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In the backstreets of Albania’s capital city, Tirana, there is little light and even less hope.

Western New York got even more snow on Saturday after a storm hit the region on Friday. (Image credit: Joshua Bessex/AP)

Ever since FIFA awarded the world’s biggest sporting event to Qatar in 2010, the soccer tournament has been clouded by bribery, migrant deaths and questions about the country’s human rights record. (Image credit: Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images)

Some Senegalese manteros spend years selling goods on the streets of Madrid and trying to avoid harassment from police as they wait for visas and work documents. (Image credit: Ricci Shryock for NPR)

A wealth of new albums in 2022 pushed the boundaries of genre, theme, and sound. From seasoned veterans like Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar, returning in triumph with fresh records and even fresher perspectives, to exciting young artists like Saya Gray,

Democrats and defenders of small-d democracy across the country continue to rejoice as nearly every election denier on the ballot to oversee 2024 elections in swing states has been declared a loser. Stories trumpeting American voters’ wisdom in rejecting Trump-backed

There is no official consensus on what constitutes a mass shooting, complicating the efforts of government, nonprofits and news organizations to document the scope of the problem.

COP27 summit agrees to help climate victims. But it does nothing to stop fossil fuels  CNN News Wrap: COP27 nations near deal for climate disaster fund  PBS NewsHour What are people saying about the COP27 deal?  Al Jazeera English Quote Box: Reaction to

(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) In Silicon Valley, a land littered with success stories, Sasan Goodarzi’s tale is anything but typical. Born in Tehran, he and his family immigrated

The nanosatellites will observe the health of the land to help people make the best use of their countries’ natural resources. A growing number of African countries are venturing into space. (Image credit: Bonny Omara )