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Brazil, the World’s Largest Catholic Nation, Embraces Polyamory

More people in a still largely conservative and religious nation are rejecting monogamy as they seek new definitions of romance, and of family.​More people...

Japan Releases Chinese Boat Captain After Detaining Him for 30 Hours

The captain’s arrest had raised fears of a broader diplomatic confrontation between Japan and China, which have been at odds for months.​The captain’s arrest...

Life in Beirut Beneath the Drones

More than a year into a cease-fire, the mechanical whir of Israeli drones above the Lebanese capital is a reminder that, in many ways,...

New Research Absolves the Woman Blamed for a Dynasty’s Ruin

A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife...

How Peter Biar Ajak, a Sudanese Peace Activist, Was Caught Plotting a Coup

Peter Biar Ajak, a democracy advocate, was convicted of conspiring to buy and export weapons for a revolt in South Sudan.​Peter Biar Ajak, a...

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