The World in Words

How the Basque language has survived

How soccer became multilingual

Scientist Joshua Miele demonstrates a virtual wireless Braille keyboard attached as an input device to an Android phone.

Will blind people use Braille in the future? 

Yes or No

When an American says 'sure' to a Brit, does it mean yes or no? 

Chinese sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth is coming to Netflix. 

The sci-fi of another language

Environment

Why corals in American Samoa are thriving despite warmer oceans 

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

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

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

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

Do people who grow up in two musical cultures have a bilingual-like cognitive edge?

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