Miscellaneous

April 09, 2021

Top of The World: The flag at Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom is flying at half-mast on Friday following an announcement from the royal family that Prince Philip had died. And, Israel said it will not cooperate with the ICC investigation into potential war crimes committed in the Palestinian Territories. Also, despite a surge in COVID-19 cases, the neighboring South American countries of Ecuador and Peru are holding presidential elections on Sunday.

Obituary

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died at 61

The World

March 18, 2021

After weeks of speculation about the health and whereabouts of Tanzanian President John Magufuli, he was pronounced dead on Wednesday night.

Photography

Photos: Arab uprisings began with quest for freedom and led to repression, wars

The World

December 16, 2020

What started as a series of idealistic revolutions turned into dashed dreams of democracy and revival of authoritarian governance. The decade since has seen yet more instability and violence.

At this Roman bar, talk about anything. Just not COVID-19.

The World

December 04, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic comes with a heavy psychological toll. So, Cristina Mattioli, a bar owner in Rome, banned talking about it to encourage her customers to focus on more positive things.

Books

'Pathways to possibility’: New book argues optimism is key to endurance through tough times

Living on Earth

October 29, 2020

2020 has been a challenging year, to put it mildly. A new book by family therapist Rosamund Zander suggests ways we can all overcome stress, fear and danger by acting out of optimism rather than despair.

On China's New Silk Road

Italy is caught in the middle of the EU's tussle with its 'systemic rival,' China

The World

September 21, 2020

Italian populists—skeptical of the value of EU membership—drove Italy to become the first G7 country to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Then the pandemic brought generous EU aid, leaving Italy to reassess who its real friends are and how best to help its economy.

Obituary

Ginsburg's impact on women spanned age groups, backgrounds

Associated Press

September 21, 2020

The pop culture status that Ruth Bader Ginsburg found — or rather, that found her — in recent years was just a side show, albeit one that amused her, to the unique and profound impact she had on women's lives around the world.

A Paris neighborhood honors 92-year-old Holocaust survivor who died after COVID-19 bout

The World

September 02, 2020

Eugene Deutsch was a neighborhood figure known for making the daily rounds at local cafés and bakeries. He died alone in his apartment during the lockdown in Paris.

Religion

PHOTOS: Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid the coronavirus

Associated Press

July 30, 2020

Muslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving at Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Wednesday for the start of a historically unique and scaled-down hajj experience reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19

Paulinho Paiakan is remembered as a hero to Indigenous Brazilians

The World

June 22, 2020

As Brazil tops 1 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the country’s Indigenous peoples mourn the death of a historic leader.

Miscellaneous

Britain remembers Prince Philip

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died at 61

Photos: Arab uprisings began with quest for freedom and led to repression, wars

At this Roman bar, talk about anything. Just not COVID-19.

'Pathways to possibility’: New book argues optimism is key to endurance through tough times

Italy is caught in the middle of the EU's tussle with its 'systemic rival,' China

Ginsburg's impact on women spanned age groups, backgrounds

A Paris neighborhood honors 92-year-old Holocaust survivor who died after COVID-19 bout

PHOTOS: Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid the coronavirus

Paulinho Paiakan is remembered as a hero to Indigenous Brazilians

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