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How a deeply Buddhist Bhutan keeps religion and politics from mixing

Sacred Spaces

Bhutan is officially a Buddhist kingdom. It’s also a fledgling democracy trying to establish a balancing act to honor its Buddhist identity while maintaining a separation between religion and government. The compromise the country has settled on for now excludes clergy from political life. 

Africa’s only Baha’i temple offers a rare respite in Uganda’s bustling capital

Sacred Spaces

Why this minority group in Moldova is so resistant to the country’s shift toward the EU

Global Politics

Australian researchers study oysters’ resilience in face of climate change

Natural disasters

South Korea says it sent babies abroad for adoption ‘like luggage’

Lifestyle & Belief

Scientists and veterinarians help wildlife impacted by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred in Australia

Natural disasters

Many species of animals and birds were injured and displaced by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred several weeks ago. Now, an effort is underway to help them heal and return to their homes in the wild.

New book ‘A Greek Tragedy’ recounts harrowing shipwreck at the height of the 2015 refugee crisis

Refugees

Author Jeanne Carstensen details a deadly shipwreck she witnessed through accounts from survivors and rescuers alike.

Ukrainian scouting sees record enrollment during wartime

Ukraine

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of their country, parents in Ukraine are increasingly signing their children up for the patriotic education, outdoor activities and summer camps offered by the 112-year-old scouting organization Plast — similar to the Boy Scouts, but with a mission to preserve Ukrainian identity and language. 

Former US ambassador to China warns against alienating allies as China seeks greater global influence

US-China relations

The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with former US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns about the implications of the shifting geopolitical situation under the current Trump administration.

Crimean Tatars mark Ramadan while in exile from the Crimean Peninsula

Sacred Nation

The Islamic month of Ramadan ends this coming weekend. Most Muslims in Ukraine are Crimean Tatars, natives of the Crimean Peninsula. This is the fourth Ramadan since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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