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Philippines: ‘Communist’ book bans raise new censorship fears

Desk Team September 25, 2022

Independent authors and book publishers in the Philippines are coming under pressure for alleged...

8 insta-worthy sites to add some dram to your ’Gram

Desk Team September 25, 2022

Dhee Ayn Village, Al Baha Snap yourself in the Marble Village or pan out...

California buckles up for dangerous heat as Death Valley could see world’s hottest-ever September day

Desk Team September 24, 2022

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‘Everyone’s got a book in them’: boom in memoir industry as ordinary people record their stories

Desk Team September 24, 2022

Show caption Desiree Home with a copy of her life memoir And Then. Autobiography...

Hamas threatens violence over contested Jerusalem holy site

Desk Team September 24, 2022

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G20 environment ministers in Bali spur global climate action

Desk Team September 24, 2022

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The queen and the Middle East, and Israeli raids in the West Bank

Desk Team September 24, 2022

This week we take a look at Queen Elizabeth and the Middle East, intensified...

Keeping Muharram Processions Alive in Kashmir

Desk Team September 24, 2022

In Kashmir, some of the main Muharram processions have been banned since 1989, but...

As crackdown eases, China’s Xinjiang faces long road to rehabilitation

Desk Team September 23, 2022

Asia As crackdown eases, China’s Xinjiang faces long road to rehabilitation A former reeducation...

Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri review – a delirious, disorienting vision of Berlin

Desk Team September 23, 2022

Show caption The unnamed narrator of Sojourn ‘muses on offbeat details of Berlin life’....