Fear Over Malaysia’s Plan to Send Back Rohingya Migrants to Myanmar
The announcement has sent panic through a community that fled its country’s brutal military rule, civil war, religious persecution or…
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Wyoming Governor Objects to ‘Very Odd’ D.O.J. Election Monitoring
Governor Mark Gordon, a Republican, said he was concerned by the behavior of election observers who visited a polling station…
Drought, Heat, Low Water Levels: Europe’s River Cruises Take a Hit
The Danube and Rhine are at record lows this summer, disrupting hundreds of cruises that have become an increasingly popular…
Where a Catholic School Closed, a Charter School Opens
In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Launch Schools is leasing a former parochial school building as a permanent home for its high…
Why These Giant Storage Tanks Increasingly Hold Very Little Oil
Oil companies and governments are consuming their once vast stockpiles as Iran and the United States continue to struggle for…
Canada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top Universities
A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top…
Rescuers Search for Missing and Stranded Under Threat of More Floods
Officials said hundreds were killed in Nepal and Tibet, and more than 1,400 people are missing. Stunned witnesses described a…
In Nepal, Fears of a Second Flood Grow as Rescue Efforts Continue
Nepali and Chinese authorities warned that a lake created by a deadly landslide could burst open soon. Another deluge would…