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From Universal Greeting to Cultural Minefield The handshake, once considered the gold standard of international greetings, ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. I love Mumbai, but there are days when the city tests me. When I'm ...

The third wave of Social Security payments for the month of October is set to be distributed this week, with this month marking the first under the agency’s new paperless policy. Starting in October, ...

Warsaw in the 1990s was an interesting blend of rather ugly Soviet-era buildings with hints here and there of colorful Western influences. Massonstock / Getty Images/iStockphoto About a month ago, I ...