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Taylor Swift lends personal items to UK’s V&A for museum ‘journey’

LONDON—Outfits, musical instruments and other objects on loan from US musician Taylor Swift are going…

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Nomadic roots, urban lives: Young Mongolians lead a transition

ULAANBAATAR—Freezing from horseback riding in the winter and helping her herder parents tend to livestock…

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‘Windmill love’ sees Dutch artist become mill operator

RUCPHEN, NETHERLANDS—Dutch artist Peet Wessels might not call it an obsession, but with over 100…

The 30×30 imperative: Revitalizing the fishery sector

Dr. Michael P. Atrigenio Our oceans are in a state of severe distress, with their…

Fighting through pain

Simone Biles experienced pain in her left calf on the first day of the women’s…

Lights on

They call Paris the City of Light, after being the first European nation to illuminate…

In fuel-guzzling Saudi Arabia, electric cars pique interest

RIYADH — For Hamed al-Rafidain, a Saudi human resources worker, an electric vehicle offers welcome…

With AI, South Korean beauty buffs find perfect foundation shade

SEOUL—Customers have booked out South Korean cosmetics giant AmorePacific’s new artificial intelligence (AI) beauty lab,…

Famed Thai holiday isles suffer water shortages after heat wave

BANGKOK—The dazzling Thai holiday islands made famous by Hollywood film “The Beach” are facing a…

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Chinese tariffs could leave cognac makers with too much brandy

LONDON—High Chinese tariffs on EU brandy would leave French companies with vast amounts of cognac…