, 2024
Birth rates are dropping to record lows in Europe, following worldwide trends. France, Italy, and Finland are searching for ways to incentivize people to produce more children, including tax credits and increased social welfare programs.
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Feb 15, 2024
Historic statues of Hindu deities carry deep religious significance in Nepal - but they've been repeatedly smuggled abroad. Now the nation is stepping up its efforts to track stolen artifacts and bring them back.
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Feb 14, 2024
Modernizing the Philippines' transit system is pitting a beloved piece of local culture against the need for safe transport.
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Feb 14, 2024
Thailand was the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis. But, citing a spike in treatment for mental health issues and unlawful consumption by young people, health officials now want to limit recreational use.
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Feb 14, 2024
Sport has often brought nations together. One community in El Salvador is using soccer to help overcome old divisions sown by years of gang violence.
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Feb 13, 2024
When Israel rescued two Hamas-held hostages from Rafah, the operation raised sharp concerns among Israel's friends and partners that the long-signaled move into the overcrowded city had begun. Those concerns are adding to Israel's own.
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Feb 13, 2024
With support for Myanmar's military junta declining and rebels gaining ground through unprecedented cooperation, 2024 could prove a pivotal year in the country's civil war.
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Feb 13, 2024
In Gaza, there is an increasingly frantic search for dwindling options for shelter even as Israel sets its sights on an overwhelmed and overcongested Rafah.
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Feb 13, 2024
Indonesia's popular President Joko Widodo hasn't endorsed anyone to succeed him. But he's widely seen as backing a former rival over his own party's nominee because of family ties to the ticket, part of what experts call a rise in pork-barrel politics.
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Feb 13, 2024
Progress roundup: A Costa Rican city says it's "sweet," seeking harmony with nature. And in parts of Japan, students can take three days off to spend with their parents.
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Feb 12, 2024
President Biden's re-election campaign joined TikTok, launching during the Super Bowl in an attempt to target young voters. In a similar move, Britain's Olympic team signed a partnership with the Chinese tech giant to grow their athletes' fan base.
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Feb 10, 2024
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he asked Israel's military to plan for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in Rafah ahead of an invasion, setting off panic. More than half of Gaza's 2.3 million people are packed into the city on the border with Egypt.
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Feb 09, 2024
Poland seems like a bitterly divided country, especially over hot-button topics like abortion. But there's middle ground to be found, thanks to empathy among even the most conservative Poles.
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Feb 09, 2024
Pakistan's election was marred by allegations of rigging before polls even opened on Thursday. Now, as a disruption in results draws additional scrutiny, this could become one of the most controversial votes in the country's history.
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Feb 08, 2024
A recent session in the Northern Ireland Assembly had a powerful message for those seeking a cease-fire in Gaza and eventual Israeli-Palestinian peace.
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Feb 08, 2024
Saying hello can go a long way in building social connections, and researchers in London found a simple way to encourage such behavior.
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Feb 07, 2024
To hear it from Tucker Carlson or his Russian fans, his soon-to-be aired interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin is an exercise in journalistic parity. But both Mr. Carlson and the Kremlin are pushing agendas.
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Feb 07, 2024
Portugal is gaining popularity with U.S. citizens looking to move abroad. Reasons include the expected, like weather and the cost of living, as well as ones that hint at people's deeper needs when trying to build a good life.
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Feb 07, 2024
William Windsor, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, remains one of a shrinking pool of working royals as King Charles III focuses on his health. Britain's monarch is expected to serve as a symbol of national identity, unity, and continuity.
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Feb 07, 2024
Progress roundup: Schools teach positive psychology to help children lower stress and anxiety. And in Colombia, salsa dancing helps survivors of gender violence heal.
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Feb 06, 2024
Alongside the war in Gaza, Iran's regional allies and U.S. forces have engaged in scores of attacks and retaliations. Both the U.S. and Iran say they want to avert a wider war, but the clashes' intensity has increased.
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Feb 06, 2024
China's recent high levels of coal generation won't affect its goal of peaking emissions by 2030. That's because more energy production is coming from renewables and the nation is shifting coal's role to a backup energy reserve.
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