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Sydney Combs

Senior class president Emma Olson attends her socially distanced high school graduation at a drive-in theatre ...

Why do graduates wear those square hats?

25 April 2022. By Sydney Combs

Want to visualise inequality? View cities from above

19 April 2022. By Sydney Combs

Indonesia is a new COVID-19 epicentre. The peak has yet to come.

19 April 2022. By Sydney Combs

Can tourism save Italy’s ancient ‘Dying Town’?

19 April 2022. By Sydney Combs

Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday. Here's what it celebrates.

18 June 2021. By Sydney Combs

The election is over. See photos of America’s divided reaction

8 November 2020. By Sydney Combs

These wild animals also practice social distancing to avoid getting sick

24 March 2020. By Sydney Combs

Valentine's Day wasn't always about love

14 February 2020. By Sydney Combs

These imaginary beasts fuelled nightmares around the world

2 November 2019. By Sydney Combs

A cold case team is searching for who betrayed Anne Frank

4 August 2019. By Sydney Combs

Enjoy Father's Day? Thank the woman who spent 62 years campaigning for it.

14 June 2019. By Sydney Combs

Unique lives of royal kids celebrated in vintage photos

8 May 2019. By Sydney Combs

Governments

Sea otters use tools, too. Now scientists look at their 'archaeology'

31 March 2019. By Sydney Combs