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The sun rises over a Mosque on the Persian Gulf in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 9, 1990.
Lifestyle & Belief
Saudi Arabia’s conservative clerics have a new relationship with the government under Mohammed bin Salman
Pakistanis shops in a weekly pet market in Lahore, Pakistan, Nov. 13, 2022.
Lifestyle
As Earth surpasses 8 billion people, ‘the planet can feed and sustain billions more,’ demographer says
A student is escorted into the schoolyard by a teacher as schools outside the greater Montreal region begin to reopen their doors amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, May 11, 2020.
COVID-19
Canadians contend with etiquette questions as they double their social bubbles
Gina Haspel Faces Tough Confirmation to Head C.I.A.
Full Episode
Chinese gather near Baiyun Temple in Beijing to pray for good fortune on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year
Books
A Chinese American author explores the East-West culture gap
Women shopping on Taksim St. in Istanbul.
Lifestyle & Belief
Some in Turkey feel less free now that women are free to wear headscarves
The children of migrant workers are taught Mandarin at a school in Shanghai. Many speak a regional dialect at home, and some don't speak Mandarin at all when they arrive for the first day of class.
Development & Education
China’s linguistic landscape is changing as rapidly as its cities and lifestyles