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Joe Biden aparece en una pantalla mientras unas personas miran.
Every 30 Seconds
Cómo los puertorriqueños del centro de Florida pueden decidir las elecciones estadounidenses
Una joven posa para una fotografia en frente de unas plantas.
Every 30 Seconds
Los jóvenes latinos de EE. UU. están a la vanguardia de una revolución climática
A JD.com sign is seen at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, Oct. 20, 2019.
US-China relations
Schiff: US power to confront hard targets like China ‘has really atrophied’
Members of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) look on as they visit a section of the restored bridge, which was blown up during a military conflict between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed rebels, in the settlement of
2020 US presidential election
A diminished team of international election observers begins its mission in the US
An archbishop blesses a man with his golden cross
Human rights
Iraqi archbishop who helped save ancient manuscripts from ISIS nominated for EU award
A demonstrator holding a sign reading #GeorgeFloyd and #BLM marches near Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, May 30, 2020.
Every 30 Seconds
BLM is increasingly a voter issue for Latinos in Georgia
President Donald Trump points as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden listens during the first presidential debate, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Top of The World
Foreign observers see rancorous US debate; Kuwait swears in new emir; UK, Canada impose sanctions on Lukashenko
A farmer works in a paddy field under the power lines near Nam Theun 2 dam in Khammouane province in Laos, Oct. 28, 2013.
Development
How a Chinese company took control of an entire nation’s electrical grid
US President Donald Trump throws his hands in the air as he talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping
2020 US presidential election
Chinese reactions to Trump and Biden are mixed  
A large, beige building
Foreign policy
US Embassy closure in Iraq would hand Tehran a ‘strategic victory,’ says former Iraqi amb to UN
Three white men stand together outside. One wears a hat with German flag colors. One's blue shirt back reads "Dissident."
Politics
Europe’s far-right stands behind Trump in US 2020 election
Teacher Ivania Guevara demonstrates during class to the children with hearing problems in the Melania Morales School in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 22, 2004. 
The origin of Nicaraguan Sign Language tells us a lot about language creation
A woman walks among the Spanish flags placed in memory of coronavirus victims in Madrid, Spain, Sept. 27, 2020.
Top of The World
Pandemic reaches grim milestone; Pompeo visits Crete; US presidential candidates to spar
Sihanoukville, Cambodia, has become a construction site in recent years, with dozens of Chinese projects to build business and apartment high-rises, and with roads under construction around town.
On China's New Silk Road
Opening the door to Chinese investment comes with risks for Southeast Asian nations
President Donald Trump crosses his arms as he listens during a White House meeting with Hispanic leaders, July 9, 2020, in Washington, DC.
2020 US presidential election
What Trump’s taxes mean for national security
Nazeer Mohammed shows a photo of his 1 1/2-year-old son on the boat to Cyprus.
Displacement
Lebanese take to the sea — risking their lives to reach Europe
US President Donald Trump his shown with his hands raised near his face and wearing a dark suit and stripped tie.
Top of The World
Trump’s taxes show money from foreign sources; Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict flares; India passes 6 million cases
People attend a campaign rally by US President Donald Trump at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, Sept. 24, 2020.
Trump administration
Retired army commander: US institutions will ‘ensure a peaceful transition of power’
US President Donald Trump sits in front of a CAL FIRE firefighting aircraft as California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during a briefing on wildfires in McClellan Park, Calif., Sept. 14, 2020. 
2020 US presidential election
Explainer: Biden clashes with Trump in tale of two climate narratives
A group of police officers are shown carrying large weapons and wearing face masks while walking down the middle of a street.
Anti-terrorism police investigating knife attack in Paris
Smoke rises from the Bobcat Fire burning near Mount Wilson in the Angeles National Forest, near Los Angeles, Sept. 23, 2020.
The Big Fix
This author argues that fighting climate change means focusing on ‘Earth repair’
Standing in a grassy field, Joe Biden speaks about climate change during a campaign event held outside the Delaware Museum of Natural History in Wilmington, Delaware, Sept. 14, 2020.
Climate Change
The world is watching: 2020 US election will have a big impact on global climate politics
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a candidate for the presidential elections in Belarus, greets people during a meeting in her support in Brest, Belarus, Aug. 2, 2020.
Global Politics
Belarus opposition leader: ‘We are fighting for the future of our children’
A 1795 logbook from the slave ship called the Mary is on display at Georgetown University Library.
History
A slave ship’s logbook from 1795 reveals harrowing details of the middle passage
A group of people are shown in a demonstration with one person carrying a sign that says, "Say Her Name."
Top of The World
Decision in Breonna Taylor case sparks new protests; Hong Kong police arrested Joshua Wong; North Korean troops shot and killed a South Korean official
Izcan Ordaz, center, has been spending more time with his parents Simon Ordaz, left, and Xochitl Ortiz during the pandemic.
Every 30 Seconds
For this young Latino, spending more time with family is an upside to the pandemic
People walk near the former street sign for ''Via dell'Amba Aradam''
Italians divided over whether Black man’s beating death was motivated by racism
Delegates attend talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar, Sept. 12, 2020.
Women & Gender
Afghan women negotiating with the Taliban say they feel ‘heavy responsibility’
A boy sits in a living room at a desk and watches a TV with a lesson airing on it.
Education
Math at midnight: Students stuck in US struggle with remote learning at Chinese schools
In this file photo, Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, vice chairman of Open Russia, testifies before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs about "Civil Society Perspectives on Russia" on Capi
Human rights
Russian opposition politician: ‘Two dictatorships in Europe are two too many’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talks to the press after the college of EU commissioners in Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 23, 2020.
Top of The World
EU to overhaul migration policy; China aims for net-zero emissions by 2060; Lukashenko inaugurated again in Belarus
In this image made from UNTV video, US President Donald Trump speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2020, at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
US-China relations
US-China expert: Trump’s UNGA speech shows dangers of fraying diplomatic relations
Pairs of individuals hug each other at an airport with their luggage on their shoulders and near their bodies
US-China relations
‘You can’t just break up’: US-China tensions add stress for binational couples
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a ranch amongst smoke in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, Aug. 28, 2020.  
Environment
Brazil’s wetlands ravaged by out-of-control wildfires
The United Nations headquarters is seen during the 75th annual UN General Assembly high-level debate, which is being held mostly virtually due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in New York, US, Sept. 21, 2020.
Top of The World
#UNGA75 goes virtual with big challenges; China expands Tibet labor program; Australian whales get beached
A technician works in the lab at Visby Medical, makers of a new COVID-19 test kit, in San Jose, Calif., Aug. 28, 2020. 
Health
Atul Gawande: With right ‘political environment,’ US can control the coronavirus
Since the fire that engulfed Moria camp on Lesbos island nearly two weeks ago, more than 500 of the 12,000 displaced migrants and refugees have been taking shelter at a center run by Team Humanity, a nonprofit humanitarian organization. 
Refugees
Migrants displaced by Lesbos fire say conditions at new camp are inhumane
Venice’s Grand Canal was for centuries a thoroughfare for the global shipping trade on the ancient Silk Road.
On China's New Silk Road
Italy is caught in the middle of the EU’s tussle with its ‘systemic rival,’ China
the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wears a bright red suit jacket
Women & Gender
RBG’s early days in Sweden shaped her fight for women’s equality
A group of musicians of color wearing all black clothing stand on stage with their instruments
Music
London composers inspired by BLM confront classical music’s inequities through sound
A young boy is shown wearing a red mask and holding a pencil while sitting on a mat next to a tree outside for school.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: Reopening schools and workplaces amid the coronavirus
The skyscraper headquarters of Germany's Deutsche Bank are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 21, 2020.
Top of The World
Global banks allowed dubious money transfers; Belarus opposition presses EU; China releases air attack video
In this July 30, 2018, file photo, the setting sun is reddened by smoke from a wildfire over a vineyard, in Finley, California.
Amid wildfires, US farmworkers labor with few protections
Health care workers gather for lunch purchased by members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD)
COVID-19
Pandemic raises fears for immigrant doctors whose status in the US is uncertain
In this file photo, a mural depicting messages against sexual harassment and reading "safe cities" in Arabic script is seen on a highway in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 3, 2018.
Gender
Social media censorship in Egypt targets women on TikTok
People wearing protective face masks walk in a busy street in Paris as France reinforces mask-wearing in public places as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across Europe, Sept. 18, 2020.
Top of The World
Europe, Middle East face COVID-19 surge; Taiwan tensions escalate; Trump to ban TikTok, WeChat
Lorena Cantarovici, CEO of Maria Empanada, has begun teaching empanada-making classes via Zoom to help keep her business solvent during the pandemic.
Latino small businesses struggle to stay afloat during the pandemic
A snowboarder heads back to the lodge at Squaw Valley in Olympic Valley, California, Dec. 5, 2015. Last month, the resort announced plans to change its name in the coming year.
A racial slur remains in hundreds of place names throughout North America
A family member of Javier Ordonez, who died after being detained by the police, wears a T-shirt that reads: "Justice for Javier" during his funeral in Bogota, Colombia, Sept. 16, 2020.
Violence
Report: Colombian protesters’ killings follow pattern of police violence
In this file photo from Dec. 7, 2013, US Vice President Joe Biden listens to Colonel James Minnich, Secretary of the United Nations Command, Military Armistice Commission, at the border village of Panmunjom, in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the military b
2020 US presidential election
How would Team Biden handle a showdown with North Korea?
An African man wearing sunglasses and a white shirt sings at the piano into a microphone
Coronavirus Art
A new study on coronavirus songs in Africa looks at the impact of music with a message
A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting for updates on the coronavirus outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 6, 2020.
Top of The World
‘Alarming rates of transmission’ return to Europe; Diack sentenced to prison for corruption; US restoring Iran sanctions
signing ceremony
Global Politics
Palestinians worry about the impact of the Abraham Accords. They say it’s time to elect new leaders.
In her new book, author Isabel Wilkerson, right, argues a caste system — not race — explains inequality in the United States.
Author Isabel Wilkerson: Caste, not race, is the ‘bones’ of inequality in the US
Norwegian youth sit on the ground while spending time outdoors on a lake.
Lifestyle
Norwegian outdoor living concept ‘friluftsliv’ could be valuable pandemic coping strategy
A group of protesters carries protest signs. One wears a colorful tie-dye shirt and has blue hair. The others wear white and black shirts.
Protest
BLM Tokyo tackles Japan’s own issues with anti-Black racism
A Boeing 737 Max jet is shown in the air with its wheels down prepared for a landing.
Top of The World
House report faults Boeing, FAA; Yoshihide Suga elected new PM of Japan; Report alleges Venezuela committed human rights abuses
President Donald Trump arrives for a Latinos for Trump Coalition roundtable at Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Phoenix.
Every 30 Seconds
Trump, Biden battle for Latino vote in Arizona
Close up of Alexei Navalny, a white man with short hair wearing a turtle neck and a few people standing behind him
Global Politics
Nalvany poisoning shows it’s ‘much riskier’ now to stand up to the Kremlin, says investigative reporter
National flags of Bahrain, UAE, Israel and the US are projected onto the walls of Jerusalem's Old city, Sept. 15, 2020.
Global Politics
Israel hoping to boost regional security with Abraham Accords