As Israel, Iran square off in Syria, can Russia play peacemaker?
The homemade video shows a peaceful scene of skiers coasting down a shimmering snow-covered trail on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon, a towering range that straddles the borders of Syria, Lebanon, and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Suddenly…
Does The World Need A New Buzzword — ‘Syndemic’ — To Describe 3 Big Crises?
A new report in ‘The Lancet’ uses a not-too-familiar term to describe looming global problems that appear to be interconnected.
A plank for peace in Afghanistan
It may be only a small reed of trust for a possible peace in Afghanistan. Last week during negotiations in Qatar, the two sides agreed in principle to a “framework” for a grand bargain: The US would declare a timetable for withdrawing its troops while…
Mural Attributed To Banksy Stolen From Paris’ Bataclan Concert Hall
The mural — painted on an exit door — was believed to be a memorial to the victims of a 2015 terror attack that killed 90 people at the Bataclan.
Brazil Dam Disaster: 60 People Are Dead, With Hundreds More Missing
The dam that collapsed last week held more than 3 billion gallons of mud and mine waste. A mine worker says he heard a loud sound — and when he turned, he saw a “mountain of mud” sweeping toward him.
Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Sentenced To More Than 4 Years In Prison
The human rights lawyer was arrested in 2015 along with hundreds of other legal activists. Human rights groups say the sentence makes a mockery of the rule of law.
Hundreds Are Missing After Dam Collapses In Southern Brazil
The death toll from the collapse of a dam in southern Brazilian continues to rise as searchers labor in deep mud. Several hundred people are still reported missing.
Venezuela’s Power Struggle Is Expected To Become More Intense
Venezuela remains in crisis with much of the world rejecting President Nicholas Maduro, and endorsing the legislature’s opposition leader, Juan Guaido, the self-declared interim president.
Survivors Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day On 74th Anniversary Of Auschwitz Liberation
Former prisoners gathered at the site of the former concentration camp to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
To Keep African Swine Fever Out, Denmark Is Planning A Southern Boar(der) Fence
The 40-mile fence is being built to protect Denmark’s $5 billion pig industry from possible infection by wild boars. But critics doubt the fence will work, and warn it may adversely affect wildlife.
What Impoverished Communities In Venezuela Are Saying About The Current Crisis
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with a Venezuelan journalist who lives in a poverty-stricken community about what people there are saying about the current political protests.
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