<p>In this audio postcard, author and activist Karen Cheung looks back on a tumultuous year in her hometown, Hong Kong.</p>


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Reflections on a year in the streets

Fishermen limit forays into the Caribbean over fear of US strikes

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Conflict & Justice

Traditional fishermen limit forays into the Caribbean over fear of US strikes

Volunteers supply vehicles for the Ukrainian front lines

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Ukraine

A road race relay where hope is the baton

A day in Baghdad's Martyrs' Cafe

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Culture

An afternoon at the iconic Martyrs’ Café in Baghdad

Lessons from the world's most thriving megacity

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Development

Lessons from the world’s most thriving megacity

Can foreign apprentices save Germany's small business economy

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Business, Economics and Jobs

Help wanted: Germany hires its next generation of workers from abroad

Introducing Shenzhen, the city that rewrote China's future

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Shenzhen: The city that rewrote China’s future

Grand Egyptian Museum building as intriguing as its artifacts

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Arts, Culture & Media

Two decades in the making, the Grand Egyptian Museum building is as intriguing as its artifacts

Venezuela's 'Cartel of the Suns' and why the US wants it on the terror list

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Global Politics

US designates Venezuela’s ‘Cartel of the Suns’ a foreign terrorist organization. What is it, really?

'2000 Meters to Andriivka'

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New film shows reality on the ground as Ukrainians battle for the village of Andriivka

Millennial former prime minister on being '100% yourself' while leading a nation

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Leaders

Former Finnish prime minister discusses her memoir and tenure as world’s youngest leader

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