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A supporter of the March and March movement, one of the main anti-immigrant organizations in South Africa, intimidates a passerby during a protest in Johannesburg on April 29.
WORLD / Society
Jul 22, 2026
South Africa¡¯s anti-migrant unrest led over 160,000 to flee
The country has seen weeks of nationwide protests, several degenerating into violence that has claimed the lives of at least four migrants.
A Palestinian trainer shows his purebred Arabian horse during a beauty contest at the Rawabi Palestine Arabians show, in Rawabi in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on June 27.
WORLD / Society
Jul 16, 2026
¡®In our blood¡¯: Palestinians keep horse culture alive against all odds
Despite living in densely populated areas, Palestinian breeders continue to raise horses in remarkably urban settings.
Farmers ride an ox cart along a street in Bauta, Artemisa province, Cuba, on June 27.
WORLD / Society
Jul 16, 2026
Tractors out, oxen in for fuel-starved Cuban farms
U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s imposition of a fuel blockade in January intensified the worst energy crisis in Cuba¡¯s post-revolutionary history.
Reenactors dressed as ancient Greeks perform a ritual at the foothills of Mount Olympus as part of the four-day Promitheia Festival honoring ancient Greek gods, near Litochoro, northern Greece, on Thursday.
WORLD / Society
Jul 6, 2026
At the foot of Mount Olympus, a return to ancient Greek heritage
For more than 30 years, hundreds of people who worship ancient Greek deities have been coming to the area to revive ceremonies whose roots stretch back to antiquity.
A group of civilian volunteers searches for survivors in a collapsed building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Saturday.
WORLD / Society
Jul 1, 2026
Venezuela quake death toll nears 2,000 as aftershocks ease
Opposition leader Mar¨ªa Corina Machado, who is stuck in Panama after unsuccessful attempts to reenter the country, has vowed to return as quickly as possible.
Alessandro Monteiro sits during the rehearsal of the play "Font Flip is Burning" ahead of its opening night in Mindelo, Cape Verde, on May 24.
WORLD / Society
Jun 29, 2026
Cape Verde, Africa¡¯s outlier in LGBTQ+ tolerance
The archipelago is currently the most welcoming country in Africa for the LGBTQ+ community, ahead of South Africa, according to Equaldex.
Migrants walk along the beach of Petit-Fort-Philippe in Gravelines, near Calais, France, last month. France, along with Spain and Britain, recorded increases in their refugee and asylum-seeker population last year.
WORLD / Society
Jun 19, 2026
Europe¡¯s refugee population stabilizes after decade of growth, study shows
The number of ?refugees and asylum seekers in the European Union and Britain stood at 9.59 million in 2025, little changed from ?9.58 million a year earlier.

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon

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