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Mexico midfielder Veronica Perez scores a goal past Colombia goalkeeper Stefany Castano (1) during a Group F soccer match in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup at Moncton Stadium.
Sports
Turf burns and 120-degree fields show FIFA’s contempt for the Women’s World Cup
Elaine Diaz is a professor of journalism at the University of Havana.
Media
A Havana journalism professor is testing the limits of media freedom in fast-changing Cuba
A worker displays newly minted commemorative 2.5 euro coins to mark the bicentennial of the battle of Waterloo.
Business
Belgium to France: Euro this, Napoleon!
Singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo
Music
Angélique Kidjo defied the school of hard knocks to become the knock-out musician she is today
Marion Poizeau
Education
In Iran, where the women school the men on surfing
A scientist prepares to scan a root inside a laboratory at the International Rice Research Institute
Culture
UPDATE: Nobel laureate resigns after ‘girls in labs cry’ remark
Maggi instant noodles are seen on display at a grocery store in Mumbai. On June 5th the Indian government issued a nationwide recall of the instant noodle brand over after regional food inspectors said the test batches of the popular snack were found to c
Health
The recall of Maggi noodles has many Indians wistful and perplexed over the fall of an iconic brand
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Arts
How Filipino Americans spun their way to pop music fame
Neha Narula just finished her PhD at MIT. She says early mentoring was essential to her career in computer science.
Education
For women in computer science, a little mentoring goes a long way
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Culture
Why can’t men be mermaids in South Korea? Reporter Heidi Shin explains
Three sisters form the band The Warning
Music
These Mexican sisters give Metallica a run for their money
U.S. Army photo by SSG. Russell Lee Klika
Conflict
‘Make no mistake, these women are warriors’