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November 22, 2023
- ‘Ghosts from the Past’: Fears of Abortion Setback after Milei Wins in Argentina
- Pakistan Under Fire for ‘Shocking’ $830 Exit Fee for Refugees who Fled Taliban
- Hunger Crisis Threatens Chad as Funding for Food Aid Falters
- Asylum Groups Warn of ‘Catastrophic Situation’ in Northern France
- ‘It Is All About Listening and Sharing’: Indigenous Solutions to the Carbon Divide
- ‘Hell de Janeiro’: Scorching Heat Highlights Brazil’s Glaring Inequality
- How a Sleepy Town in Cambodia Won a Place on Unesco’s Culinary Map
- Emperor’s New Clothes: Why the French Are Ready to Embrace Napoleon Again
- ‘They’ll See She Was Extraordinary’: Callas Centenary Inspires New Generation to Find the Real Maria
- Japan’s Dying Art of Cormorant Fishing – In Pictures
- The Waste Pickers of Nairobi’s Dandora Dump Site – In Pictures
- Months After Deadly Floods in Libya, Migrants’ Families Still Await News of the Missing
- The Big Picture: In Search of a Land Where Time Stands Still
- ‘It’s Always Us Who Pay the Price’: Displaced by DRC’s Endless Cycle of War
- ‘You Live in Your Own Bubble’: Swedish City Takes on Loneliness with a Simple Hi
- ‘There Are No Crops to Celebrate’: Climate Crisis Wipes Out a Way of Life in Taiwan’s Mountains
- Stay or Go? Offered a Future Away from Home, Tuvalu’s People Face a Painful Choice
- As Morocco Tries to Rebuild After Quake, Tradition Is Top of Many Minds
- In Spain, the Latin Grammys Recognize Powerful Women
- ‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ a Story of Second Chances, Gets One More
November 16, 2023
- Is Argentina the First A.I. Election?
- Taylor Swift Takes Her Eras Tour Global, Shaking Argentina
- ‘They Bring US Joy’: Afghans Swept up in Cricketing Fairytale
- Bangladesh Garment Workers Fighting for Pay Face Brutal Violence and Threats
- ‘If It Doesn’t Smell Like Funk, Something’s Wrong With Your Recipe’: Brazilian Baile Funk Goes Global, Again
- Weevils and Lemon Ants: a Chef in the Amazon Keeps Rainforest Dishes Alive
- ‘Leave the Gold in the Ground’: Ecuador’s Forest Guardians Mobilise Against Illegal Mining in Amazon
- ‘He Turned Heads’: Ghana’s Most Stylish Guys – in Pictures
- ‘Pachi Pachi’ or ‘Kachi Kachi’? Japan Launches Foreigners’ Guide to Tricky World of Onomatopoeia
- ‘It Was Incredible to See’: Kenyans Dig Deep on First National Tree Planting Day
- Dust, Hail and Bank Loans: the Mongolian Herders Facing Life Without Grass
- Amsterdam Welcomes Decline of Nuisance Tourism After ‘Stay Away’ Drive
- Meet the African Artists Driving a Cultural Renaissance
- Peace Corps, Criticized for Medical Care, Settles Wrongful-Death Suit for $750,000
- In Texas, Vietnamese American Shrimpers Must Forge a New Path Again
- The Corner Lot Where All the World’s Vegemite Comes From
- Adventures on Dublin’s Culinary Trail
November 9, 2023
- Workers for Fast Fashion Brands Fear Starvation As They Fight for Higher Wages
- Anger Over Fish Stocks As Senegal Village Mourns Boat Disaster Dead
- Geothermal Spa Closes in Iceland As Guests Flee After Series of Earthquakes
- Fermented Coconut and Cashew Fruit: the Ancient Spirits Fuelling India’s Craft Alcohol Boom
- Scottish University Returns Tribal Warrior Skulls to Taiwan
- Seoul to Trial Seatless Subway Carriages to Cut Rush-Hour Congestion
- Love Letters, Gossip, Prayers and Poetry: the Tapes That Sustained the Somali Diaspora
- How One Small Statistic Became a Story That Spanned a Continent
- As a Teen, She Loved Video Games. Now She’s Using A.I. to Try to Quash Malaria.
- In the World's Driest Deset, Ancient Wisdom Blooms Eternal
- An Old Master's Song for the Nation That Broke His Heart
- A Cook's Tour of Tokyo Food Scene
- A Bundle of 18th-Century Love Letters Is Unsealed at Last
- Poland’s Art World Awaits a Culture War Counteroffensive
November 2, 2023
- ‘You Have Forgotten Us’: Darfur’s Victims Struggle on in a Chad Refugee Camp
- ‘It’s Like a Plague’: Land Buying by Outsiders Threatens Patagonia’s Peace
- French Couple Take Dealer to Court for Share of African Mask’s €4.2M Sale Price
- ‘Reggae, Hip-Hop and a Lot of Humour’: the Ghanaian Funeral Troubadour’s Joyful Soundtrack for the Dead
- 12Th Fail Review – Indian Exam Yarn Offers Hope on Overcoming Corruption and Poverty
- Dekotora: the Decorated Trucks of Japan – a Photo Essay
- ‘More to This Place Than Barbed Wire’: South Korea Reimagines Its Dmz As a Path Towards Peace
- Love Bikes, Hate ‘Wild Parking’ – Dutch City Puts Rule-Breakers on the Rack
- ‘Changing Takes Time’: How Female Photographers in Africa Are Redefining Their Lives
- More Than Just Rugby’: Championship Generates Harmony in South Africa
- The World Is Becoming More African
- A 500-Year-Old Inca Mummy in Peru Now Has a Face
- A Dancing Nun Is the Stuff of Horror in Mexico
- Shanghai’s Halloween Party, a Rare Chance for Chinese to Vent in Style
- For China’s Jobless Young People, Hostels Are the Place to Be