I have been a long time fan of Year's Best SF anthology series. They collect 25 of the best short stories and novelettes published in the previous year. They include short bios on the authors, and refer to some of the author's other works. They have a good mix of topics like cyberpunk, hard SF, etc. They also include stories from many countries, as long as it is in English or translated to English.
Most of them (12 of the 14) are available from FictionWise, BoB, etc.
There are some other highly praised anthologies for SF and Horror that I haven't tried yet.
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