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Women are the hands behind this cassava dish 鈥� C么te d鈥橧voire鈥檚 culinary heritageIn a suburb of Abidjan, teams of women make up highly efficient, open-air production lines of atti茅k茅 鈥� C么te d鈥橧voire鈥檚 national dish.
This transcendent Baltimore museum features works 鈥� and quirks 鈥� of artIf it鈥檚 silliness you鈥檙e after, it鈥檚 hard to beat 鈥淔ifi,鈥� a 15-foot-tall kinetic pink poodle, and other unusual pieces at the American Visionary Art Museum.
On the trail of primates, past and present, in Mozambique鈥檚 Gorongosa National ParkScientists hope fieldwork here will reveal clues to human evolution and adaptation.
A Mayan women鈥檚 softball team is batting away barriers in MexicoWomen were once unwelcome playing on the village ball field in Hondzonot, Mexico. That has changed for the team Las Diablillas.
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These cattle and horses helped power Colonial America. The breeds are still thriving.Meet Moose the Cleveland Bay horse and Ozzy the Leicester Longwool sheep, exactly the kinds of animals that one would find on any 18th-century farm or estate.聽
Dancing offers children refuge in conflict-torn CongoA workshop on breaking, also known as breakdancing, has been a source of joy for children in Goma since 2008.
In Taiwan, athletes are ageless on and off the fieldInitiatives such as the Bulao Baseball League aim to change perceptions about older people.
Kenyan stylists are using the West鈥檚 discarded clothing to refashion the futureGikomba market hosted its first fashion show聽in mid-October,聽with 19 Kenyan models taking to the runway in reimagined secondhand garments.
Purrs in paradise: Lanai Cat Sanctuary rescues felines and protects vulnerable birdsThis four-acre, open-air haven exists in Hawaii to make feral cats 鈥渂ecome friendly,鈥� says the sanctuary鈥檚 director of operations. The ultimate aim is to make it easier for the felines to find loving forever homes.
Southeastern Spain has a dry landscape. Sensor technology is bearing fruit.Advances in agricultural tech play a key role in ensuring that crops receive what they need, particularly under extreme environmental conditions.聽
In Hawaii, climbing Diamond Head is the height of delightThe hike begins on the crater floor. From there, visitors follow a gradually inclining 鈥� and then steep 鈥� path up 560 feet.聽
鈥榃e have to move with the times鈥�: The cloistered life isn鈥檛 cellphone-freeMany monks and nuns are almost as tethered to their smart devices as the rest of us.
In England鈥檚 countryside, remember to keep calm and motor onBehind the wheel, I couldn鈥檛 keep from hugging the left and clipping the shrubbery, hoping there wasn鈥檛 one of those lovely stone walls underneath.聽
With nostalgia at the helm, the Belle of Louisville steamboat keeps paddling alongThe sheet-cake-shaped vessel, built in 1914, evokes a simpler, more romantic era.
