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Series of reimagined African folk tales launches on Netflix

Family portrait of the Mabior family.

Daughter of South Sudanese freedom fighters reflects on family and country

Beirut museum damaged by blast reopens

The directors of “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire,” along with some other guests from Africa visit Disney studios to meet with filmmakers

Contemporary African animators make their mark on the international scene 

A few customers sneak into a card shop just before closing time in Akihabara, Tokyo. 

Pokémon fever once again grips fans around the world

Environment

Why corals in American Samoa are thriving despite warmer oceans 

The World's Global Classroom

West Virginia University votes to ax foreign language degrees

Yemeni vendors display various types of dry goods at a traditional market as food prices rise, in Sanaa, Yemen, Oct. 1, 2022.

Conflict & Justice

Yemenis say their country is about more than war and humanitarian aid

Traveling monks work on a sand mandala at Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois.

Sacred Nation

Tibetan monks on tour in US as China continues to restrict religion in Tibet

Dominican Republic closes border with Haiti over water rights dispute

Energy

Norway becomes top gas supplier to Europe after Russia invasion

Wind turbines turn behind a solar farm in Rapshagen, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. 

Ukraine

War in Ukraine spurs 'rapid deployment' for renewables, energy chief says

A group of men praying in front of the mosque in Tinmel village that has suffered serious damage in the recent earthquake.

Natural disasters

Tinmel — Morocco’s medieval shrine and mosque — is one of the historic casualties of the earthquake

During a recent morning mass, Saints Peter and Paul Garrison Church, in Lviv, Ukraine, is packed. 

Ukrainian Greek Catholics lament lack of support by Vatican amid war with Russia

People affected by an earthquake camp outside their homes, in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. 

'Organizing chaos': Moroccans in Spain send aid convoys home after devastating earthquake

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