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How a deeply Buddhist Bhutan keeps religion and politics from mixing
Bhutan is officially a Buddhist kingdom. It's also a fledgling democracy trying to establish a balancing act to honor its ...
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Africa’s only Baha’i temple offers a rare respite in Uganda’s bustling capital
The Baha’i faith hasn't attracted many followers in Africa. But there is one Baha’i temple on the continent, located in the ...
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Trump’s sweeping tariffs undermine decades-old global trade system
President Donald Trump's wide-ranging tariffs announced on Wednesday are designed to project strength, raise revenue for tax ...
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Why this minority group in Moldova is so resistant to the country’s shift toward the EU
As Moldova tries to align itself with the European Union, the region of Gagauzia continues to lean pro-Russian. Now, there ...
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‘I don’t want to be French’ meme spurs French teasing and anger
This week, someone transformed a line from the 2009 Lady Gag hit, “Bad Romance,” from “I don’t want to be friends” to “I don’t want to be French.”  And then they set it free on TIkTok. Millions of ...
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International student athletes set to shine in Final Four March Madness games
Madness is down to the Final Four teams on both the men’s and women’s sides, and many athletes on the remaining rosters are international students. The World’s Bianca Hillier shares a few of their ...
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In a unanimous court decision, South Korea’s president is ousted
South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously voted to remove President Yoon Suk-yeol from office. This after months of deliberation following Yoon’s declaration of martial law. But although the ...
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New investigation finds Maltese poachers traveling to Egypt to hunt birds
A new investigation by the New Arab news outlet has revealed that Maltese hunters travel as far as Egypt to hunt migratory birds commonly found in the EU. Often these birds, like the Maltese falcon, ...
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AI lets you and me draw like famed Japanese animator
A new trend is taking over social media. Users use Chat GPT Pro to render selfies, portraits, memes — whatever — in the style of Hayao Miyazaki, the artistic genius behind movies like “Spirited Away” ...
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Russia-Ukraine-US negotiations update
At NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, foreign ministers from across the alliance wrapped up meetings about their collective defense. One of the subjects at the top of the agenda was the war in ...
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Meningitis outbreak outpaces vaccines
In northern Ghana, families are reeling from a deadly meningitis outbreak. The disease spreads fast, striking without warning—one day, a loved one has a fever; the next, they’re gone. Hospitals are ...
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Brazil’s advantages in a trade war
As the world braces for the impact of US tariffs, Brazil is hoping its strong economic ties with China will keep its export economy humming. The World’s Carolyn Beeler spoke to Oliver Stuenkel, a ...