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International

Veterans and dignitaries, including political consul Yoon Jung Kim of the Republic of Korea, place a wreath in front of the Korean War Memorial at Penn's Landing during a ceremony held annuallly on the anniversary of the start of the war.
Community

Korean War vets gather in Philadelphia to remember ‘Forgotten War’

More than 5 million soldiers and civilians died during the conflict, including more than 600 from the Philadelphia region.

8 years ago

Janet Kamara, from Liberia, sits during an interview conducted in an International Organization for Migration transit center in Arlit, Niger on Saturday, June 2, 2018. Kamara was expelled from Algeria, and left stranded in the Sahara while pregnant.
Politics & Policy

‘Women were lying dead, men…’ Migrants expelled in Sahara

In the Sahara, Algeria has abandoned more than 13,000 people in the past 14 months, stranding them without food or water, forcing them to walk in the deadly heat.

8 years ago

Gelmy, 9, and sister Alexa, 4, climbing trees in the backyard of their family home in the Yucatan Peninsula. (Adriana Zehbrauskas for NPR)
NPR
Community

A lost secret: How to get kids to pay attention

Maya kids are encouraged very early on to pay attention to what their family is doing so they can learn how to do chores and work collaboratively with their family.

8 years ago

The Telstar 18 is the official match ball for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.(Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

The science behind the World Cup ball

How does this ball actually stack up? To find out, scientists stuck it in a wind tunnel with a bunch of sensors attached to a metal rod.

8 years ago

Former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday about the policy response to Russian interference in the 2016 election and spoke of what other countries may be doing to emulate Russia's tactics
NPR
Politics & Policy

Former U.S. diplomat warns China is emulating Russian political interference

Victoria Nuland told the Senate intelligence committee "Other countries and malign actors are now adapting and improving on Russia's methodology, notably including China."

8 years ago

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi speaks with Vice-President of the European Central Bank Luis de Guindos at the ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal June 19, 2018.  European Central Bank/Handout via
PBS NewsHour
Money

Central bank chiefs of 4 major nations raise trade concerns

8 years ago

The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, seen earlier this year during a presentation on the conflict in Syria. On Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ambassador Nikki Haley announced that the U.S. will be withdrawing from the council. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

U.S. announces its withdrawal from U.N.’s Human Rights Council

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley announced the decision in a joint statement to the media Tuesday.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he leaves a meeting Monday in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump threatens tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods

The move comes just three days after the president detailed an initial $50 billion in imports that would be taxed an additional 25 percent

8 years ago

NPR
Community

World Cup 2018: What’s happened so far

The first week of the World Cup is arguably the best: three matches a day, none at the same time. It is Soccer Christmas for futbol fans.

8 years ago

The remains of a dead fish lies on the dried bed of Lake Colorado City near Colorado City, Texas
Science

Global warming cooks up ‘a different world’ over 3 decades

We were warned. On June 23, 1988, a sultry day in Washington, James Hansen told Congress and the world that global warming wasn't approaching — it had already arrived.

8 years ago

Jean Marie Rukundo and his wife, Theodosie Uwambajimana, with their 2-year-old daughter. They've nicknamed her
NPR
Community

Men teaching men to be better husbands and dads

MenCare taught 575 expectant, young fathers in rural Rwanda about parenting, reproductive and maternal health, couple communication and more from 2013 to 2015.

8 years ago

In this June 12, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands prior to their meeting on Sentosa Island in Singapore. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Trump grumbles that North Korea deal not earning wide praise

President Donald Trump says his deal with Kim Jong Un will save tens of millions of people from a potential nuclear war. Now he just has to get everyone else on board.

8 years ago

Map of paternity leave. (World Policy Center)
NPR
Health

Which countries guarantee that new dads get paid paternity leave?

"To achieve gender equality both in the workplace and the home, it's essential for men to have an equal chance to be there with their newborn babies."

8 years ago

Professor Stephen Hawking sits onstage during the
NPR
Science

Stephen Hawking’s voice is being broadcast into space

Specifically, it will be directed toward the nearest black hole.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping arrive for the state dinner with the first ladies at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Nov. 9, 2017. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump hits China with tariffs on $50 billion of goods; China says it will retaliate

President Trump is enacting a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion of Chinese goods "that contain industrially significant technologies."

8 years ago

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