The literacy rate shows how many people in a country can read and write. It is an important measure of a country’s education system ...

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Children participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony in Aşağioba, Hatay, Turkey, on Oct. 23, 2024. The ribbon cutting ceremony ...

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The year 2024 was the Norwegian royals' annus horribilis, as the family was plagued by sickness and embroiled in s scandals.

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I had the opportunity to host two of my cousins from Norway and their husbands. Ingrid had visited eight years ago but this ...

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Over the next year, Peter Brandes’ health deteriorated but he kept working — designing and making prints for three art books ...