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Turkish businesses worry about Syrians going home

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Refugees

Turkey grapples with loss of labor as Syrian refugees return home

Finnish city Oulu is a European Capital of Culture in 2026

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Culture

Finnish city of Oulu is European Capital of Culture for 2026

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Arts, Culture & Media

A new South African video heist game robs museums to return African art

Danes are changing their country's conscription policy

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Military

Denmark changes its military conscription policy

Austro-Mexican singer finds out it really does take a village

A woman with braided hair in a red shirt stands confidently among a group of people wearing colorful, elaborate masks and costumes, in front of a yellow building with ornate architectural details.

Japanese tap dancer brings rhythm to New York City streets

A woman in a black top and jeans performs a dynamic dance move on a plaza with a historic red brick building in the background. Other people are walking by and trees line the square.

This tap dancer from Japan uses New York City landmarks as her backdrops

How a historic ‘magical bean’ is helping Indigenous groups in Colombia

A person in a pink hoodie using a hoe to dig in a grassy area surrounded by trees and tall plants.

Environment

How a historic ‘magical bean’ is helping Indigenous groups in Colombia 

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Conflict & Justice

As Islamabad reels from mosque bombing, Pakistan’s military fights insurgents in border regions 

Not quite The Terminator, these robots still look human-like and perform tasks

A humanoid robot holding a sweater in a bright, modern living room, with a man standing nearby drinking from a cup, and large windows showing greenery outside.

Science & Technology

Why an Albanian dictator’s cinematic legacy is being preserved

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Albania embarks on a controversial film restoration project

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The Guerrilla Girls Call Out Art-World Inequality

Four vertical syringes of SARS CoV-2 Vaccine for COVID-19

Pandemic set to widen global inequality

The Takeaway

Video Game Fame, Covering Israel, and Wendell Pierce From ‘The Wire’

How Inequality Explains the 2016 Election

The Price of Justice, When Summer’s No Vacation, Design and Desire

Politics with Amy Walter: Unpacking the Democratic Debates from the Aspen Ideas Festival

Presidential candidate Marina Silva is introduced at a recent rally in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Global Politics

The honeymoon may be over for Brazilian presidential candidate Marina Silva

Education

New data reveal stark gaps in graduation rates between poor and wealthy students

Why urban schools aren’t providing the lift needed to push poor kids up

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