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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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Australian researchers study oysters’ resilience in face of climate change
Moreton Bay, on Australia’s eastern coast, has lost over 95% of its oyster reefs over the past few centuries. These reefs are ...
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Trump’s sweeping tariffs undermine decades-old global trade system
Sweeping new tariffs on imports to the US amount to a tectonic shift in trade policy, one that critics say undermines norms around globalization that delivered prosperity to the US and its trading ...
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In Antarctic waters once covered by massive sheet of ice, scientists find thriving ecosystem
Back in January, a massive chunk of ice the size of Chicago broke off from an ice sheet on Antarctica’s coast. Exploring the waters this oversized block of ice once covered, scientists found — to ...
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South Korea says it sent babies abroad for adoption ‘like luggage’
Since the end of the Korean War in the 1950s, South Korea provided an estimated 200,000 children for international adoptions.
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Is Tren de Aragua a real threat to US national security?
The Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan gang that President Donald Trump is targeting in his latest wave of deportations, formed in a Venezuelan prison and quickly became a transnational criminal ...
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Scientists and veterinarians help wildlife impacted by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred in Australia
Many species of animals and birds were injured and displaced by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred several weeks ago. Now, an effort ...
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What remains now that fighting is over in Khartoum
Last week, the Sudanese Armed Forces forced the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces out of Khartoum. The once busy capital was the setting for a brutal stalemate between both sides. Hamid Khalafallah is ...
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Ukrainian military chaplains tend to soldiers and others at risk
Peace talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine appear to have stalled. But far from the negotiation tables, Ukrainian lives are still at risk from Russian aerial attacks. And it’s not just soldiers ...
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Orban: ICC ‘no longer a rule-of-law court’
Hungary has begun proceedings to leave the International Criminal Court. The announcement coincides with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the country despite an active warrant for ...
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We can always travel, even if just in our minds
Sometimes, memories of travel — even years after visiting a place — can transport us there, simply through mental snapshots. That’s exactly what producer Fil Corbitt captured one particular evening in ...
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New Indonesia law stokes fear of authoritarian backslide
After India and the US, Indonesia is the largest democracy on Earth. The country also has a dark history of military rule that only ended in the late 1990s through a mass uprising in the streets. A ...