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Marine biologist Alice Lawrence assesses coral bleaching at Airport Reef in American Samoa.
Environment
‘Global bleaching event’ threatens corals around the world
The ancient Theatre of Assos overlooking the Aegean Sea, with the nearby island of Lesbos on the horizon, at right.
Conflict
This beautiful Turkish tourist town is now home to boats stuffed with refugees and migrants headed for Lesbos
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Books
Should nonfiction be considered literature? The Nobel Committee thinks so
The sign marking "FIFA Street" outside their headquarters in Zurich.
Sports
FIFA’s scandal has fallout in Africa
Professional video game player Lee Sang-hyeok is already a legend in the game, "League of Legends."
Sports
This 20-year-old South Korean is the God of video games
An Iranian girl carries a photo of the late leader of the Islamic revolution, Imam Khomeini, as she walks on a street covered with pre-election leaflets near Azadi Square in Tehran February 11, 2000.
Global Politics
What the Instagram feed of the great grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini can tell us
Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe speaks during the Global Leaders' Meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment at UN headquarters this September.
Economics
Many Japanese women are unimpressed by ‘womenomics’
Dublin-based trio Hare Squead
Music
The music scene in 21st century Dublin is changing — and this group is proof of that