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From warzones to lockdown, board games can give a sense of control amid chaos

The Sunday Magazine22:48Rolling the dice on human nature: How tabletop games reveal ancient secretsDuring the pandemic, Tim Clare was sitting in his "miser's cave" of...

Freed Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil seizes new public platform amid efforts to deport him

U.S. President Donald Trump's fight with elite American universities was only a few days old when federal immigration agents arrested Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil...

Ekrem Imamoglu, rival of Turkish president Erdogan, faces a new criminal charge

Turkish prosecutors charged Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, on Friday with falsifying his university diploma, a new case threatening more years in prison for President Recep...

Ontario architect’s seal forged by remote worker believed to be North Korean fraudster

An imposter, believed to be North Korean, forged the official seal of an Ontario architect, an investigation by The Fifth Estate has found.The Democratic...

At least 13 dead in Texas following flash floods

Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on south-central Texas, leaving at least 13 people dead and many more unaccounted for on...

The U.S. turns 249 today. Can Americans still find common ground?

Just a few metres from the Washington Monument and near a view of the White House, tourists from across the United States gathered in D.C. ahead...

Hamas says it’s given ‘positive’ response to U.S. ceasefire proposal, but more talks needed

Hamas said Friday it has given a "positive" response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but said further talks were needed on...

Amnesty report says militarized Gaza aid system shows continued use of starvation as weapon of war

A new Amnesty International report says the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation — a controversial U.S.- and Israel-backed group that took over aid distribution in the territory more than...

Mercury poisoning in Peru’s Amazon found in nearly 80 per cent of villagers in recent study

Indigenous and riverine communities in the Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon have "chronic exposure" to mercury, according to a new study — and...

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