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Memorials in Germany raise questions about how to remember Holocaust victims

Sacred Spaces

A family remembers a relative who died in the Holocaust with a ‘stumbling stone’ in her German hometown

Exercise hedgehog kicks off in Europe

Estonia on the brink

Estonia is on the brink, as Russia ramps up hybrid warfare in Europe

As democracies flounder, an old idea gains new traction

Taiwan's colleges closing amid dropping enrollment

The World's Global Classroom

As Taiwan’s birth rate falls, universities shut down one after the other

Concerns grow over suspicious candidates in Mexico's 1st judicial election

Conflict & Justice

Concerns grow over suspicious candidates in Mexico’s 1st judicial election

Is erosion of academic freedom in Hungary a model for the Trump administration?

How Hungary’s higher education overhaul became a model for US conservatives

The global impact of George Floyd's death, five years later

5 years after George Floyd, did the global reckoning spark any real change?

Uber launching self-driving cars in Middle East

Transportation

Uber partners with Chinese firm to launch robotaxis in Middle East

The fate of the Sayyida Zeinab shrine in a changing Syria

Syria

After Assad’s fall, a revered Shia shrine in Syria faces a new era of uncertainty

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Pianist Kathleen Kelly and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton perform at Carnegie Hall.

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Why should tenors have all the fun?

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