Yolanda Perdomo

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Environment

Indonesia makes plans for a utopian future capital

China is trying to erase Uyghur culture — in person and online

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Cybersecurity

The disappearance of Ekpar Asat

10 years after Paris Agreement, key architect reflects on treaty's legacy

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Climate Change

A decade after the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, the treaty’s architect looks back at its legacy

Spain's paternity leave could be a model for the US

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Family Choices

This country’s paternity leave could be a model for the US

Climate negotiations take center stage in new play 'Kyoto'

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New play ‘Kyoto’ looks at the global agreement that first aimed to curb greenhouse gas emissions

Italian court shoots down plan for big bridge

Infrastructure

Polish baking that's 'dobre, dobre' — not too sweet

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Food

‘Dobre Dobre’: A cookbook that highlights Polish and Jewish baking traditions

New rules aim to keep skiers safe at 80+ MPH

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Sports

New rules aim to safeguard skiers in an inherently dangerous sport

Milan intimates turn abandoned refugee boats into musical instruments

Migration

From shipwreck to symphony: Prisoners in Italy turn migrant boats into violins

Sleeper trains are making a comeback

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Transportation

Why overnight trains are making a global comeback

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Archibald Motley, Jr. and Chicago’s Jazz Age

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Making Traditional Sugar Skulls to Celebrate Día de los Muertos

Colombian newspapers and magazines from December 1993 on the death of druglord Pablo Escobar. Yolanda Perdomo saved them from that time.

Business, Economics and Jobs

In the land of Capone, Colombian immigrants struggle to imagine kingpin Pablo Escobar as a tourist draw

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