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A fence marks the border between Mexico and the US in the Anapra neighborhood of Ciudad Juarez.
Conflict
In the aftermath of 9/11, the US has radically altered how it deals with immigrants
Water, food, and a welcome sign greeted refugees who reached Frankfurt, Germany
Global Politics
Germany’s track record taking in outsiders makes its refugee policy even more inspiring
female marine
Conflict
Marine Corps commander says others’ expectations, not women’s ability, are the problem
Varsha Deshpande
Justice
How come there are no girls? Pregnant women in India want to know.
Abandoned "ghost nets" take a deadly toll on fish and aquatic ecosystems around the world. The NetWorks program in the Philippines attacks the problem by paying fishermen to haul up old nets and then sends them to Europe and the US to be recycled into com
Environment
Philippines project turns ‘ghost’ fishing nets into carpets
Master brewer - or toji - Emi Machida at the 130-year-old Machida Brewery in Gunma, Japan. Under her direction, her family's premium sake has won gold seven times at the Annual Japan Sake Awards.
Food
Brewing sake in Japan is becoming a woman’s game — again
graffiti near parthenon
Arts
Greece might be the best place in the world to be a graffiti artist