World
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Israel’s own ‘witch hunt’ ... and a test for the rule of law
Corruption allegations against Benjamin Netanyahu raise basic questions: To what extent may an elected leader maneuver to stay in power, and at what cost to democratic institutions?
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First Look Bethlehem church renovation hopes to bolster local Christian community
For the first time in 600 years, murals and columns of the Church of Nativity, claimed to be the site of Christ's birth, have been restored to their former glory. Pilgrimage and tourism to the church are seen as a means to keep Palestinian Christians in the region.
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First Look Iraq celebrates anniversary of defeating Islamic State
Iraqis celebrated the one year anniversary of driving out the Islamic State stronghold on Dec. 10. While many approached the national holiday with a joyous attitude, some wondered about the 1.8 million Iraqis who remain displaced after the war.
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Episode 9: The Role of War
War… what is it good for? Turns out, perhaps peace. While we continue to fight long and expensive wars around the world, they are much less fatal than in the past. But with how much war has changed through the decades, do civilians really understand its role?
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Progress Watch Why more states are giving juvenile offenders a second chance
More attention is being given to the idea that young offenders can still make radical changes to their mind-set. As a result, measures aimed at rehabilitating juvenile prisoners instead of punishing them are spreading across the United States.
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Witty repartee still features in Parliament. But does it persuade anymore?
After watching the oratory in the British House of Commons, American congressional speechmaking seems like an inferior method of debate. But is Parliament truly as persuasive as it seems?
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Book lovers fill gap left by tainted prize, but will Nobel be back in 2019?
The New Academy’s recognition of Maryse Condé has covered for the lack of a Nobel Prize in Literature in 2018. But the Nobel Committee is still recovering from the issues that waylaid this year’s award.
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In a bid to save Soviet-era art, Kiev activists preserve a slice of history
Eager to erase its communist past, Ukraine recently launched a campaign to destroy Soviet-era symbols. But efforts to preserve these works point to the value of art as an important relic of history.
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First Look Spain's unexpected wave of migrants: teenagers
Following an uptick of teenage migrants traveling from Morocco to Spain, the European nation is grappling with unprecedented numbers of unaccompanied – and vulnerable – minors who are looking for work.
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As Theresa May fumbles Brexit, a far-right backlash is brewing
The protests France is witnessing don't suit the British – unless they're pushed too far. As rightist supporters of Brexit channel a more overt nativism, many worry the country is moving into uncharted waters.
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France’s ‘yellow vests’ only have one common message: anger at government
France’s “yellow vest” protesters have been highly visible, but their motives have been cryptic, thanks in large part to their lack of leaders and structure.
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Meanwhile in ... the United States, students are attending college on esports scholarships
And in northeastern Brazil, researchers say a massive group of termite mounds could be as much as 4,000 years old.
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No haven from hardship: Why some Syrians return from Europe
Why would refugees who emptied their savings, took on debt, and risked their lives to reach Europe just a few years ago head back to a perilous Syria? Part 10 of On the Move: the faces, places, and politics of migration.
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First Look As European soccer clubs push gender equality, Real Madrid falls behind
Real Madrid is one of the increasingly few top European soccer clubs that don't have a professional women's team and the club says among its plans to launch into esports and build a theme park, it won't field a women's team any time soon.
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A Mandarin duck swims in Central Park in New York on Dec. 5. In the weeks since it appeared in Central Park, the duck has become a celebrity.
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How to give with quality: five points to consider
These days, many people looking to make a donation want to be sure it will truly make a difference. So in this piece, a philanthropy expert shares her insights.
- This bighearted Flint resident helps many feel blessed at Thanksgiving
- A chance for women in prison to express themselves
- Life skills with a side of kale: Helping homeless youth one salad at a time
- Difference Maker In Pakistan, she sees the value in children who ‘are never seen or heard’
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Episode 9: The Role of War
War… what is it good for? Turns out, perhaps peace. While we continue to fight long and expensive wars around the world, they are much less fatal than in the past. But with how much war has changed through the decades, do civilians really understand its role?
- Progress Watch Why more states are giving juvenile offenders a second chance
- Progress Watch What's giving gender parity a leg up at US corporations
- Episode 6: Poverty Progress
- Progress Watch More girls, African-Americans enroll in AP computer science. Why that matters.
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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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There’s safety in the family fold for rural LGBT people in Uganda
Tolerance can grow from the inside out. In Africa, traditional families may at first feel shame in their LGBT members, but their strong values may also hold the group together.
- ln Gambia, dreams of a less dangerous path to a future somewhere else
- First Look NBA looks to Africa for new talent and fans
- First Look MPs urge Kenya to pass gender representation bill
- EU tests idea in Gambia: Would more opportunity at home mean fewer migrants?
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How a border ‘shutdown’ would look from a border town
For many, daily border crossings are a way of life: Hundreds of thousands of people and a billion-plus dollars in goods legally cross the US-Mexican border every day, making closures a blow to both sides.
- First Look Canada arrests executive of Chinese tech company
- On Mexico border, asylum-seekers take organizing into own hands
- With new president's inauguration, leftist leadership comes back to Mexico
- First Look US-Mexico relations at crossroads as Obrador takes office
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In Taiwan's upset election, a complicated message for Beijing
Some say midterm elections that sharply boosted the China-friendly KMT party give China confidence about its growing influence ahead of Taiwan's 2020 presidential poll. But others paint a much more nuanced picture.
- First Look Thailand's indigenous Chao Lay under threat by both tourism and conservation
- First Look Cambodia considers lifting ban on opposition party activities
- First Look Filipino policemen convicted of murdering teenager in drug war
- First Look China orders medical team to stop gene-editing project
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First Look After Rohingya refuse to go, Bangladesh puts return plans on hold
On Nov. 15, Bangladesh had planned on beginning the repatriation of 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar, where they had previously faced violence. But the Rohingya people – fearing for their own safety – refused to return when the buses appeared.
- Lure of Europe loses shine for Afghans
- First Look Aasia Bibi free in Pakistan as hard-line Islamists protest blasphemy
- India’s Modi stakes claim to future – and past – with world’s tallest statue
- First Look India's ruling party caters to Hindu nationalists ahead of elections
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In a bid to save Soviet-era art, Kiev activists preserve a slice of history
Eager to erase its communist past, Ukraine recently launched a campaign to destroy Soviet-era symbols. But efforts to preserve these works point to the value of art as an important relic of history.
- First Look Spain's unexpected wave of migrants: teenagers
- As Theresa May fumbles Brexit, a far-right backlash is brewing
- France’s ‘yellow vests’ only have one common message: anger at government
- No haven from hardship: Why some Syrians return from Europe
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Israel’s own ‘witch hunt’ ... and a test for the rule of law
Corruption allegations against Benjamin Netanyahu raise basic questions: To what extent may an elected leader maneuver to stay in power, and at what cost to democratic institutions?
- First Look Bethlehem church renovation hopes to bolster local Christian community
- First Look Iraq celebrates anniversary of defeating Islamic State
- What one death threat says about Taliban's campaign of fear
- First Look Israel targets Hezbollah tunnels near Lebanese border
