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Lifestyle

From Kabul to Chester, former soccer pro gets second chance with Philly Union

I played pro soccer in Afghanistan. The Philly Union gave this WHYY reporter a second shot at glory.

7 years ago

High school students wearing masks, hold placards which read
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Politics & Policy

Hong Kong government withdraws extradition bill, a key demand of protesters

Hong Kong's embattled chief executive Carrie Lam is officially withdrawing an extradition bill with China after more than three months of sometimes violent protest.

7 years ago

Fire consumes the jungle near Porto Velho, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Brazilian state experts have reported a record of nearly 77,000 wildfires across the country so far this year, up 85% over the same period in 2018. Brazil contains about 60% of the Amazon rainforest, whose degradation could have severe consequences for global climate and rainfall.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Radio Times
Science

Amazon fires and U.S. forests

First we look at the fires burning in the Amazon -how they started, the response, and the impact on climate change. Then, we discuss threats to U.S. forests.

Air Date: August 29, 2019 10:00 am

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From the left, Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attend a work session during the G7 summit at Casino in Biarritz, southwestern France, Monday Aug.26 2019. G-7 leaders are wrapping up a summit dominated by tensions over U.S. trade policies and a surprise visit by Iran's top diplomat. (Ian Langsdon, Pool via AP)
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Politics & Policy

Trump and the international community

President Trump recently attended the G7 summit of world leaders to discuss global trade and security issues. This happens as his he engages in a trade war with China.

Air Date: August 28, 2019 10:00 am

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Straphangers wait for an L Train in New York City as it pulls into the First Avenue station. A bill under consideration might bar New York from replacing these cars with Chinese-made ones. (Mark Lennihan/AP)
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Money

Congress mulls ban on use of federal grants to buy subway trains, buses from Chinese-owned manufacturer

The company has successfully won bids for transit agencies in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Vintage military vehicles and reenactors take part in a reenactment of the liberation of Paris from German occupation to celebrate its 75th anniversary, in Paris, France, August 25, 2019.  REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RC18C82A7B40
Community
PBS NewsHour

Paris celebrates its liberation from Nazis, 75 years on

The liberation of Paris was both joyous and chaotic

7 years ago

The capital of Greenland is also its largest city — Nuuk has a population of about 18,000. Aqqusinersuaq Road (above) leads into the city center. (John W. Poole/NPR)
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Politics & Policy

What do Greenlanders think of Trump’s interest in buying Greenland?

They laugh about his interest but also take it seriously. One says such talk is "extremely imperialistic and should not be something that we hear world leaders say in 2019."

7 years ago

Trash sent for recycling moves along a conveyor belt to be sorted at Waste Management's material recovery facility in Elkridge, Md. In 2018, China announced it would no longer buy most plastic waste from places like the United States. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Science

U.S. recycling industry is struggling to figure out a future without China

China is no longer taking the world's waste. The U.S. recycling industry is overwhelmed. This doesn't bode well for our plastic waste problem.

7 years ago

Protesters gather on Victoria Park in Hong Kong on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. Thousands of people streamed into a park in central Hong Kong on Sunday for what organizers hope will be a peaceful demonstration for democracy in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

China’s multiple crises

Chinese president Xi Jingping is in the midst of managing a number of challenges to his power and the stability of his country, including massive protests and a trade war.

Air Date: August 20, 2019 10:00 am

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Community
Billy Penn

Philadelphia joins Kashmir protests with large rally at Penn’s Landing

The Indian government has kept the state of Jammu and Kashmir on lockdown for nearly two weeks.

7 years ago

Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez poses for a photo during an interview with the Associated Press at the La Fortaleza, the official residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Governor Vazquez says she plans to remain in the position to help ease the U.S. territory's political turmoil and will have the flexibility to truly work for the people because she is free of all political ties or obligations. (Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Puerto Rico governor to stay, fight corruption

She said her priorities are to fight corruption, secure federal hurricane recovery funds and help pull Puerto Rico out of its 13-year recession.

7 years ago

Big royal statues from the Kingdom of Dahomey, in present-day Benin, are pictured in 2018 at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris. (Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images)
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Arts & Entertainment

Across Europe, museums rethink what to do with their African art collections

According to the most commonly cited figures from a 2007 UNESCO forum, 90% to 95% of sub-Saharan cultural artifacts are housed outside Africa.

7 years ago

In this Friday, Aug. 9, 2019 photo, released by Lima 2019 News Services, Race Imboden of the United States takes a knee, as teammates Mick Itkin and Gerek Meinhardt stand on the podium after winning the gold medal in team's foil, at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. 'Racism, gun control, mistreatment of immigrants, and a president who spreads hate are at the top of a long list' of America's problems, Imboden said in a tweet sent after his medals ceremony. 'I chose to sacrifice my moment today at the top of the podium to call attention to issues that I believe need to be addressed.' (Jose Sotomayor/Lima 2019 News Services via AP)
Community

Americans protest on medals stand at Pan Am Games

Two Americans used their medal-winning moments at the Pan American Games to draw attention to social issues back home that they feel are spiraling out of control.

7 years ago

A Chinese bank employee counts 100-yuan notes and dollar bills at a counter in Nantong, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, on Tuesday. (AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

A U.S.-China currency war? What you need to know

Here are four things to know about how China manages its currency and what a currency war could mean for the two countries.

7 years ago

Renee Bach, 30, is being sued in Ugandan civil court over the deaths of children who were treated at the critical care center she ran in Uganda. She has left Uganda and is now living in Bedford County, Virginia, where she grew up. (Julia Rendleman/for NPR)
NPR
Health

American with no medical training ran center for malnourished Ugandan kids. 105 died

Renee Bach founded a charity that went on to care for over 900 severely malnourished babies and children. Now she is being sued by two of the mothers whose children died.

7 years ago

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