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The Dark side of Rwanda's recovery

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center left, meet with Angolan President Joao Lourenco during the US Africa Leaders Summit 2022

US aims to ‘amplify Africa’s voice’ as leaders gather for summit in DC, Amb. Thomas-Greenfield says

The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022.

Ana Montes memorized classified US documents to leak to Cuban officials, author says

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, President of the Supreme Court Rosa Weber, center right, are accompanied by governors and ministers for an inspection visit and support for the Supreme Court headquarters.

Brazilians rally behind Lula after violent rampage in Brasília 

Kiribati Minister of Justice, Hon Takarabu Tofinga, speaks at a panel discussion on climate security in the Pacific, in the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion of the COP27 UN Climate Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.

Kiribati rejoins collective of Pacific Island states after ‘crisis’ withdrawal period

People who lost their houses in the devastating earthquake, lineup to receive aid supplies at a makeshift camp, in Iskenderun city, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. 

'Assad can't clean up his act with a natural disaster,' US Amb. to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield says

Seafood Congee, as presented in the Taiwanese cookbook Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation.

Books

A new book explores Taiwan's culinary identity

Justice

Reparations for Japanese Canadians imprisoned during World War II viewed by many as too little, too late

Cast members perform during a rehearsal of the opera "Monkey: A Kung Fu Puppet Parable" at the Emerson Paramount Center in Boston, Sept. 20, 2023.

Arts, Culture & Media

A modern take on an ancient Chinese folk tale

Women & Girls

Spain all-boys choir finds a new tune and admits girls

Identity

Mexican American teen star sings on after heated controversy with Mexican audiences

Panelist for the online event on the environmental impact of the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine

LIVE Event: The Environmental Cost of the War in Ukraine

Business, Economics and Jobs

A new underground gig economy is booming in New York City as migrants wait for work permits

A portrait of Sasami from her self-titled LP, "Sasami."

Movement

‘It’s all mixed’: Sasami makes music inspired by her multicultural heritage 

Rewilding in Spain brings back ancient bovine

A video still from "The Lemberg Machine," 2023.

New film tackles Ukraine's role in the Holocaust

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