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The nomadic Fulani community straddling the border region faces particular difficulties -- accused in both countries of collaborating with jihadists and attacked by the VDPs.

It’s easy to miss the confidence of Billy Wilder or Frank Capra whenever some brave soul tries to make a comedy that takes America’s temperature by straddling cynicism and optimism.

And it was a familiar straddle for cycling, a sport with a history of PR-polishing sponsors like oil companies and sovereign funds.

After immigrating to Australia from the Basque Country, a region that straddles the border between France and Spain, the working-class house painter took roughly 13 years to build the family’s home.

The Mendenhall Glacier, one of the biggest tourist attractions in the region, is part of the Juneau Ice Field, a mass of interconnected glaciers that straddles the boundaries of Alaska and British Columbia, Canada.