Sarah Birnbaum
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Cape Town, WC, South Africa
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Hundreds of Israeli rabbis say they will personally hide African asylum-seekers in their homes
Rabbi Susan Silverman, the sister of comedian Sarah Silverman, is behind a movement to stop the deportation or imprisonment of some 40,000 African migrants living in Israel. → Read More
Why the UK has an easier time than the US divorcing from coal
The UK will end its use of coal in power plants in less than a decade. It's hard to imagine the same thing happening in the US. → Read More
Understaffed and overextended: How Venezuela’s oil industry fell apart
Venezuela is flush with oil. But in the past three years its economy has collapsed. → Read More
Family ties and a presidential pardon — it's a 'Greek tragedy' playing out in Peru
On Sunday, the president of Peru pardoned the former leader Alberto Fujimori. Critics are calling it a quid pro quo. → Read More
Young South Africans once worshipped the ANC. Now 'the party of Mandela' is tarnished.
This week Cyril Ramaphosa was elected the new president of South Africa's African National Congress. It was seen as a modest victory for reformers. But will it be enough to restore young South Africans' faith in the party and country? → Read More
In one of his final acts as mayor, Ed Lee stands up for 'comfort women'
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee died early Tuesday morning. One of his last acts of mayor was to back a city memorial to the so-called comfort women of World War II, a move that angered its sister city, Osaka. → Read More
Deadly wildfires ravage Portugal and Spain
Hundreds of deadly wildfires in Portugal and Spain have killed more than 40 people. → Read More
US expels Cuban diplomats in the latest threat to US-Cuban relations
The US says Cuba failed to protect Americans on Cuban soil, while Cuba says Americans are just looking for an excuse to punish the country. → Read More
A secret sonic weapon in Havana? Scientists say 'no way.'
The Trump administration has cut the US diplomatic presence in Havana in half and warned Americans not to visit Cuba, on the suspicion that a secret sonic weapon is making people sick. But scientists say that’s not possible. → Read More
Tensions heat up before Catalan independence vote
The Spanish government is taking extreme measures to make sure the vote doesn't happen — but Catalans are pushing back with some tactics of their own. → Read More
A Sikh Canadian politician explains his warm response to an anti-Muslim heckler
Jagmeet Singh is being widely praised for his level-headed response to an Islamophobic woman shouting in his face. But some are asking, when is it OK to get mad? → Read More
An Israeli choreographer reflects on the experience of war through dance
"The Hill" takes its name and inspiration from Ammunition Hill, the site of a brutal battle during the Six-Day War in 1967. → Read More
This 24-year-old has created a board game about arranged marriage
After being pressured for years to submit to an arranged marriage, Pakistani graphic designer Nashra Balagamwala decided to turn her experiences into a board game. → Read More
A looming immigration law is hurting Houston’s ability to help undocumented residents in wake of Harvey
What's happening in Texas is part of a larger national debate about how local and state law enforcement policies can affect public safety. → Read More
Hero sheepdogs protect flock for 20 days in a Canadian wildfire
Do you think your dog is awesome? Trust us, your pooch has nothing on Tad and Sophie. → Read More
Does your pooch have what it takes to be a bomb-sniffing dog?
The US is running out of bomb-sniffing dogs. Would yours make the cut? → Read More
Intimidation, Twitter trolls, and finally this New York Times correspondent was kicked out of Venezuela
The World interviewed Nicholas Casey of The New York Times about his time in Venezuela and how the government went after him and eventually kicked him out. → Read More
Dick Van Dyke apologizes for his ‘atrocious’ cockney accent in ‘Mary Poppins’
The beloved actor apologizes more than 50 years later for “inflicting the most atrocious cockney accent in history of cinema” in the 1964 Disney classic, “Mary Poppins.” → Read More
This woman says she was trafficked by a diplomat. And it happens all the time.
Fainess Lipenga came to the US to work as a maid for a diplomat from Malawi, but she says she was treated more like a slave. Her boss, covered by diplomatic immunity, never faced the consequences. But lawyers are starting to find ways of holding foreign diplomats accountable for human trafficking. → Read More
'Why are Americans so fat?' And other questions Russians have about us.
An American journalist living in Russia says in the age of Donald Trump, Russian perceptions of America are tinged with mistrust and vice versa. → Read More