International
Pennsylvania’s LNG export boom heads to Japan
Abundant drilling of the Marcellus and Utica Shale created a glut of natural gas and drove down prices. Now, new pipelines and export terminals are aiding overseas sales.
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Listen 7:01Secret documents reveal how China mass detention camps work
The classified documents lay out the Chinese government’s deliberate strategy to lock up ethnic minorities even before they commit a crime.
7 years ago
The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
Newly revealed, confidential documents show that the official, Zhu Hailun, played a key role in planning and executing a campaign that has swept up a million or more Uighurs.
7 years ago
Opinion: Why you should think about Uighurs the next time you put on shoes
The forced imprisonment of more than a million Muslim Uighurs in detention camps in the Xinjiang region of western China may make Americans feel outrage and sadness.
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Impeachment testimony analysis
We discuss the impeachment hearings, the testimony, what we learned, and what it means for the inquiry.
Air Date: November 22, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Why climate change poses a particular threat to child health
When it comes to global health, the world has made remarkable strides over the past two decades.
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Even researchers were shocked by how tough life is for sanitation workers
The work is dirty, dangerous ...and thankless. Sanitation workers in lower-income countries often endure grueling conditions to perform their duties.
7 years ago
U.S. fracking helps to push a global plastic boom
Despite Scotland’s fracking ban, imported American shale gas is key to the economy in one town. To some, it’s an uneasy state of affairs.
7 years ago
Can science offer police a better way to handle protests?
Intimidation and police force enraged protesters in Hong Kong. Is there a different way to manage masses of people?
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Listen 12:45Former U.S. envoy says she was warned she was being targeted
The former envoy, who was recalled from her post by Trump, testified that a senior Ukrainian official told her that "I really need to watch my back."
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How 75,000 abandoned cabbages inspired a huge online forum for farmers in Africa
Making lemonade out of life's lemons is one thing.
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Pope declares Vatican’s Secret Archive not so secret anymore
Pope Francis has declared that the Vatican Secret Archive isn't so secret after all.
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How undercover journalists exposed West Africa’s ‘sex for grades’ scandal
"I'm a 28-year-old who never got to finish school because of one thing," says Kiki Mordi. "It wasn't because I wasn't brilliant, I was a high flyer when I was growing up.
7 years ago
Trump says Islamic State leader was killed in special operations raid
President Trump says that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, has been killed in a U.S. Special Operations mission in northwestern Syria.
7 years ago
Pope’s Amazon synod proposes married priests, female leaders
Catholic bishops from across the Amazon called Saturday for the ordination of married men as priests to address the clergy shortage in the region, an historic proposal.
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