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Out of Eden Walk: On foot across northern India

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Israel's Netanyahu addresses Congress at a time of high tension

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Israeli PM Netanyahu defends the war in Gaza on Capitol Hill 

Visiting Japan's oldest village

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Japan’s oldest village tries to attract new, younger residents

Brazil’s Olympic delegation led by gymnast Rebeca Andrade

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Rebeca Andrade leads Brazil’s women’s gymnastics team to the Olympics

Saving 'The Tears of Chios'

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The enduring harvest of the ‘Tears of Chios’

Brazilian table tennis star headed to both the Olympics and Paralympics

Brazilian table tennis star headed to Olympics and Paralympics

Russia's political class revels in Biden stepping out of presidential race

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Media outlets in Russia react to Biden dropping out of US presidential race

New project seeks to solve housing crisis using mushroom byproduct and troublesome weed

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Discrimination against LGBTQ communities in Malawi limits access to health care

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Out of the closet, out of care: LGBTQ communities in Malawi struggle to access health care

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