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Pope Francis gave his first-ever interview on China and the Chinese people on January 28, 2016, to then-Asia Times columnist ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...

Human history is often romanticized as a gradual progression toward enlightenment and justice. The deeper we dig into the ...

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“It looks like it will die,” Nishibori said of the cherry tree, “but it’s not going to die. The next spring, there will be ...