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Pope visits Venice to speak to the artists and inmates behind the Biennale's must-see prison show
Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have collided over the centuries to produce an otherworldly gem of a city. But even for a place that prides itself on its culture of unusual encounters, Pope Francis' visit Sunday stood out.
World
A top Qatari official urges Israel and Hamas to do more to reach a cease-fire deal
A senior Qatari official has urged both Israel and Hamas to show ''more commitment and more seriousness'' in cease-fire negotiations in interviews with Israeli media, as pressure builds on both sides to move toward a deal that would set Israeli hostages free and bring potential respite in the nearly 7-month-long war in Gaza.
Business
African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change
From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking to the past and future to respond to climate change.
World
A Hindu festival in southwestern Pakistan brings a mountainous region to life
The ascent of steep mud volcanoes marks the start of Hindu pilgrims' religious rituals in southwestern Pakistan.
World
Renowned Peruvian investigative reporter battles criminalized smear campaign — and cancer
At age 75, one of Latin America's most storied journalists had been looking forward to weaving into books the fragmented threads of more than four decades of investigative reporting that exposed high-level abuse of power in Peru and abroad.