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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…
KABUL—While most of the world treats Afghanistan’s Taliban government as a pariah, China is growing…
MAR DEL PLATA, ARGENTINA—They are few, tight-fisted and downcast. This year’s trickle of Argentine vacationers…
NEAR KUPIANSK, Ukraine—After spending another night on watch duty, a Ukrainian soldier near the country’s…
PARIS—A gene therapy that has allowed several children born deaf to hear for the first…
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Fisherman Roque Luhan, 40, was close to giving up any chance of survival…
SINGAPORE—In Singapore, where graffiti is banned, young creatives have taken over an abandoned mall, spray…
