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Refugees and migrants jump off a boat as they arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos, November 26, 2015.
Culture
A historically xenophobic metaphor has been used by Trump, Limbaugh, Obama —and us?
Northern Lines Railway in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
Global Politics
Like Europe, a Minnesota city struggles with refugees
Graph of renewable energy investment
Environment
Even with low fossil fuel prices, renewable investment hit record highs
Geovane Silva holds his son Gustavo Henrique, who has microcephaly, in Recife, Brazil. Health authorities in the Brazilian state at the center of a rapidly spreading Zika outbreak have been overwhelmed by the alarming surge in cases of babies born with mi
Health
Update: Up to 4 million Zika cases predicted
A couple kiss in front of the Pantheon during a demonstration of supporters of same-sex civil union in Rome.
Justice
Protesters in Italy tell lawmakers it’s time to ‘wake up’ and recognize same-sex unions
William Thomas (L), Concepcion Picciotto (C) and Ellen Thomas (R) sit in front of the White House.
Culture
The story behind Concepcion Picciotto, Washington’s most resolute protester
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's "Dos Mujeres (Salvadora y Herminia)" (1928).
Arts
Frida Kahlo’s breakthrough work is coming to Boston
The French AZERTY keyboard is subtly different from the QWERTY keyboard used in the English-speaking world.
Culture
AZERTY yourself: Should we end this French keyboard madness?
A health worker stands in the Sambadrome as he sprays insecticide to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus, in Rio de Janeiro. Inspectors are spraying the insecticide around the Sambadrome, the outdoor grounds where thousands of
Health
The Zika virus has Brazil fumigating the Sambadrome in advance of Carnival
Rugs
Business
Step inside the LA shop ready to profit from better Iran-US relations
Tugba Sunguroglu, Ilayda Akdogan, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Elit Iscan, and Gunes Sensoy in Mustang.
Arts
Virginity tests and an Oscar nomination: The rise of ‘Mustang’