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Proposal to Automatically Give Babies Mother’s Surname Ignites Row in Italy ‘We Can Talk Through Our Art’: the Malian Festival Uniting the Sahel’s People Trump’s Shuttering of Global Media Agency Endangers Reporters, Staff Say Climate Crisis Contributing to Chocolate Market Meltdown, Research Finds ‘A Place You Remember for the Rest of Your Life’: Why Dutch Architects Are Giving New Life to Old Schools Israelis Moving to Live in Europe ‘Rejuvenating’ Jewish Communities European Universities Offer ‘Scientific Asylum’ to US Researchers Fleeing Trump’s Cuts ‘Never Forget’: Pacific Countries Remember Nuclear Test Legacy as Weapons Ban Treaty Debated ‘Spreadsheets of Empire’: Red Tape Goes Back 4,000 Years, Say Scientists After Iraq Finds A Traditional Ramadan Treat Gets a Modern Remake (but Good Luck Getting It) Covid ‘Benevolence Bump’ Endures As Acts of Kindness 10% Higher Than Before 2020 For 3 Years, They Quietly Dug Up One of the Biggest Treasures in England 36 Hours in Budapest Where Do You Bury a Nazi? Why Driving in Singapore Is Like ‘Wearing a Rolex’ In Taipei, a Mother and Daughter Reflect on the Island’s Art Scene Greenland Races Into New Era Without Losing Grip on Inuit Traditions Archaeologists Find Huge Tomb of Unknown Pharaoh in Egypt U.S. to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries A Journey on the Blue Train: Gilded Luxury in the World’s ‘Most Unequal Country’

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This month's recipe is for Paraguayan Vori-Vori, a traditional soup featuring soft, cheese-infused cornmeal dumplings served in a rich, flavorful broth. Soup is a very common dish in Paraguay, and vori-vori is one of the most enjoyed soups. And the wonderful culinary website TasteAtlas crowned it "The Best Soup of the World" for 2025!

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Here are the general guidelines for inclusion of an organization in our list of local cross-cultural orgs.

1. Must not directly or indirectly support any cause or entity the either promotes or employs violence.
2. Organization must be dedicated to fostering greater cross-cultural awareness and understanding. We reserve the sole right to determine this.
3. Must not promote or engage in any actions that are antithetical or damaging to greater cross-cultural harmony.
4. Must not be a partisan political organization. Organization may, of course, embrace political views, but cannot support any political party or candidate.
5. Must not be organized to predominantly offer religious or ideological solutions to cross-cultural problems or tie the assistance they give to proselytizing any religion or ideology.

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