Spoken word and sonic rituals: East LA exhibit features Latinx artists using sound
The exhibition spans decades and includes spoken word performances, sound rituals and installations by Chicano and Puerto Rican artists.
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A delivery robot creates a poetic moment in the woods of England
Matthew McCormack, a history professor in Northampton, U.K., encountered something unexpected while cycling in the woods: a wandering delivery robot.
The Taliban say Afghan female TV anchors must cover their faces on air
The order came from the Taliban's Virtue and Vice Ministry as well as from the Information and Culture Ministry. Earlier this month, the Taliban ordered women in public to wear head-to-toe clothing.
Philippine Supreme Court petition seeks to cancel candidacy of President-elect Marcos
The petition, filed Tuesday, seeks to disqualify Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s candidacy post-election on the grounds that he lied about not committing any crimes — a requirement to run for president.
Russia aims to capitalize on controlling the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol
More than a thousand soldiers were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant, and Russia is consolidating control of Mariupol. It is making plans to annex the southwestern parts of the country.
Two versions of history collide as Finland and Sweden seek to join NATO
Finland and Sweden have long kept a careful balance — and neutral position — between the West and Russia. But that changed after Moscow invaded Ukraine.
Canada bans China's Huawei Technologies from 5G networks
Wireless carriers in Canada have been banned from installing Huawei equipment in their high-speed 5G networks, as the country joined allies in banning the giant Chinese technology company.
Millions rushed to leave Ukraine. Now the queue to return home stretches for miles
If you want to get into Ukraine by vehicle, you might have to wait hours at the Medyka border, where people sit in a line of cars that stretches for miles and takes hours to move.
How Rahima came to hold a special place in smallpox history — and help ensure its end
Scientists went to extraordinary lengths to eradicate smallpox from the world. Rahima Banu is now recorded as having the last known naturally-occurring case of the deadly form.
Sri Lanka closes schools and limits work to combat fuel shortage
Sri Lankan authorities closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage during the nation's worst economic crisis in decades.