Arts, Culture & Media

Infinite Summer

Young Africans seek to leverage Vice President Harris’ trip to Africa 

50 years ago, Nixon announced the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam

A student shows a piece of ceramic in the archaeological excavation near Salbitz, central Germany, on Friday, April 8, 2011.

States at dawn: Part I

The Kyiv Pesherska Lavra, the Monastery of the Caves, in Kyiv, Ukraine, ornate cathedral, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and it’s the heart of Ukrainian Orthodoxy.

Ukraine

Divisions among Orthodox church communities widen amid war in Ukraine

Music

The astonishing life and music of Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, the Ethiopian nun who has died at 99

Raising the street protest to art form: synchronized megaphone barkers sang and chanted in unison to fire up the crowds.

Protest

In France, students prove an unlikely ally in protests against pension reform

Montreal Canadiens superfans brace for historic record to be smashed

The sword of the Royal House of Avis on a stylized cross decorates the 56-meter high Monument to the Discoveries by the Tagus river in Lisbon, Thursday, March 30, 2023. 

Justice

Vatican rejects Doctrine of Discovery after years of pressure from Indigenous activists

Protesters hold posters calling for protection of Indigenous lands amid growing number of development projects in the Philippines.

Environment

The Philippines is among the most dangerous places in the world for environmental activists

Series of reimagined African folk tales launches on Netflix

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