A totally overlooked “sport” of the winter olympics: Zamboni driving. Turns out, it’s a lot more complicated than it looks.
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Sri Lanka’s State of Emergency
Sri Lanka’s civil war ended nearly a decade ago, but peace is often just as difficult. The country is now under a new state of emergency. What happened?
Attacks escalate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is one of the five countries fighting terrorism in Africa’s Sahel, but has not previously been suffering too many terrorist attacks, compared to its neighbours. That looks to be changing with an attack that highlights the country’s weaknesses.
China’s AI Advances
China has been making big strides in technology, especially artificial intelligence. How does it compare to US tech, and how is the US’ responding?
Another Russian poisoned in the UK
A suspicious case of poisoning is underway in the UK, and once again the victims are Russians with links to Russian intelligence and the UK is clearly blaming the Russian government. Big questions remain, however, including what was the delivery mechanism and how close were the public to being hurt? Why go after Skripal? And perhaps most interestingly, why now?
American Climate Change Refugees
No longer just a phenomenon in tiny Pacific islands…natural disasters are increasingly causing climate change damage and migration within the US as well.
Award-winning photographs
Stunningly powerful images from the 2017 pictures of the year. Also the world press photographs of the year, including two images of the same person, both of which won awards.
Also, check out some cool aerial views of China.
