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Russia bombs Ukraine almost every night. This is what it sounds like.

Ukraine endures relentless Russian drone and missile attacks, with air raid sirens and explosions becoming a nightly ordeal.

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Seven decades away from home

The Korean War displaced hundreds of thousands of North Koreans who believed they would go back after the fighting ended. The war never ended. They never returned home.

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The sorrow, hope and longing of Japan’s ‘Missing Post Office’

The old post office has become a destination, both tourist and postal, for people who are not yet ready to let go of their loved ones.

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When Ukraine goes dark

One Kyiv apartment building coping with power outages shows the day-to-day toll of war in Ukraine away from the front line.

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Saving Istanbul’s ancient structures from the next big earthquake

Istanbul’s historic buildings, including the Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern, are at risk from a major earthquake on the Anatolian fault line.

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A journey through Morocco’s vanishing oases

Oases are supposed to be among the most resilient ecosystems in the world, but a warming planet has put them at risk.

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Break dancing in the Paris Games: Celebrating a culture or co-opting it?

France’s sudden embrace ahead of the Olympics feels like a mixed message to break dancers here, many of whom come from Paris’s African and Arab suburbs.

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An F1 racecar’s intimidating steering wheel, explained

There are dozens of buttons, switches and knobs on an F1 racecar’s steering wheel. Here’s an inside look at what they all do.

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An asylum seeker abandons her claim and leaves Trump’s America

Kataleya Nativi Baca, permitted in 2021 to stay in the country while her claim was being decided, was awaiting an interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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Scientists are ‘X-raying’ the Amazon, unlocking a lost human history

Brazilian researchers are using laser technology to unearth a lost Portuguese colony and challenge long-held beliefs about human settlement in the Amazon.

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An elite rock climber lost his vision, then found a way to climb blind

He needed his partner to guide him up the rock. It was a relationship built of trust and — eventually — love.

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The beginner’s illustrated guide to watching an F1 race

Everything you need to know to enjoy a Formula One race weekend

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The magic and mania of Messi

Whenever Lionel Messi takes the field, fans rise, cameras are held at the ready, and anticipation builds as the crowd await a chance to witness greatness.

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Siberia’s ice is melting, revealing its past and endangering its future

Sheets of the softening land have emerged for the first time in hundreds of thousands of years, revealing skeletons, disease and awakening life.

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Rome's starlings create a stunning spectacle -- and a huge mess

Starlings are one of the world’s commonest bird species, but Rome stands out in Europe as one of their primary gathering points.

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The making of a World Cup kit

As uniforms have evolved from simple equipment to elevated fashion, the conversation around team jerseys has become an integral part of global soccer culture.

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Can Australia tame its remote Outback Way?

A ride along the Outback Way in Australia, an iconic 1,700-mile route, past struggling towns and booming resorts, abandoned mines and bustling cattle stations.

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What it’s like to toil in India’s dangerous, unrelenting heat

Half of the country’s workforce labors outdoors, with little relief from high temperatures.

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Stranded in their own homes

A Shanghai-based photographer documents the experiences of residents under strict covid lockdown through intimate portraits.

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Shanghai’s covid siege

For over three weeks, the city of Shanghai has been under strict lockdown orders to control a coronavirus outbreak, leaving its 25 million residents trapped at home.

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The ‘deglobalization’ of Moscow

A walk down two streets shows how life has changed in Russia’s capital following the invasion of Ukraine.

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Postcards from Earth’s climate futures

An United Nations climate report shows what the world stands to lose as temperatures tick upwards, but also reveals how much can still be saved.

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Portraits of fear and loss

Stories of four Afghan women under the Taliban: everything they’ve lost and how their hopes and dreams have changed.

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Welcome to Tverskaya Street

Three decades after the Soviet era, this Moscow street echoes what was, and hints where Russia is heading.

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‘Poetry of the Pandemic’

Three regional Youth Poets Laureate reflect on 2020.

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The devastation of the Tulsa Race Massacre

As the city of Tulsa marks the massacre’s 100th anniversary, this is what happened and what was lost.

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Lives Remembered

An interactive project compiling stories of Arkansans who lost their lives due to covid-19.

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Quarantined in the Natural State

An interactive photo essay on how communities in Arkansas responded the to the covid-19 pandemic.

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Tracking Coronavirus

A coronavirus tracker updating the latest information on covid-19 cases in Arkansas, the U.S. and the world.

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2020 Little Rock Marathon Preview

Interactive map visualizing the route of the 2020 Little Rock Marathon produced with the Mapbox storytelling template.

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Unseen

A multimedia project featuring eight stories on the unseen workforce in the shadow of California’s economy.

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Dirty Business

Plastic recyclers in Minh Khai, Vietnam wrestle with the blessings and curses of an empire built on our trash.