Britain is building one of the world’s most expensive railways. Many people now think it’s pointless
The HS2 high-speed rail line was supposed to re-energize the UK. Instead, controversy, astronomical costs and downsizing have ...
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Uruguay’s Crime-Fighting Lessons for the World
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Scientists discover the world’s largest coral — so big it can be seen from space
It’s more than 100 feet long, around 300 years old, made of nearly 1 billion little polyps and visible from space ...
‘The Color Purple’s’ Fatima Robinson and Parris Goebel Lead World Choreography Award Winners
Choreographers for "Blindspotting" and "The Color Purple" were among the winners at the World Choreography Awards.
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Ghana becomes dumping ground for the world’s unwanted used clothes
An estimated 20 million people are thought to earn their livelihoods in the global waste industry by collecting, disposing, ...
20 of the world’s best soups
If a bowl of soup strikes you as the ultimate in comfort, you’ve got plenty of company. Here are 20 of the world’s best soups ...
Elizabeth Shackelford: Might makes right. Welcome to the new world disorder.
The rules-based order that had shaped the rules of the game since World War II was already on its heels before Donald Trump ...