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(Bpk/Bildagentur/Meller Marcovicz, Digne/Art Resource, NY) From the pinnacle of government ... Emotionally and spiritually, however, their lives are parched of meaning and oppressed by fear of the ...

The world of poetry is wide—you can dig in to a longer poetry book or read short poems when time allows. And it’s an art form that pretty much anyone ... Trembling breathlessly at the brink of ...

Nigerians are trapped in hunger, disease and poverty, which are all mutually-reinforcing existential threats to the common person. Even those who resorted to the ancient dictum of making food ...

Days stretched without a proper meal, the hunger sharp and relentless ... It is also rooted in fear. Some students describe the campus as an environment where criticism is not welcome, and ...

Trudeau told a morning summit that gender equality has to be part of any solution to solving global poverty and hunger. Media were not able to hear Trudeau’s remarks, but his office said he ...

Several tombs in the necropolises of Egypt depict figures dancing across the walls and playing instruments. But when ...

In digging up ancient Aztec graves dating from the years 1250 to 1521 AD, archaeologists have found many examples of small whistles made of clay and formed into the shape of a skull. These ...

Egyptologist Huub Pragt and Smithsonian Journeys traveler Kellie Mecham share first impressions from their visit to the ...

The Watermill Center will host a screening of “Skin Hunger,” a film by current Artist-in-Residence, Jamie Diamond, on Thursday, November 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. as part of its “Questions ...

For his latest book, the French writer Emmanuel Carrère sat in a Parisian courthouse, absorbing grueling testimony about the 2015 massacre at the concert hall and other venues in the city.

Scientists have discovered amber in a sediment core recovered thousands of feet below the surface of the Antarctic, a baffling finding that could indicate the existence of an ancient temperate ...