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Jun. 03, 2026
Earth Works

Just last fall, Salma Al-Hassan hosted her very first ceramics circle at Dalston Clay in London.  Although she was no stranger to the ceramic craft, Salma often found herself underrepresented…

Jun. 03, 2026
Matcha Walk Club

“Hi guys, I love matcha and walking, does anyone want to meet up?” That was the question Yasmine Birem posted in a Facebook group last year. Yasmine was in the…

LEBANON
Jan. 21, 2026

Collateral Damage

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held an “extraordinary session” in Paris this week focusing on protecting world heritage sites in Lebanon following growing concern from prominent…

Jan. 21, 2026

A Fish, a Civilization

Archeologists working in Belize have discovered the oldest example of a network of man-made canals and ponds used to trap freshwater fish, a 4,000-year-old construction that may have helped the…

SWITZERLAND
Jan. 21, 2026

Clocking Out

A court in Switzerland ruled that a dial manufacturer in the famed Swiss watchmaking industry was justified in requiring workers to punch out for bathroom breaks, pitting the rich Alpine…

GERMANY
Jan. 31, 2025

The Faulty ‘Firewall’

Germany’s opposition conservatives won parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a proposal to restrict migration, a vote that stirred controversy because it breached a “firewall” by working with the far-right Alternative…

SERBIA
Jan. 29, 2025

Resignation 101

Serbia’s prime minister Milos Vučević stepped down Tuesday in an attempt to calm political tensions following weeks of massive student-led anti-corruption protests over the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy…

GREECE
Jan. 28, 2025

Justice Derailed

Tens of thousands of Greeks protested across the country on Sunday to demand justice for the 57 people who died in Greece’s worst rail disaster two years ago, the Associated…

THAILAND
Jan. 24, 2025

Thai Do

Hundreds of same-sex couples got married in Thailand on Thursday after the country became the first in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality in a landmark bill, CNN reported. The…

IRELAND
Jan. 23, 2025

Dáil Drama

Micheál Martin is set to become Ireland’s prime minister for the second time after lawmakers formally approve him as head of a coalition government on Thursday, the BBC reported. In…