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Israel planning to expand Golan Heights settlements
Israel’s prime minister says his government plans to double the Israeli population in the Golan Heights, an area considered a ...
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What comes next for South Korea after Yoon’s impeachment?
The six justices on South Korea’s constitutional court have begun deciding whether or not to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office. The World’s Host Marco Werman has more.
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The EU wants to build its own Starlink
The EU has worked out a price tag for a constellation of satellites that would beam internet service from space to its member states. The project, called Iris2 is increasingly a priority for the EU, ...
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Enormous iceberg in Southern Ocean is freed from a vortex
An iceberg the size of Rhode Island is once again floating through the Southern Ocean, after being stuck in place due to being caught in a vortex. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Till Wagner ...
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Jamaican parliament considers removing British king as head of state
After Jamaica gained independence from England in 1962, it retained the British monarch as head of state. But if new legislation presented in parliament were to pass — which is unlikely — that would ...
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New Amazon facility doesn’t live up to hype in Tijuana neighborhood
When Amazon brought a fulfillment center to Tijuana’s Nueva Esperanza neighborhood in Mexico, the business community praised the new addition as a welcome boost to the local economy. A city press ...
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Cyclone devastates island nation of Mayotte
Cyclone Chido roared through the island nation of Mayotte on Monday with 140-mile-per-hour winds. Thousands are feared dead in the French Indian Ocean territory, though France’s interior minister said ...
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Spicy Thai soup with a twist: big, gooey fish eggs
In the south of Thailand, the dialect is faster, the sun is hotter and the food is not just spicy, it’s atomic. The World’s Patrick Winn visited a small-town cook in the region who makes curry soup ...
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Israel to expand Golan Heights settlements as Syria goes through political transition
Over the weekend, Israel’s government approved a plan to double its population in the Golan Heights — a rocky, mountainous region along the borders between Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. With the ...
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After Assad’s fall, long-displaced Syrians begin to return home
Syrians waited in long queues at border gates in southern Turkey this week, preparing to return to their homeland. With a ...
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Women in Afghanistan can no longer attend medical institutes
A new directive from the Taliban bans women from studying dentistry, nursing and midwifery. The group, which took over the ...
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Denmark is fed up with Russia’s shadow fleet
The straits of Denmark are notoriously narrow and shallow. And they’re a strategic gateway for Russian oil. But because that oil is sanctioned by the West, Russia tries to sneak it out through Danish ...