Cyclone Kenneth Strikes Mozambique With Devastating Floods And Winds
Cyclone Kenneth is the second to hit Mozambique in six weeks. NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Deborah Nguyen with the World Food Programme about the damage and relief efforts.
With rise of Vox, Europe’s populist wave reaches Spanish shores
Lola Enriquez, from the small district of Maracena in Granada, hasn’t always been open about her support of Vox, Spain’s ultranationalist party. Today Vox is set to enter parliament after winning over more than 10% of voters in Spain’s general electio…
ISIS Leader Apparently Releases Video For First Time In 5 Years
The man who is purportedly Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi acknowledges the recent major defeat of ISIS in Baghouz, Syria.
Indonesia Plans To Move Its Capital Out Of Jakarta, A City That’s Sinking
It’s not clear when this will happen, or where the new capital will be located. The idea has been out there for decades, though previous leaders have been unable to accomplish the ambitious plan.
Patricia Arquette Explores The ‘Toxic Codependency’ Of Munchausen By Proxy
Arquette plays a Missouri woman who falsely convinced the world that her child was seriously ill, in the Hulu series The Act. She says it was “very weird” getting into the character’s head.
Nostalgia and hope as Japan’s emperor hands over throne
The staff of candy company Kintaro-Ame was fixated on the television April 1, awaiting news of the name of Japan’s new imperial era. “Reiwa” (pronounced Ray-wah), it proclaimed in bold black calligraphy. The Kintaro-Ame workers leaped into action….
The tender embrace after a synagogue shooting
Last Saturday, just after a lone gunman killed one and injured two at a synagogue in Poway, California, any number of people rushed to repair the rupture of harmony in the community. A nearby Orthodox church opened its door to the Jewish victims. Cou…
Sri Lanka Bans Face Coverings After Easter Sunday Attacks
The move by President Maithripala Sirisena was meant to help authorities identify people, part of a new security push after a wave of bombings left the country reeling.
Socialists In Spain Win Election But Need Other Parties’ Support To Govern
Spain’s governing Socialist party won the country’s third election in four years on Sunday, but will need the help of either the left or right-leaning parties to form a government.
Global Military Expenditures Up, Driven By Top Two Spenders — U.S. And China
The world is spending more on the military since global figures became available in 1988. Together, the U.S. and China make up half of the world’s military spending.
After Terror Attacks, Sri Lanka Bans Female Face Coverings
In Sri Lanka, fear persists after the deadly Easter Sunday bombings killed hundreds of people. Under an emergency law, the country is banning women from wearing face coverings.
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