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France Scores An F in Education

France's bloated, old-fashioned school system is failing its students. Can reformers push the lessons of modern teaching — or will their critics cling to dysfunctional elitism?

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Postcard: Rome

France is taking the brunt of international scorn for expelling Roma, but Italy has been deporting its immigrant Gypsies for years. One community's struggle to find a home

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Travel-industry trends you need to know before planning your next trip

Manadonese: The New Thai (Amuse-Bouche)

With its vivid flavors and tongue-scorching spiciness, Manadonese cuisine from Indonesia's Sulawesi island could be the next Thai

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