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Life in the Last Capital City Still Split by a Border Zone
For decades, a hard border has divided Greek Cyprus and Turkish Cyprus, through Nicosia. One photographer spoke to those on both sides.
ISIS Is Using Internet Propaganda to Maintain a 'Virtual Caliphate,' UN Report Says
The report, which argues the internet still gives the terror group global reach, urges nations to spy on the dark web.
Parts of Asia Are On Their Way to Becoming Unlivable
Studies have found that living in some Indian cities might soon become a gamble.
A UN Official Compared Rohingya Living Conditions to Nazi Concentration Camps
“Let’s call it what it is,” he said.
1 Million Species Are Threatened with Extinction Thanks to Humans, UN Report Says
A comprehensive United Nations report compiled by more than 450 researchers warns of a dire future for both humans and nature if business continues as usual.
This Is How Quickly We're Killing the Planet
One million of the planet’s nearly 9 million species are facing extinction within decades, a new U.N. report says.
These Foreign Governments Got Leases in Trump World Tower after the Inauguration
The State Department approved the luxury-unit rentals, without approval from Congress
Kim Jong Un and Putin are about to take their relationship to the next level
The two world leaders could have their first meeting as early as next week.
Is Finland really the happiest country in the world?
For reasons that confound even Finns, the United Nations' 2019 “World Happiness Report” ranked Finland number one — again.
South Korea supplied oil to North Korea and didn’t tell anyone
The revelation comes amid a standstill on denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang.
New Zealand Just Got Told To Improve its Treatment of LGBTQI+ People
Three countries called us out at the UN's Universal Periodic Review.
Desalination Produces 50 Percent More Toxic Brine Than Previously Thought
The world’s desalination plants, which use energy intensive processes to remove salt from water, produce enough toxic brine each year to cover all of Florida under a foot of water.