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FeelBeit is an event space and bar in Jerusalem that brings together Palestinian and Israeli artists to share the stage. FeelBeit closed for a while but realized that it was important to reopen their doors. bit.ly/3vPC5w7

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As Russia often targets Ukrainian buildings and gathering places, firefighters are typically the first people to arrive after an attack. Meet a young Ukrainian firefighter who risks his life to save others and finds out what he does to stay strong bit.ly/43SdtzA

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Some of Netanyahu's strongest critics come from former and current Israeli military, who say there's no strategy or endgame for the war against Hamas. Nimrod Sheffer, a former chief of staff of the Israeli air force, is among them. bit.ly/49yf3rt

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Host Marco Werman spoke with Sharren Haskel, of the New Hope party and member of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset for her thoughts on the status of the war today.

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In 2021, Modi made a rare concession by repealing farm laws after they were met with massive months-long protests in Delhi. Now, farmers are returning to the streets. Sushmita Pathak reports from Delhi that the main demand now is guaranteed crop prices.

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Israel's Supreme Court just ruled that religious seminaries called yeshivas are being cut off from government funding because they don't send students into the military.

Matthew Bell reports from Israel.
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'Blue Sunshine'🇮🇳 follows a trans woman (Bhanu) as she tells her family/coworkers about her transition. She faces challenges at home and in public. But what sets the film apart is its holistic picture of reality, including trans joy. Story for The World: theworld.org/segments/2024/…

'Blue Sunshine'🇮🇳 follows a trans woman (Bhanu) as she tells her family/coworkers about her transition. She faces challenges at home and in public. But what sets the film apart is its holistic picture of reality, including trans joy. Story for @TheWorld: theworld.org/segments/2024/…
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A fun The World story of mine from this week: Pasta company delivers a musical soundtrack designed to tickle your taste buds 🍝theworld.org/segments/2024/… cc Barilla

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The Biden administration says it’s looking for leadership from the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank after the war in Gaza is over. A new technocratic government has been sworn in, but as war continues to rage in Gaza, Palestinians are not hopeful. bit.ly/3UbmNvb

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In Cyprus, Paul Salopek found beaches with baking European tourists and a busy port city. But he also found the vestigial border line that divides the island's Greek and Turkish communities, and walked through an abandoned tourist city. bit.ly/3U3gREr

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The World reported from Turkey, Spain and Australia to learn more about silicosis, an incurable and often fatal lung disease caused by inhaling dust laden with excessive amounts of a mineral called silica. bit.ly/4cRvfa7

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“[Cyprus] was like walking into a polyglot bazaar.” — Paul Salopek, talking with The World’s Carolyn Beeler.

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Pictured: Moving inland across one of the planet’s oldest inhabited islands. 📷Paul Salopek

“[Cyprus] was like walking into a polyglot bazaar.” — @PaulSalopek, talking with @TheWorld’s Carolyn Beeler. Listen to the latest story about Out of Eden Walk: theworld.org/stories/2024/0… Pictured: Moving inland across one of the planet’s oldest inhabited islands. 📷Paul Salopek
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'We have to cut back on everything’: Palestinians farmers in West Bank say water is in short supply - The World from PRX theworld.org/stories/2024/0…

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FeelBeit is an event space and bar in Jerusalem that brings together Palestinian and Israeli artists to share the stage. FeelBeit closed for a while but realized that it was important to reopen their doors. bit.ly/3vPC5w7

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Antoine Carrier, a middle school teacher in Bordeaux, southwest France, stays up late many nights, pen in hand, crafting math rhymes. Online, tens of thousands of kids know him as A’Rieka, the rapping math teacher. bit.ly/3TZMte7

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Some of Netanyahu's strongest critics come from former and current Israeli military, who say there's no strategy or endgame for the war against Hamas. Nimrod Sheffer, a former chief of staff of the Israeli air force, is among them. bit.ly/49yf3rt

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More than 70% of Israeli respondents of a recent survey said Netanyahu should either resign now, or when the war in Gaza ends. The World’s Matthew Bell is in Jerusalem and he’s been speaking with Israelis about how they’re thinking of the post-war future. bit.ly/3vOzoLk

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The city of Mazatlán, on the Pacific coast of Mexico, was the first place in continental North America on the path of totality, and more than half a million people traveled there to see it.

Tibisay Zea reports from Mazatlán, Mexico. bit.ly/3U8kEjP

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