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cows in the grass
To reduce its emissions, Colombian ranch experiments with a new variety of grass 
people around a table
Conflict & Justice
Colombia’s govt launches peace talks with the nation’s largest-remaining rebel group
Demonstrators show "stop oil in Africa" written on their hands during a protest with Stop Pipelines coalition against pipelines in East Africa.
Energy
Land issues at the heart of Uganda’s oil showdown
man speaking at podium
Sacred Nation
Japan’s infamous ‘happy’ cult sets sights on the United States
big wave
Surf’s up!: Riding the world’s largest waves in Portugal’s Nazaré
After the discovery of commercial quantities of oil in 2006, Hoima, Uganda, is being referred to as “Oil City,” Hoima, Uganda, November 2022.
Energy
Why African countries like Uganda are investing in fossil fuels
soccer player with head in his hands
Lionel Messi’s last shot at World Cup glory
soccer jersey for sale
Sports
Brazil’s yellow-and-green soccer jersey stirs up controversy
This address is listed on an official police website back in China as an “Overseas Police Service Center,” but the locale appears abandoned. 
Global Politics
China has a police network that stretches across some 30 countries, NGO says
mass grave with crosses
Ukraine
Investigators look for answers after Russian forces buried more than 400 bodies in a mass grave in Ukraine
Jorge Drexler poses in the press room with his Grammys at the 23rd annual Latin Grammy Awards at the Mandalay Bay Michelob Ultra Arena on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Las Vegas. 
Music
Uruguayan musician Jorge Drexler wins big at Latin Grammy Awards
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un shake hands during their meeting in Vladivostok, Russia on April 25, 2019.
Ukraine
North Korea-Russia relations are warming up amid war in Ukraine
The Nehr-i-Khayyam drainage ditch in Karachi, Pakistan, where sewage and trash collect and can impede the flow of stormwater.
Climate Change
‘The system is broken’: At COP27, developing countries push for more money to adapt to climate change
Parents in Argelita fixed up this abandoned lot adjacent to the new school, turned it into a playground and garden.
Education
A school reopens in this small Spanish village after 47 years
Pregnant women hold their medical cards and wait for their turn to be examined at a government hospital on World Population Day in Hyderabad, India, Friday, July 11, 2014. 
Reproductive rights
As India becomes the world’s most populous nation, engaging men in family planning ‘will be a game changer’
Evaporation ponds in the Atacama salt flat
Energy
Global demand for lithium is changing Chile’s Atacama Desert
Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, speaks at the COP27 UN Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. 
Climate Change
At COP27, Lula promises to resume Brazil’s ‘leading role’ as a climate defender
The giant Velutina hornet is about four times bigger than a honey bee.
Environment
In Spain, beekeepers continue to battle killer hornets
Pakistanis shops in a weekly pet market in Lahore, Pakistan, Nov. 13, 2022.
Lifestyle
As Earth surpasses 8 billion people, ‘the planet can feed and sustain billions more,’ demographer says
A parishioner enters into the Catholic church of Cazurra, a village of around 75 inhabitants, in the Zamora province of Spain, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021.
Religion
‘People want to shed light’: Spain finally investigates sexual abuse within Catholic institutions
Residents of Izium take a break next to some shattered stores. Most of the residents left but some elderly stayed behind.
Ukraine
Izium was liberated in September. The hard work of returning back to normal has only begun.
The view of where Abdul Ghazi’s house used to be, as seen from the roof of the school where he and his family fled to escape the flooding that struck Pakistan.
Climate Change
A Pakistani family sees firsthand the effects of climate change, as negotiators at COP27 battle over how to pay for them
Historians come together to uncover disturbing aspects of Polish and Eastern European shared history.
Ukraine
War in Ukraine spurs new bonds between historians of shared Soviet past
Downtown Oaxaca city in southern Mexico. 
Environment
Oaxaca trash dump closure wreaks environmental havoc
Humanist Purnendu Goswami, 49, at his ashram in the pilgrimage town of Vrindavan, India. Goswami runs a school for underprivileged children on the ashram grounds.
Sacred Nation
‘Fanaticism is all about aggression’: One man’s journey from a Hindu nationalist to a humanist
A view of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine
Ukraine
‘I thought we were going to die’: A Ukrainian woman speaks out about her ordeal as a prisoner of war
In this photo taken on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, an elderly man sits inside a bus in the station of Moscow, Russia. More and more migrants from the Central Asia are coming come to Moscow in search of work.
Ukraine
Russia’s war creates economic hardships for Central Asian migrants
A voter moves to cast their vote after filling out their ballot at a polling site inside The Shed arts center, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.
Ukraine
Russia is placing ‘a major bet’ on US midterm election outcomes, journalist says
Victor Wembanyama, player from the Metropolitans 92 during a game against the Elan Bearnais, in Levallois Perret, near Paris, Tuesday, Sept.27, 2022.
Sports
French basketballer ‘Wemby’ aims for a shot in the NBA
Tourists stand in front of a giant banner showing the golden mask of King Tutankhamun at Luxor temple in Luxor, Egypt, Nov. 4, 2022. 
History
100 years since the discovery of King Tut’s tomb
A mural with the words "Patria y Vida," or "Homeland and Life," a twist on the Cuban national motto, "Homeland or Death."
Elections
In Miami, Cuban American progressives promote civic engagement ahead of midterms
Shown in the Spanish language are "He Votado Hoy" stickers or "I voted today" at a polling place in Philadelphia.
Elections
Texas candidates battle for Hispanic vote in US midterm elections
A view of Almaty from Kok Tobe Park, a popular hilltop tourist attraction accessible by cable car.
Ukraine
Stuck without passports in Kazakhstan, Russians who avoided the draft face a ticking clock
Members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force hold national flags as they parade during a ceremony to remember those soldiers who died on the first day of the Tigray conflict, outside the city administration office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Thursday, Nov
Conflict & Justice
After 2 years of war, hope for peace in northern Ethiopia
playground
Ukraine
‘As a mother, I’m scared’: Recalling the day a popular Kyiv playground was hit by Russian military
Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by his wife Sara, waves to his supporters after first exit poll results for the Israeli Parliamentary election at his party's headquarters in Jerusalem
Netanyahu win is set to ‘change the face of Israel,’ Israeli reporter says
In this Aug. 3, 2007, file photo, psilocybin mushrooms are seen in a grow room at the Procare farm in Hazerswoude, central Netherlands. 
Medicine
Study: ‘Magic’ mushrooms show promise for treating severe depression
Multicolored displays of Korean marinated salads are a mainstay at Almaty’s Green Bazaar.
Food
In Kazakhstan, timeless Korean recipes are loved and maintained
president at podium
Ukraine
Russia’s ‘conflict diamonds’ under scrutiny 
Migrants from Venezuela cross into Chile from the Bolivian border near Colchane, Chile
Migration
Chile grapples with transnational criminal organizations targeting migrants and locals
destroyed tanks
Ukraine
These Ukrainians are trying to rebuild their lives at home — despite renewed Russian strikes
The cover to "Solito" by Javier Zamora.
Books
New memoir speaks to the trauma of migration and the potential for healing
Pastor Gábor Iványi, one of Hungary’s best-known religious leaders, stands in his office near a photograph.
Sacred Nation
This pastor officiated Orbán’s wedding. Now he’s one of his fiercest critics.
Venezuelan migrants board a boat in the Colombian city of Necocli that will take them closer to Panama, the next stop on the way to the United States
Migration
New Biden policy leaves thousands of Venezuelan migrants stranded
About 120,000 people took part in Pride celebrations in Taipei on Saturday, Oct. 29.
LGBTQ
Taiwan celebrates LGBTQ pride as activists push for further progress
view of monument
Ukraine
War in Ukraine expedites Poland’s move to destroy Soviet-era monuments
A store displays packages of unwanted clothing for ready for selling, Iquique, Chile.
Environment
Fast fashion is causing an environmental disaster in Chile’s Atacama Desert
people on street walking past banners
Ukraine
Poland has taken in more Ukrainian refugees than any other EU country. Local mayors say they’re running out of money.