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How Flounder Wound Up With an Epic Side-Eye

Flatfish offer an evolutionary puzzle: How did one eye gradually migrate to the other side?

A Rubens Returns to a German Castle, 80 Years After It Was Stolen

The oil painting of a saint, looted from the castle in the closing weeks of World War II by the…

His Photos Exposed a Bloody Crackdown, but His Identity Was a Secret

Na Kyung Taek’s photos bore witness — and helped bring international attention — to the military junta’s brutal suppression of…

Swiss Court Set to Rule in Trafficking Case Involving U.K.’s Richest Family

The Hinduja family has denied allegations against four members that they trafficked domestic workers from India and exploited them at…

In Iran Election, a New Target for Conservatives: the Government

A special presidential election campaign is featuring blistering attacks on the status quo by conservatives and the lone reformer alike.

How to Transport a Giant Valuable Artwork in Australia

It takes a big truck, a convey of safety vehicles, good planning and a cool nerve.

Japan Makes It Very Hard to Be Sterilized. These Women Demand Change.

A lawsuit challenges a societal assumption that all women are “destined to become a mother.”

Friday Briefing

Vladimir Putin’s threat to arm North Korea.

The Taylor Swift Economy Has Landed in Europe

Economists are debating what effect the singer’s sweep through Europe will have this summer as swarms of fans increase demand…

How Britain’s Labour Party Became Electable Again

In less than five years, the opposition Labour Party has gone from massive defeat to the favorite to win next…

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