China just arrested top Hong Kong pro-democracy figure Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong authorities arrested a prominent pro-democracy media mogul on Monday, another sign that the sweeping national security law imposed
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Belarus election: How a homemaker took on Europe’s longest-serving dictator
One of Europe’s last remaining dictators held onto power after facing his greatest political challenge in decades — and rigged
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Lebanese government resigns amid public pressure after the Beirut explosion
Lebanon’s entire government, including its prime minister, has resigned amid public outrage over the explosion in Beirut last week that
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Protesters across Thailand call for new elections following the arrest of pro-democracy activists
Pro-democracy activists participated in a new round of protests across Thailand this weekend, demanding both new elections and constitutional reforms
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Beirut protests demand regime change after explosion
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Read moreLebanon explosion: What Beirut needs to recover
As Lebanon recovers from a deadly explosion in its capital city, Beirut, much of the country has a serious request
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A new study finds that giving kids deworming treatment still benefits them 20 years later
In 1998 and 1999, public health workers in Kenya set out to treat children in Kenyan schools for common intestinal
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The Beirut explosion could exacerbate Lebanon’s economic crisis
Before a deadly blast rocked Lebanon’s capital on Tuesday, the country’s economy was already on a Venezuela-like trajectory. Now, with
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The murder spike in big US cities, explained
The murder spike in big US cities, explained As if a Covid-19 pandemic wasn’t bad enough, the headlines suggest America
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US and Russia near end of New START — and the nuclear weapons control era
In December 2019, a secretive group of elite Americans and Russians gathered around a large square table. It was chilly
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