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Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is shown wearing traditional white robes while standing next to and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wearing a suit.

China holds high-level talks with the Taliban

Top of The World: China Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks on Wednesday with high-level Taliban officials. And, a vital roadway and lifeline that supplies humanitarian aid to the war-torn Tigray region in northern Ethiopia is blocked. Also, one of the world’s largest container ships that blocked the Suez Canal for six days in March — causing global supply chain havoc — has reached the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands

China holds high-level talks with the Taliban
Rie van de Mueren (r) used to be a professional ballroom dancer. She's with Dieuwer Duijf at the Music Salon, which holds dance parties for the elderly in north Amsterdam.

Amsterdam is tackling loneliness one dance party at a time

Amsterdam is tackling loneliness one dance party at a time
Police investigates a van with Spanish license plate packed with gas canisters in the vicinity of the concert venue Maassilo, after a concert was cancelled because of a terror threat, in Rotterdam.

Dutch police step up probe into terror scare after canceling a rock concert in Rotterdam

Dutch police step up probe into terror scare after canceling a rock concert in Rotterdam
The biggest mobile barrier in the world, the Maeslant storm surge barrier was built to protect the Dutch city of Rotterdam from a one-in-10,000-year storm. It's part of the massive investment the Dutch are making to protect themselves in a new era of risi

As sea levels rise, Rotterdam floats to the top as an example of how to live with water

As sea levels rise, Rotterdam floats to the top as an example of how to live with water
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You might want extra life insurance before trying some of the recipes in this cookbook

You might want extra life insurance before trying some of the recipes in this cookbook

New York just one of several cities facing increased risk of coastal flooding

As New Yorkers clean up from Hurricane Sandy, they're also considering what they might do to stop such a storm surge in the future. It's a common problem facing leaders of cities the world over.

New York just one of several cities facing increased risk of coastal flooding
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Cities and Rising Waters

The flooding New York City experienced from Sandy could become a more common occurrence as climate change causes sea levels to rise. The World's Rhitu Chatterjee explores how coastal cities in other countries are protecting themselves from inundation.

Cities and Rising Waters

Expert says Rotterdam art heist likely an inside job, linked to drug trade

Tens of millions of dollars worth of art was stolen from a Rotterdam art museum last week and now signs are emerging that the entire thing may have been connected to illegal drugs. But a security expert says it also likely was done by someone with inside knowledge.

Expert says Rotterdam art heist likely an inside job, linked to drug trade
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Busy waterway

We're looking for one of the world's busiest shipping corridors for the Geo Quiz. The canal we're looking for is in the Western hemisphere.

Busy waterway