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Austria's far-right party wins national vote but its chances of governing are unclear
by Rob Schmitz
The far-right Freedom Party of Austria has won the most votes in national parliamentary elections but has fallen short of an absolute majority.
Multiple issues cast clouds over China, the world's second biggest economy
by John Ruwitch
Chinese stocks slumped after last week's Communist Party congress reinforced leader Xi Jinping's dominance. But investment sentiment already had been weak for months.
Protests in Iran over Mahsa Amini's death grow as does the violent response
It's been nearly six weeks since Mahsa Amini died in custody after being detained by Iran's morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab inappropriately. Protests are gaining momentum.
Florence Shaw of the group Dry Cleaning is a very different kind of rock star
Dry Cleaning is a post-punk band with a frontwoman who prefers not to sing. Instead, she intones avant-garde stories spiked with unexpected non sequiturs.
How Argentina is trying to win its struggle with an 83% rate of inflation
Argentina's economy is in chaos again. One way the government is attempting to prop up the quickly devaluing peso is by creating a complex web of rules and taxes on the exchange of foreign currencies.
Brazil prepares for one of the most contentious presidential elections in decades
Sunday's presidential runoff in Brazil pits the incumbent against a storied leftist who's hoping for a political comeback. Support generally splits among rich versus poor or rural versus urban.
A high school newspaper in Nebraska was shut down after it published LGBTQ stories
by Rachel Martin
In Grand Island, Neb., the school district eliminated a high school journalism program after students published an issue of the school paper with op-eds about LGBTQ rights. Now the ACLU is involved.