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Anglican Church’s Rifts Over Sexuality Challenge Its Leader

Archbishop Justin Welby has hoped to unify a denomination increasingly torn between conservatives, many in Africa, and liberals, particularly in the U.S. But so far, he has failed to reverse the growing rift.

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Underground hip-hop is banned in Egypt. Now, it’s the soundtrack to Marvel’s Moon Knight.

Oscar Isaac as Mr. Knight in Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight, exclusively on Disney+. | Courtesy of Marvel Studios The Disney+ show is scored by subversive Egyptian rap of the Arab Spring. The soundscape transports you. The sharp electronic snare beats

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A former pastor grieves the loss of his great-granddaughter in Uvalde

Julián Moreno is the retired pastor of a Baptist church in Uvalde. Members of the congregation gathered to remember his great-granddaugher and another girl who was killed in the shooting. (Image credit: Patricia Lim/KUT)

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How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs

A Russian woman living in Burgundy wanted to help pet dogs of Ukraine and their human companions get to safety. She turned to a Facebook group for lovers of a famous dog breed to find them. (Image credit: Eleanor Beardsley/NPR)

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Daily Briefing May 29: Tensions flare in Jerusalem; Saudis and Israelis talk

ToI editor David Horovitz and US correspondent Jacob Magid discuss Jerusalem Day and the flag march, updates on the coalition crisis, and who’s been visiting the Saudis

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Nepal plane goes missing with 22 on board, teams head to fire site

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -A small passenger plane operated by a private airline went missing in mountainous Nepal on Sunday with 22 people on board during cloudy weather, and officials said search teams had been sent to the site

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Undercover border cop lightly injured, 3 Palestinians wounded in West Bank clash

Military says rioter threw explosive device in Dheisheh refugee camp; 2 detained in Tulkarem on suspicion of terror activities; reported shooting toward Israeli car, no injuries

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Ancestry.com CEO Deborah Liu Tells Big Tech How It Can Do a Better Job Recruiting Women

(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) When the pandemic isolated nearly everyone at home, our fascination with forebears intensified. That was especially true after Covid-19 felled many older family members,

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China’s Lockdowns Prompt a Rethinking of Life Plans Among the Young

Versions of Shanghai’s lockdown are playing out across the country, adding to anxiety among many younger Chinese over limited upward mobility and dissipating their desire to start families, buy apartments or start businesses.

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Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria

A stampede Saturday at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured at a program that aimed to offer hope to the needy. (Image credit: AP)

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