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FLORENCE, ITALY—Even the David gets dusty. Every two months, Michelangelo’s masterpiece completed in 1504 undergoes…
ROME—Italy may be the land that launched Cosa Nostra, but today it is one of…
OSHU, Japan—A steam of sweat rose as hundreds of naked men tussled over a bag…
PTUJ, SLOVENIA—Clad in a shaggy sheepskin costume, Denis Kokot is among a young generation of…
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories—Israel faced growing international pressure on Tuesday to agree to a ceasefire…
KYIV—Having rushed to join the Ukrainian army when Russia invaded, Ivan Zadontsev is now exhausted…
BANGKOK—A riot of scarlet lanterns hung over the red-clothed crowds offering candles as they murmured…
OBIHIRO, JAPAN—Speed isn’t everything at one racecourse in Japan, where the unpredictable stop-and-start drama of…
PORTLAND—American Amber Pearson used to wash her hands until they bled, terrified by the idea…
OCUMICHO, MEXICO—Incense fills the air and burning sticks light up the night in an Indigenous…
