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World

How Africans Are Changing French — One Joke, Rap and Book at a Time

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on How Africans Are Changing French — One Joke, Rap and Book at a Time

More than 60 percent of French speakers now live in Africa. Despite growing resentment at France, Africans are contributing to the evolution and spread of the French language.

World

The Evolution of American Sign Language

July 27, 2022David LeonhardtComments Off on The Evolution of American Sign Language

Digital media is changing language — sometimes rapidly. We explore the example of American Sign Language.

World

The ‘Hard Yakka’ of Defining Australian English’s Many Quirks

June 19, 2022DAMIEN CAVEComments Off on The ‘Hard Yakka’ of Defining Australian English’s Many Quirks

It took a while for Australians to appreciate their linguistic distinctiveness. The editors at the Australian National Dictionary Center work to document it.

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Disappearing Slang and Cultural Variants: How Australian English Is Changing

April 16, 2021Yan ZhuangComments Off on Disappearing Slang and Cultural Variants: How Australian English Is Changing

Readers reflect on the country’s many different accents.

Headlines

Japan Set for First Female Prime Minister

October 4, 2025Javier C. Hernández, River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno

Japan Set for First Female Prime Minister

October 4, 2025Javier C. Hernández, River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno

What to Know About Hamas’s Response to Trump’s Peace Plan

October 4, 2025John Yoon

Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low

October 3, 2025October 4, 2025Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan

Journalist Mario Guevara Is Deported After Being Held Over 100 Days

October 3, 2025Neil Vigdor

Middle East Updates: Trump Says Hamas Is Ready for Peace and Tells Israel to Stop Bombing

October 3, 2025October 4, 2025THE NEW YORK TIMES

Here’s the latest.

October 3, 2025October 4, 2025LIAM STACK

How Fury Over Israel’s Qatar Attack Pushed Netanyahu on Gaza

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025Mark Mazzetti, Adam Rasgon, Katie Rogers and Luke Broadwater

U.S. Research Focus in the Arctic Shifts: Less Climate, More Security

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Trump and Carney to Hold Tariff and Security Talks in D.C.

October 3, 2025IAN AUSTEN
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