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Sep 29, 2023
Pakistan's new chief justice is breaking norms by pushing for transparency and accountability - values that bode well for the country's democratic institutions.
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Sep 29, 2023
Spanish premier Pedro Sanchez needs the support of Catalan regional parties to form a government. The price might be granting amnesty to independence activists - a move that would be highly divisive with the rest of Spain's voters.
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Sep 28, 2023
The second GOP presidential debate, at the Reagan Library, showed how far the current field has come from Mr. Reagan's era. Former President Trump's persona hovered, despite his absence.
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Sep 28, 2023
Rising numbers of refugees seeking comfort in the United States and Europe are prompting a political backlash. Can a humane policy be politically sustainable?
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Sep 28, 2023
The cycling revolution is transforming France's capital. On some boulevards, bikes outnumber cars at peak times as growing numbers of Parisians are discovering that biking can rekindle love for the city's charms.
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Sep 28, 2023
The breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh government will cease to exist by next year, after Azerbaijan's invasion last week. Ethnic Armenians are fleeing Karabakh in fear of civilian reprisals, raising concerns of ethnic cleansing.
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Sep 28, 2023
Restrictions on food exports are overflowing. Countries are trying to protect their own stockpiles as the combined effect of the war in Ukraine, El Niño's threat to food production, and increasing damage from climate change threaten food supplies.
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Sep 27, 2023
Promises of big change from Argentina's libertarian presidential candidate Javier Milei speak to a population disappointed by decades of social and economic woes.
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Sep 27, 2023
In the Maldives, voters have an opportunity to recalibrate their foreign policy by electing either a pro-China or pro-India president.
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Sep 27, 2023
Progress roundup: A pipeline for early childhood education teachers is boosting ranks. In Cambodia, a World Bank program impacted 450,000 students.
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Sep 26, 2023
Another academic year is starting amid war in Ukraine, and some students are going back into classrooms. Schools have to fortify their facilities, but educators and parents view the in-person experience as worth the risk.
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Sep 26, 2023
Ethnic Armenians are fleeing their historic homeland in Nagorno-Karabakh, mistrustful of Azerbaijani promises to treat them fairly in the wake of Baku's military victory.
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Sep 26, 2023
China will be spending billions to host the Asian Games and portray the image of Asian unity and success. But critics say that shouldn't overshadow the nation's continued, persistent efforts to vie for power over disputed territory.
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Sep 26, 2023
A standoff between ethnic Serbs and Kosovo police left four dead on Sunday, including a Kosovar police officer, threatening to sink negotiations between the two neighbors. Kosovo split from Serbia in 2008, a decade after it endured a bloody civil war.
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Sep 25, 2023
Searing heat, wildfires, and drought all present worsening challenges for Tunisia's agricultural sector. For keepers of the nation's precious bees, increased resourcefulness is required.
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Sep 25, 2023
Sunny Georgia's freedoms and quest for EU membership attract Russian exiles but risk provoking Vladimir Putin's imperial designs.
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Sep 25, 2023
Niger's junta sees the withdrawal of 1,500 French forces as a step toward sovereignty. The decision will likely hurt France's policy in Africa since President Emmanuel Macron has recently removed troops from other countries such as Mali and Burkina Faso.
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Sep 23, 2023
In Canada, the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader has renewed the debate over whether there is widespread support in the diaspora for an independent Sikh state.
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Sep 22, 2023
Decades of rapid economic growth have made China a central player in the global economy. Now, the tide appears to be turning, but experts say the challenges China faces aren't that new - nor are they insurmountable.
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Sep 22, 2023
Asia is relying more on fossil fuels after hydropower generation in China and India declined at the fastest rate in decades after record heat. The two countries account for around three-fourths of Asia's power generation but are struggling to produce.
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Sep 21, 2023
The diplomatic drama unfolding between India and Canada has roots in a decades-old movement for an independent Sikh state - a vision that sparked violence in the 1980s and continues to color India's foreign politics.
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Sep 21, 2023
The resolve and optimism of Lebanon's 2019 "revolution" have given way to a grim struggle to survive, modestly bolstered by handouts of aid. Facing social inequities and nonresponsive elites, how do people manage?
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Sep 21, 2023
Key world leaders are turning their backs on the internationalism embodied by the United Nations. Can the world body retain relevance and efficacy?
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Sep 21, 2023
The Azerbaijan government has held talks with separatist officials from Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan claimed full control of the region after a military offensive. Local Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to a cease-fire.
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Sep 20, 2023
Dutch universities are having to balance their desire for international students against their need to protect limited resources - by using tools generally wielded by nationalists.
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Sep 20, 2023
As gang violence in Port-au-Prince drives displacement within Haiti, smaller cities struggle to stamp out fears and embrace potential good.
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Sep 20, 2023
Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Croatia have banned grain imports from Ukraine, which in turn lodged a protest with the World Trade Organization. The ban widens a rift between war-torn Ukraine and several of its nominal allies in the fight against Russia.
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Sep 19, 2023
Russia has long maintained the status quo in the Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan. But Moscow no longer appears willing to do so, and Azerbaijanis are taking the region back by force.
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Sep 19, 2023
What happens when a colonial power apologizes for genocide and offers to pay more than €1 billion in restitution? In Namibia, descendants of the victims are suing.
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Sep 19, 2023
Colombia's ambitious plan to end decades of violence with guerillas and drug traffickers has dragged on for months with mixed success. Critics fear that gangs are taking advantage of cease-fires, while armed groups fear retribution if they demobilize.
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Sep 19, 2023
Progress roundup: Researchers develop an elegantly simple filter for microplastics, and a nonprofit is giving access to potable water to millions in East Africa.
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Sep 18, 2023
A century-old community of Black African Jews has survived in rural Uganda, thanks to the sort of celebrations they organized for Rosh Hashana.
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Sep 18, 2023
Railing against a planned canal on Haitian soil, the Dominican Republic ended border crossings and stopped issuing visas to Haitians last week. The closures threaten further instability in Haiti, a major trading partner of the Dominican Republic.
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Sep 18, 2023
Despite Libya's oil wealth, the country's infrastructure has largely been ignored because of political chaos and corruption. Experts had warned of the dams near Derna for years, but no action was taken, resulting in the deaths of more than 11,000 residents.
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Sep 15, 2023
A newly announced economic corridor stretching from India to Europe could help accelerate economic development, as well as counter China's growing international influence.
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Sep 15, 2023
An economic crisis has left Tunisians scrambling for bread. With the government unable to pay for imported wheat, what is needed, economists say, is for the populist president to find the courage to enact reforms.
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Sep 14, 2023
An eruption of violence has brought into sharp focus the plight of Lebanon's Palestinians, who for decades have lived in crowded camps. Yet individuals strive to maintain dignity and hope.
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Sep 14, 2023
Libya's divided government struggles to respond in the aftermath of unprecedented floods that have left thousands dead and even more missing.
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Sep 14, 2023
Volker Perthes, the U.N. special envoy for Sudan, resigned after warning that the fighting in Sudan could turn into a civil war. The envoy was a mediator when the conflict began, but was declared unwelcome by the country's government in June.
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Sep 14, 2023
Thirty years after the ill-fated Oslo Middle East peace deal was signed, a new generation of negotiators should recall that political leadership is key.
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Sep 14, 2023
As Argentina's currency rapidly depreciates, artists have found a unique way to express their anger with the economic situation - and in the process, raising the value of the increasingly worthless banknotes they are using as their canvases.
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Sep 14, 2023
The Record Co. is a state-of-the-art facility that can be rented for as little as $10 per hour. Each month, 3,500 musicians pass through its doors.
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Sep 13, 2023
The balance of power between Israel's judicial and legislative branches is now before the very Supreme Court whose authority the government is seeking to curtail, with arguments invoking the country's core democratic values.
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Sep 13, 2023
Vladimir Putin is often accused of trying to restore the old Soviet Union. But his meeting with Kim Jong Un suggests he might be focusing on restoring ties with like-minded former Soviet allies instead.
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Sep 13, 2023
After a major earthquake, Morocco has accepted emergency aid from only four countries, all allies in its battle to control the disputed Western Sahara.
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Sep 13, 2023
The Sicilian island of Lampedusa saw more than 5,000 people arrive in a single day this week, raising alarms about humanitarian conditions. Italy's right-wing government has vowed to crack down on migration, but Mediterranean crossings continue to rise.
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Sep 12, 2023
Belying its macho image, Mexico is a regional leader in gender parity in politics, and the Supreme Court just decriminalized abortion.
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Sep 12, 2023
"Facts wins, truth wins, justice wins," Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa told reporters after being acquitted of a final tax evasion charge. She faces two remaining legal cases she believes the former Philippine president used to muzzle her reporting.
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Sep 12, 2023
Iran is trying to prevent further unrest as the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini who was detained for a loose headscarf nears. Though some women have forgone the hijab, officials are keeping a close watch on dissenters and academics who support them.
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Sep 11, 2023
The auto market is one of the few areas in Russia where Western sanctions had an immediate effect. Today, Russia's car industry has been transformed, with new players, foreign and domestic, stepping to the fore.
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Sep 11, 2023
Fifty years after a coup and brutal military dictatorship, some Chileans are forgetting their history - and cleaving new divisions.
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Sep 11, 2023
The rivalry between Gaza's Hamas rulers and the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority has halted an Egyptian-funded housing project in the Gaza Strip. The gridlock leaves roughly 2,000 displaced Palestinian families without safe shelter.
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Sep 11, 2023
Kim Jong Un is expected to meet with Vladimir Putin, according to North Korea's KCNA news agency. Mr. Kim is likely traveling on a personal train - similar to one used on previous trips - that has been seen idling on the North Korean side of the border.
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Sep 11, 2023
Luis Rubiales, who kissed a player without her consent at the Women's World Cup, resigned after weeks of pressure. Spanish soccer officials, bidding to host the 2030 Men's World Cup, hope that his exit will put the controversy behind them.
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Sep 11, 2023
Progress roundup: Brazil's census finds more Indigenous people with new counting methods. And Africa's largest school meals program aims to fight hunger.
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Sep 09, 2023
A magnitude-6.8 earthquake, Morocco's largest in 120 years, has killed more than 1,000 people. Rescuers worked through the night to find survivors.
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Sep 08, 2023
The Global South has long demanded better representation in the G20. India helped move the needle forward, laying the groundwork for more robust cooperation in the future, though it faces one final hurdle at this weekend's summit.
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Sep 08, 2023
Amid changing climate, much of the world is struggling with wildfires. But in Tenerife, locals have managed to contain blazes without fatalities or loss of homes, thanks to experience learned from previous natural disasters.
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Sep 08, 2023
An exodus of health care workers is straining Sri Lanka's stressed medical system. Doctors are weighing their professional responsibility against their own well-being.
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Sep 08, 2023
Fishermen in the Gaza Strip feel caught in the net of Israel's border closings this week, stemming from the alleged discovery of explosives being shipped to the occupied Palestinian West Bank. Thousands of Gazan fishermen depend on exports to survive.
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Sep 08, 2023
"The world is failing women and girls," says a new United Nations report. Data from 2023 suggests deep-seated bias and recent setbacks for girls and women worldwide will make U.N. goal of achieving gender equality by 2030 nearly impossible.
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Sep 07, 2023
Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon speak with confidence about a war with their foe, Israel. But even as tensions rise, a strategy of restraint is holding.
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Sep 07, 2023
Ukraine needs battlefield success to give it dominance in any negotiations with Moscow that Kyiv's allies might propose to avoid a "forever war."
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Sep 07, 2023
For the first time, Mexico will have two female candidates running for the presidency next June. Morena candidate Claudia Sheinbaum and opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez have both said Mexico is ready to be led by a woman, but the path will not be easy.
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Sep 07, 2023
Delhi's push to get beggars off the streets before the G20 summit makes for a more attractive event, but makes life harder for the city's poorest people.
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Sep 07, 2023
Making a living has become increasingly difficult around Kenya's Lake Turkana. Adapting and sharing, these pastoralists hold on.
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Sep 07, 2023
Two years after ruling abortion was not a crime in one northern state, Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalized abortion nationwide. It's just the latest in a growing trend of greater reproductive rights in the region.
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Sep 06, 2023
In a Hungarian high school, members of the long-oppressed Roma community are taking inspiration from the way the Dalits in India set their sights on reform and took control of finding a better future.
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Sep 06, 2023
The prospective meeting between North Korea and Russia comes as Russia seeks to bolster its ammunition for its war in Ukraine, U.S. officials say. In return, North Korea is expected to ask for food, energy shipments, and sophisticated weapons technologies.
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Sep 06, 2023
Progress roundup: Chile makes gender a part of its foreign policy, and scientists in China are using butterfly-inspired nanofilms to cool objects.
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Sep 04, 2023
The Russian president says a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain amid the war won't be restored until the West meets Moscow's demands on its own agricultural exports.
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Sep 01, 2023
Japan is reluctant to acknowledge colonial-era violence, leaving the job of historical reckoning to individuals and civic groups. For Koreans investigating a 1923 massacre, it's not just a matter of truth, but also one of dignity and survival.
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Sep 01, 2023
The soldiers who overthrew Gabon's President Bongo this week accused him of rigging recent elections. But are they any more wedded to democracy?
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Aug 31, 2023
Progress roundup: A cargo ship runs on biomethanol, and solar power lowers demand on a grid, allowing the third-largest power plant in New England to be safely retired.
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Aug 31, 2023
Vladimir Putin has strengthened his domestic position in the wake of a June mercenary mutiny, but Russia's overall geopolitical standing is falling.
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Aug 31, 2023
The forcible removal of Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has ruled the country for more than five decades, appears to have been well organized, analysts say. It marks the eighth military takeover in Central and West Africa in three years.
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Aug 31, 2023
Nearly a year after a president's dramatic impeachment, Peruvians want to vote for their next president before the scheduled 2026 elections.
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Aug 30, 2023
As a man becomes the first to face the death penalty under one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, the community in Uganda is fighting back.
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Aug 30, 2023
The number of speakers of "na-našo," a centuries-old Croatian dialect found in Italy's Molise region, is dwindling. But young people brought up in the language are determined to see it survive.
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Aug 30, 2023
The traditional asin tibuok salt is only found on one island in the Philippines. Thanks to these artisans, the craft hasn't been lost.
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Aug 30, 2023
From rising migration to daring expressions of political discontent, what it means that Egypt, a country of nearly 113 million people, is nearing economic collapse.
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Aug 29, 2023
In the government-controlled province of Sweida, the heartland of Syria's Druze, protests that were initially driven by surging inflation quickly shifted focus, with marchers calling for the fall of the Assad government.
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Aug 29, 2023
Resilience or stubbornness? It's a matter of perspective. We talk to a Ukrainian artillery commander, a veteran of the yearslong conflict between Russia and Ukraine, during a break from the war.
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Aug 29, 2023
Shunned by the West over its war in Ukraine, Russia is looking to Africa to find new international partners. And, lacking colonial history on the continent, Moscow is finding a more welcoming audience.
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Aug 25, 2023
War destroys lives and erodes nations. Yet it also paves the way for rebirth. As Ukrainians plan for the reconstruction of their country, they are also discussing the values needed to create a better society.
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Aug 25, 2023
In our roundup of progress worldwide, researchers discover metals that repair themselves, and vultures help scientists protect big cats in Africa.
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Aug 24, 2023
The death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash, the latest Kremlin irritant neutralized in suspect circumstances, likely means the end of Russia's use of mercenaries in its foreign policy.
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Aug 24, 2023
As attacks on churches draw attention to the country's controversial blasphemy laws and growing intolerance, some worry the promise of a secular Pakistan is under threat.
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Aug 24, 2023
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has shaken off his pariah status by spending billions of dollars and forging ties with Beijing.
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Aug 24, 2023
How do you free a predator hemmed in by human development? In Washington state, scientists and Native American tribes are working to find a solution for trapped cougars.
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Aug 23, 2023
Landing the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft near the moon's strategically important south pole is a major milestone for India's space program, demonstrating what can be achieved with modest resources.
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Aug 23, 2023
Bongekile Shiba runs a free coding school for girls, one of very few in the tiny Kingdom of Eswatini.
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Aug 23, 2023
The crash immediately raises suspicions since the fate of the founder of the Wagner private military company has been the subject of intense speculation ever since he mounted a mutiny earlier this year.
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Aug 23, 2023
In her book "Red Memory," journalist Tania Branigan offers a candid look at China's Cultural Revolution and illuminates the relevance of that decade of chaos in deciphering China today.
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Aug 23, 2023
This is the second general election since the ouster of longtime ruler Robert Mugabe in a coup in 2017. The main contest is expected to be between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa.
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Aug 22, 2023
The Indian government has ordered the closure of one of the few independent news outlets in Kashmir, after arresting its editor and harassing staff.
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Aug 21, 2023
Bernardo Arévalo won Guatemala's presidential vote. But observers fear meddling by courts and politicians in the leadup to his swearing-in early next year.
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Aug 21, 2023
Progress roundup: In Guatemala, farmers go to school to teach each other. And tech firms are cooperating on open-source maps to spot illegal fishing.
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Aug 21, 2023
Luisa González, a leftist backed by the country's fugitive ex-president, will likely face Daniel Noboa, a former lawmaker and the son of banana magnate Alvaro Noboa, in a runoff scheduled for Oct. 15.
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Aug 20, 2023
President Zelenskyy, who traveled to both countries to finalize the deals, says the move will boost Ukraine's confidence and motivation. He vowed to retaliate for a Russian missile strike on a theater Saturday that killed 7 and wounded scores.
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