Virtual reality opens doors for older people to build closer connections in real life

Many retirement developments serve as a tranquil refuge for older people who can no longer traveling to faraway places or engaging in bold adventures.

Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final 'dirty trick' by officials

The only official document human rights advocate Uladzimir Labkovich had with him when he was suddenly released from a ...

Bit by bit, small groups chip away at historic levels of social isolation in America

Across the country, small groups are working to rebuild social connection amid rising loneliness in their own modest ways. It ...
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Pope offers gentle critique of Vatican culture in Christmas greeting reminiscent of past

Pope Leo XIV urged Vatican cardinals on Monday to put their ambitions of power and personal interests aside, as he followed ...
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Efforts to reconnect Americans face challenges in a lonely time

5. About two in 10 U.S. adults have no close friends outside of family, according to the “Disconnected” report. In 1990, only 3% said that, according to Gallup. About one-quarter of adults have at ...
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Small groups chip away at historic levels of social isolation

Across the country, small groups are working to rebuild social connection amid rising loneliness in their own modest ways. It sounds ...

Zelenskyy says Putin ‘wanted to escape from the political isolation’ through diplomacy with Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian President Vladimir Putin attempted to "escape from the political isolation" through diplomacy with U.S.

Egypt's el-Sissi urges UN Security Council reforms for Africa's larger role

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has called for changes in the U.N. Security Council to give Africa a bigger role in ...