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‘It’s a Timebomb’: Ghana Grapples With Mass Exodus of Nurses as Thousands Head to the West ‘You Learn Tricks to Reduce It’: the Smart Bins Measuring Food Waste in South Korea Little Foot Hominin Fossil May Be New Species of Human Ancestor ‘Source of Pride for Syria’: Man Who Disarmed Bondi Shooter Lauded in Home Town Indonesia Floods Were ‘Extinction Level’ Disturbance for World’s Rarest Ape ‘The Worst is When the Rubbish Explodes’: the Children Living in Patagonia’s Vast Dumps Ancient Egyptian Pleasure Boat Found by Archaeologists Off Alexandria Coast Canada Sees Large Drop in Population Amid International Students Crackdown The Vietnam War Ended 50 Years Ago. but Its Lessons Live on in the Quiet American Relief and Reward for Passengers as Rome’s ‘Museum Stations’ Finally Open The Nutcracker Ballet in Kenya – in Pictures China to Hike Tax on Condoms in Attempt to Boost Falling Birth Rate ‘No Water, No Life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in Danger of Disappearing The Christmas Tree: Its Origins and Uses – Archive, 1950 ‘If We Build It, They Will Come’: Skövde, the Tiny Town Powering up Sweden’s Video Game Boom Copenhagen’s ‘Ghetto Law’ May Be Unlawful, EU Court Rules The Rural Towns Fighting for Survival as New Zealand Grapples With a Growing Exodus Nigeria Closes Factories Linked to U.S. Auto Industry Amid Poisoning Inquiry Photo Kenya is Staking Its Economy on Women Like Purity Marangu, Who Left Her Family to Work in Saudi Arabia. Chasing Spice and Street Food in India’s Pink City Flying Taxis? China Has Them. and Drone Lunch Deliveries, Too. Dutch Return ‘Java Man’ Bones, With 40,000 Fossils Set to Follow Korea’s English Exam Was so Hard It Prompted an Apology. How Would You Do? The Crime Involved Trash Bags. but It Wasn’t a Mob Caper. 36 Hours in Toulouse, France

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December 12, 2025

• Ancient Egyptian Pleasure Boat Found by Archaeologists Off Alexandria Coast
• UN Report Sounds Alarm Over Māori Rights in New Zealand
• ‘One Bite and He Was Hooked’: From Kenya to Nepal, How Parents Are Battling Ultra-processed Foods
• Italy First Country to Win Unesco Recognition for National Cuisine
• A Tribute to Resilience: What we Can Learn From the Splendour of Accra Cultural Week
• ‘A Generation Lost at Sea’: the Desperate Rohingya Falling Prey to Traffickers as They Flee Bangladesh
• The World’s Most Sublime Dinner Set – for 2,000 Guests! Hyakkō: 100+ Makers From Japan Review
• The Loggers and Ranchers Are Closing in but Still Brazil’s Kawahiva People Wait for Protection
• Family of Student Deported to Honduras Say They Were Targeted by ICE Agents
• These Looted Treasures Are Home. What Now?
• The Man Reweaving South Africa’s Story
• ‘Come North!’ Canada Makes Play for H-1B Visa Holders With New Talent Drive
• ‘Voodoo Rituals’ and Banana Wars: U.S. Military Action in Latin America
• Brazil’s Answer to Hollywood: a Sleepy Town of Dreams and Droughts
• Why Some Countries May Copy Australia’s Ban on Children’s Use of Social Media
• Khmer Rouge-Era Land Mines Have a Big Role in Thailand-Cambodia Conflict
• Beaded Gloves and Vintage Work Wear
• Pups in Kimonos Receive Blessings During Japanese Holiday
• China’s Mad at Japan, and Pop Stars Are Paying for It
• With A.I. and Wordle, Pope Leo Proves to Be a Pope of the Digital Age
• 36 Hours in Toulouse, France
• A Gaming Tour De Force That is Very, Very French
• Italian Cooking, Kohl Makeup and Icelandic Pools Are Recognized by UNESCO
• Archaeologists Find Oldest Evidence of Fire-Making
• In Paris, a New Wave of Chocolate Boutiques
• With Colorful Sculptures, Artist With a Learning Disability Wins the Turner Prize
• Another Front in the War in Ukraine: Who Gets to Claim a Famed Artist?
• Saudi Arabia Will Sell You Alcohol Now, If You’re Rich Enough

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December 5, 2025

• Death of Irish Mother in ‘Free Birth’ Reveals How Poor Maternity Care is Pushing Women Towards Extreme Influencers
• Hat Are Scam Centres – Explained in 30 Seconds
• How Rolling Sand Dunes Are Creeping up on Last Remaining Oases on Edge of Sahara
• After Landmark Climate Win, Lawyer Hopes for a ‘New Legal Order’ to Protect Indigenous Rights
• Denmark Sets up ‘Night Watch’ to Monitor Trump After Greenland Row
• Pope Leo Warns of Risk From ‘Piecemeal’ World War in First Overseas Trip
• Onlookers Review – Snapshots of a South-east Asian Country Shaped by Tourism
• Shells Found in Spain Could Be Among Oldest Known Musical Instrument
• No Soap, No Tents, No Food: Rohingya Families Fight for Survival as Aid Plummets
• Trump Administration Pauses All Immigration Applications From 19 Non-European Countries
• Revealed: Mexico’s Industrial Boomtown is Making Goods for the US. Residents Say They’re ‘Breathing Poison’
• Archaeologists Discover How Oldest American Civilisation Survived a Climate Catastrophe
• The Fading of Japan’s Shōwa Era – in Pictures
• 5 Cooking Classes in Italy Where You Can Make Pizza, Pasta and More
• 3 Rebel Nuns Can Stay in Abbey, If They Give up Social Media
• Louvre to Raise Ticket Prices for Americans and Some Other Foreigners
• The British Public Thinks Immigration is Up. It’s Actually Down, Sharply.
• 120,000 Home Cameras Were Hacked for Sexual Videos, South Korean Police Say
• Aftershocks of an Art Crime Reverberate in Japan
• Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?
• Her Face is on a Nigerian Bank Note. but Her Work is Rarely Seen.