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Switzerland Monitoring for Flood Risk after Huge Glacier Collapse
VideosSwitzerland Monitoring for Flood Risk after Huge Glacier Collapse

Swiss authorities were on Thursday monitoring for possible flood risk in a southern valley, following a massive glacier collapse that created a huge pile of debris after destroying a small village. On Wednesday the Birch glacier in Switzerland's southern Wallis region collapsed, sending tons of rock, ice, and scree hurtling down the mountain ...

Iraq's Jewish Community Saves a Long-Forgotten Shrine
VideosIraq's Jewish Community Saves a Long-Forgotten Shrine

In a vibrant Baghdad district, Iraqi laborers work tirelessly to repair a centuries-old shrine of a revered rabbi in an effort to revive Iraq's Jewish heritage that has long faded. Just a few months ago, the tomb of Rabbi Isaac Gaon was in disarray, filled with piles of garbage. Today, layers of marble tiles cover the once-small grave.

Pineapple Is the New Potato: Imported Fruits Back in Syria
VideosPineapple Is the New Potato: Imported Fruits Back in Syria

After decades of poverty and isolation under the Assad regime, exotic fruits like pineapples, kiwis and mangoes are available again in Syria's bustling markets, making mouths water and eyes twinkle. Fruits that were once designated luxury items, meaning they were accessible only to Syria's wealthiest, are now as common as potatoes or onions, ...

Voting Far from Home in Tyre
VideosVoting Far from Home in Tyre

At Tyre’s polling stations, residents from war-ravaged border regions are casting their votes for their representatives. With their local voting centers destroyed and relocated far from their devastated villages, they are casting their ballots amid a complex mix of hope and resentment. These sprawling polling centers, disconnected from their ...