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What We Know About How a U.S. Soldier Ended Up in North Korea

A U.S. soldier was supposed to be on a plane to Texas from South Korea, but instead he joined a group tour of the Demilitarized Zone. Then he bolted for North Korea. Here’s what to know.

Official Data Hinted at China’s Hidden Covid Toll. Then It Vanished.

Epidemiologists say a rise in cremations in the eastern province of Zhejiang was the latest indication that China’s official death toll from Covid is a vast undercount.

Facing a Future of Drought, Spain Turns to Medieval Solutions and ‘Ancient Wisdom’

Acequias, a network of water channels created by the Moors over 1,000 years ago, are being excavated and brought back to life to adapt to the crises of climate change.

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