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International

Destruction and rubble in the wake of floods in Libya is visible
Community

Libya investigates dams’ collapse after a devastating flood last weekend killed more than 11,000

Libya’s top prosecutor says he has opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city.

6 days ago

Mexican Cultural Center staff released colored smoke during the El Grito de Dolores ceremony
Community

Why Mexican Independence Day revelers in Philadelphia shout ‘Viva Mexico’ in historical battle cry

Communities across the Delaware Valley this week hosted historical re-enactments of El Grito de Dolores.

6 days ago

Law enforcement officers escort Danelo Cavalcante from a Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Avondale Pa.
Courts & Law

As captured fugitive resumes sentence in the U.S., homicide in his native Brazil remains unsolved

Cavalcante allegedly shot a man in Brazil in 2017, but he stood to receive a considerably lighter sentence.

7 days ago

Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet, walks down a street in South Philadelphia, accompanied by residents and community members.
Arts & Entertainment

A 12-foot Syrian refugee puppet is asking you to play with her in Philly

Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee, is a global theater project to evoke empathy for people displaced by war.

1 week ago

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A general view of the city of Derna is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 12., 2023. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns, the destruction appeared greatest in Derna city
Community

Toll from devastating floods in Libyan city passes 5,100 dead, authorities struggle to get in aid

The U.N. migration agency says that more than 30,000 people have been left homeless by the destruction.

1 week ago

Syringes with vaccines are prepared at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering members and the public free flu and COVID-19 vaccines Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. Updated COVID-19 vaccines in the latter half of 2023 come just in time to pair them with flu shots. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Studio 2

New COVID-19 Boosters, Earworms, Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

New COVID-19 vaccine recommendations come out Tuesday. We hear from Dr. Paul Offit, a member of the FDA advisory panel, about the latest guidelines released by the CDC.

Air Date: September 13, 2023 12:00 pm

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In this photo taken from video released by governor of the Russian far eastern region of Primorsky Krai Oleg Kozhemyako telegram channel on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (foreground) steps down from his train after crossing the border to Russia at Khasan, about 127 km (79 miles) south of Vladivostok. North Korea's Kim Jong Un rolled into Russia on an armored train to see President Vladimir Putin
Politics & Policy

North Korea’s leader is in Russia to meet Putin, with both locked in standoffs with the West

Kim is expected to seek economic aid and military technology for his impoverished country.

1 week ago

Spain soccer federation President Luis Rubiales speaks during a news conference in Nyon, Switzerland, on Oct. 5, 2022. (Gabriel Monnet/AFP via Getty Images)
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Community

Luis Rubiales resigns as head of Spain’s soccer federation

The embattled president of Spain's soccer federation has left his job. A furor arose after he kissed a star player on the mouth after the Women's World Cup final.

2 weeks ago

Vietnamese General Secretary of the Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong, front right, and US President Joe Biden (front left) attend a military welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Sept.10, 2023. Biden is on an official two-day visit in Vietnam
Politics & Policy

Biden says stronger U.S. ties with Vietnam is about providing global stability, not containing China

It's Biden's first time in Vietnam, and his stop comes as Vietnam has elevated the U.S. to its highest diplomatic status, comprehensive strategic partner.

2 weeks ago

People walk past destroyed houses after an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakech, on Saturday.
NPR
Community

A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 2,000 people

Rescue efforts are complicated by the fact that the quake struck remote, mountainous villages.

2 weeks ago

People stand on the rubble left behind from an earthquake in Morocco.
Community

Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 1,300 people

Morocco’s Interior Ministry said Saturday afternoon that at least 1,305 people had died, and another 1,832 people were injured.

2 weeks ago

A woman holds up a sign with a message that reads in Spanish;
Courts & Law

Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide

The sweeping decision comes amid a trend in Latin America loosening restrictions on abortion even as access has been limited in the United States.

2 weeks ago

Jorge Vilda stands during the Women's World Cup semifinal soccer match between Sweden and Spain in Auckland, New Zealand, on Aug. 15. Spain's soccer federation announced Vilda's dismissal as coach of the women's national team on Tuesday
NPR
Community

Spain’s women’s soccer coach is fired as fallout grows from unwanted World Cup kiss

Spain's soccer federation did not mention Jorge Vilda's connection to now-suspended president Luis Rubiales or his unpopularity among the Women's World Cup-winning team.

2 weeks ago

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin
Community

Putin says he won’t renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has

Ukraine and its Western allies have dismissed the Kremlin’s demands as a ploy to advance its own interests.

3 weeks ago

U.S. guard Tyrese Haliburton (4) leads the team off the court after a loss to Lithuania in a Basketball World Cup second-round match in Manila, Philippines Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023
Community

U.S. falls to Lithuania at Basketball World Cup but still qualifies for Paris Olympics

The loss was the first for the U.S. in 10 games this summer, counting five exhibition games on the way to the World Cup.

3 weeks ago

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