Ukraine

The long fight for arts and culture in Ukraine as war rages on

Development

90% of the cars on Ghana's roads are imported used cars. Many are polluting or unsafe.

Leonardo de Carvalho Leal and Mayara Stelle administer the Twitter account Sleeping Giants Brazil, a platform for activism whose stated mission is to attack the financing of hate speech and dissemination of fake news, Dec. 11, 2020.

Free speech

Will Brazil’s ‘Fake News Bill’ regulate disinformation or stifle free speech?

Afghanistan

After Taliban ban, women NGO workers in Afghanistan struggle to make ends meet

Ukrainian rock band Vopli Vidopliassova and fans rediscover an old hit 

Lifestyle & Belief

This Jerusalem tattoo studio is part of a centuries-old Christian tradition 

Bollywood actresses from left, Siddhi Idnani, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, Adah Sharma and producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah during a press conference for the movie "The Kerala Story" in Mumbai, India, May 17, 2023.

Media

Is the fictional film 'The Kerala Story' cautionary or propaganda?

Arrest of online influencer Andrew Tate puts Romania’s webcam industry in the spotlight

Ukrainians embrace tattoos as a form of patriotism

Soldiers line up before leaving to patrol the streets in Bogotá, Colombia, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. 

Critical State

 Use the force: Part II

A statue of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas outside the Dylan Thomas Theatre in Swansea, Wales.

Music

A Christmas classic by Dylan Thomas is set to music

Dylan Thomas

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