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A visionary first lady and two renowned architects turned Tijuana from a pass-through border town into a cultural destination with a bold arts center that's thrived for over 40 years. Centro Cultural Tijuana now welcomes visitors with everything from an IMAX dome to Mexico's only aquarium in Baja California.
Nearly a quarter million travelers crossed between China and Vietnam during the nine-day Spring Festival, marking a surge in cultural tourism. The boom is creating jobs and strengthening ties between neighboring communities.
Sokoto state is scaling up polio vaccination along its border with Niger Republic, aiming to protect every child crossing between the two countries. The program will track and vaccinate children to stop the virus from spreading across international borders.
Nigeria's Sokoto state is launching a bold vaccination push in six border communities to protect children crossing between Nigeria and Niger Republic from polio. The initiative uses mobile teams to catch kids at the border, ensuring no child carries the virus either direction.
For 15 years, Vahanduckt Melkonyan has been the sole resident of an Armenian border village, keeping her promise to prove life endures. A new peace agreement could finally bring neighbors home.