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This photograph published in the Qilu Evening Post on February 10, 2016, shows Zhang Jinli's deep kowtow before his parents near a trainstation in China.
Culture
When was the last time you bowed to someone out of deep respect?
Vladimir Putin and John Kerry
Global Politics
This isn’t the first time the US and Russia have come together on Syria
Environment
New report blames most rising seas on humans — but this scientist remains hopeful
London Mayor Boris Johnson and Prime Minister David Cameron have been schoolmates, political colleagues, and are now rivals in a battle of Britain's future in Europe.
Global Politics
How Britain’s debate over Europe has opened an old rivalry between former schoolmates
Ample streets signs mark pedestrian crossings in Stockholm.
Development
Many Americans want to behave more Swedish on the road
The interior of an unoccupied communal cellblock is seen at Camp VI, a prison used to house detainees at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, March 5, 2013.
Global Politics
President Obama presents a vague plan to close Guantanamo Bay’s prison
The main characters of The Fob and I, Jisha and Sita, have a moment on the beach.
Media
Hollywood is a white boy’s club, says one report. Here’s an antidote.
Germana Soares is shown holding her child next to a doctor holding a black and white striped card.
Health
‘We have a child with microcephaly, and we’re happy’
Alejandro Sanz poses backstage with his best contemporary pop vocal award for "La Musica No Se Toca" during the 14th Latin Grammy Awards.
Culture
This pop star calling out an aggressor is highlighting a vast gender violence problem
Julie Morrissy
Belief
These activists are putting a face to a taboo word in Ireland: abortion
Elaine Marques, 29 (center left) smiles at Germana Soares, 24, at a group birthday party for babies born with microcephaly in Recife, Brazil.
Health
How Brazil’s favorite app is helping doctors and parents cope with microcephaly