World
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By staying on the job, Poland's top judge fights the right-wing government
Poland is in the midst of a battle over its Supreme Court, which the ultraconservative ruling party is trying to remake. And by quietly coming to work, Judge Małgorzata Gersdorf has become the face of resistance.
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After years of unrest, Ethiopia enters new era of openness
After decades of repression, Ethiopia appears to be entering a new phase of reform, marked recently by the end of a 20-year border war with Eritrea. Thanks to a new prime minister, many Ethiopians are imagining a hopeful future.
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Briefing As clock ticks down, Britain finally reveals its plan for Brexit. What now?
Nine months before the deadline to leave the EU, British Prime Minister Theresa May has finally, officially, backed a policy of a “soft” Brexit, but it is not clear that she has made enough concessions to convince Brussels to do a deal.
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First Look Won't you be my neighbor: Melbourne experiments with community-led housing
As Melbourne – like many cities in Asia-Pacific and around the world – continues to grow, services and infrastructure struggle to keep up. Five innovative housing initiative in the city hope to reduce that strain by building stronger community bonds.
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First Look As NATO seeks to prove relevance, Canada offers to lead Iraq mission
Canada offered to lead NATO's new training mission, pledging to provide 250 troops and an unspecified number of military helicopters to help Iraq fight against a future power grab by the Islamic State.
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First Look US Air Force rescue specialist details 'once in a lifetime rescue' in Thai cave
During the rescue operation for the trapped 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach, there were around a hundred people from all over the world inside the cave guiding each one's passage to safety.
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First Look Myanmar opens peace conference with ethnic rebel groups
The Myanmar government is convening with the military and ethnic rebel groups at a major peace conference in an attempt to reach a formal cease-fire. This is the third attempt to reach an agreement as some rebel groups are reluctant to sign until political terms are made clearer.
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In rediscovered reed flute, a soulful link to Jordanian identity
Music speaks to our souls and our individual and collective identities. How much more so when the music comes from the soil under our feet? And how unfortunate, then, would it be to lose it?
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First Look Bond between players and coach may have saved Thai boy's lives
Encouraging words of wisdom from soccer coach Ekapol Chanthawong and his experience in meditation as a Thai monk may have played a large role in keeping the 12 Thai boys alive inside the flooded cave until they were rescued this week.
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First Look Algeria stops expelling migrants into Sahara after pushback
Algeria’s deadly policy of leaving migrants in the Sahara Desert, where temperatures often exceed 122 degrees F., has almost completely ended after widespread condemnation. More than 13,000 people had been dropped off in the region since May 2017.
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Why a nearly 30-year-old list of names is roiling modern Latvia
As a nation transitions from occupied state to democracy, is it better to reveal or destroy the identities of informants in order for a nation to move on? Latvia is still deciding which way to go.
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First Look Croatia will make its first-ever appearance in World Cup final
Croatia faces its biggest sporting moment since becoming an independent nation in 1991 after defeating England in extra time to advance to the World Cup final.
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First Look Families reunited, then deported to Guatemala
The tumultuous journey of several reunited families, who had been separated after they crossed the United States border illegally, ended where it started – in their homeland of Guatemala, where they must try to start anew or return to their lives prior to fleeing.
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Syrian civil war, on Israel's doorstep, brings swirl of changing attitudes
Wars bring horror, and Syria’s war is no exception. But in the desperate fight for survival, myths can be smashed, and that sets the stage for sometimes surprising changes in thinking.
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France players celebrate winning the World Cup with coach Didier Deschamps after beating Croatia 4-2 at the Luzhniki Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, on July 15.
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In Italy, how one cooperative is trying to counter the Mafia’s influence
The organization Beyond the Dreams provides a glimpse into Italy’s challenges, which on one hand are distinctive and yet resonate far beyond its borders.
- In Morocco, women find a recipe for success and gainful employment
- He dreamed of teaching children with a background like his own
- Difference Maker How one woman in East Boston shares climate know-how with coastal neighbors
- Difference Maker A bridge for the divide between Midwestern farmers and their immigrant workers
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Progress Watch Why the happiest countries are not always the wealthiest ones
Finland ranked No. 1 in the 2018 World Happiness Report for its citizens' healthy work-life balance and trust in its national systems. Increasingly, in almost every facet of society – from policymakers to businesses to schools – more people are looking to well-being as an indicator of progress.
- Progress Watch More lawmakers agree: feminine hygiene products should be free for prisoners
- Progress Watch Behind death penalty’s sharp global decline, a shift in attitudes?
- Progress Watch One way the US is working out its homeless problem
- Progress Watch How the world made macro strides in curbing microbeads
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First Look Repair shop plays vital role during Paralympics
A team of technicians from nine different countries fix everything from broken wheelchairs to sit-skis during the Paralympic Games in South Korea.
- First Look Paralympic snowboarder invents cutting-edge prosthetics
- First Look South Korea considers restoring forest razed for Olympics
- Letter from Pyeongchang: Finding beauty in the Olympic struggle
- When Olympism runs in the family
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Silicon Valley begins putting cyberbullies in the crosshairs
With the rate of digital bullying increasing, tech firms escalate efforts to build automated tools that can detect and flag online harassment.
- Passcode A more connected military means new battlefield glitches, too
- Passcode Opinion: How to counter the Kremlin's hacking playbook
- Sponsor Content The economics of trust in digital services
- Passcode Podcast: Life as a teenage hacker
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Letter from Mexico: Lessons in a quake zone
Monitor correspondent Whitney Eulich was working at home on Tuesday, with her 11-month-old daughter downstairs, when a 7.1 earthquake struck Mexico City. Two days later, she reflects on living with temblors, and the power of public support.
- Inquiry into chemical weapons attack should leave from Damascus, not Turkey, says Syrian minister
- Could the Trump administration send Fethullah Gülen back to Turkey?
- Martin McGuinness: How being honest about his IRA ties let him become a peacemaker
- UN report: Norway is now the happiest nation on Earth
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First Look Algeria stops expelling migrants into Sahara after pushback
Algeria’s deadly policy of leaving migrants in the Sahara Desert, where temperatures often exceed 122 degrees F., has almost completely ended after widespread condemnation. More than 13,000 people had been dropped off in the region since May 2017.
- After years of unrest, Ethiopia enters new era of openness
- What noodles can teach us about Nigeria's reluctance on free trade
- First Look Ethiopia and Eritrea unite after ending 20-year border war
- South Africa's unlikely ultramarathoner helps others cross the finish line
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First Look Families reunited, then deported to Guatemala
The tumultuous journey of several reunited families, who had been separated after they crossed the United States border illegally, ended where it started – in their homeland of Guatemala, where they must try to start anew or return to their lives prior to fleeing.
- With election of new president, often-cynical Mexicans opting for hope
- First Look Mexico's López Obrador will dominate Congress, with record female contingent
- First Look Cuba releases environmental activist on parole after hunger strike
- How laughter brought more voters to the polls in Colombia
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First Look Won't you be my neighbor: Melbourne experiments with community-led housing
As Melbourne – like many cities in Asia-Pacific and around the world – continues to grow, services and infrastructure struggle to keep up. Five innovative housing initiative in the city hope to reduce that strain by building stronger community bonds.
- First Look As NATO seeks to prove relevance, Canada offers to lead Iraq mission
- First Look Myanmar opens peace conference with ethnic rebel groups
- Beijing gets tough on trash
- First Look Former Malaysian leader arrested for theft, money laundering
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First Look Bond between players and coach may have saved Thai boy's lives
Encouraging words of wisdom from soccer coach Ekapol Chanthawong and his experience in meditation as a Thai monk may have played a large role in keeping the 12 Thai boys alive inside the flooded cave until they were rescued this week.
- First Look After 18 days, entire Thai soccer team rescued from cave
- First Look Philippine city ushers in 'community-led rehabilitation' after siege
- First Look Indonesian elections hint at rise of political Islam in the secular country
- First Look India takes direct control in Kashmir after alliance ends
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By staying on the job, Poland's top judge fights the right-wing government
Poland is in the midst of a battle over its Supreme Court, which the ultraconservative ruling party is trying to remake. And by quietly coming to work, Judge Małgorzata Gersdorf has become the face of resistance.
- Why a nearly 30-year-old list of names is roiling modern Latvia
- Briefing As clock ticks down, Britain finally reveals its plan for Brexit. What now?
- US-Europe ties and the audacity of July 1948
- Briefing Immigration deal saves German government, points to European future
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In rediscovered reed flute, a soulful link to Jordanian identity
Music speaks to our souls and our individual and collective identities. How much more so when the music comes from the soil under our feet? And how unfortunate, then, would it be to lose it?
- Syrian civil war, on Israel's doorstep, brings swirl of changing attitudes
- First Look Some Syrians return home although risks remain
- Iran protests: why Rouhani's foes are backing off their hard line
- Into dark cycle of Mideast revenge, this group tries to bring light
