A planeload of truth lands in Venezuela
In a display of truth triumphing over a lie, an airplane from the Red Cross flew 24 tons of emergency aid to Venezuela on Tuesday. Its arrival in Caracas marked an end to years of denial by President Nicolás Maduro that his country is in a humanitaria…
Protests Calling For Climate Action Disrupt London For Third Day
Activists occupied four of London’s landmarks and thoroughfares, and on Wednesday targeted the city’s rail service. The organizers want a zero-carbon Britain by 2025.
North Of London, Brexit Supporters Gather To ‘Feel Proud And Unashamed’
The Leavers of Lincolnshire group aims to provide a safe space “so you could come together and be proud to be a Brexiteer,” says a member. “To not be called an idiot, to not be called a racist.”
How to defy apartheid? For journalist Juby Mayet, with pen in hand.
At least, that’s what the other reporters told young journalist Juby Mayet when she arrived at a Johannesburg apartment door in the late 1950s, hoping for a scoop that would impress her editors. A few days earlier, they’d been charged with breaking ap…
News Brief: Notre Dame, Asylum-Seekers, Indonesia Election
France vows to rebuild the fire-ravaged cathedral. The Trump administration again moves to discourage migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. Indonesians vote to elect a new president.
In Post-ISIS Iraq, Volunteering Can Quickly Become An Act Of Rebellion
In the aftermath of ISIS, a nurse in Mosul took it upon herself to clear the streets of corpses that had been there for weeks and months. It got her in trouble but helped spark a volunteer movement.
Heading Into Indonesia’s Election, Islamic Fundamentalism Gains Traction
Voters are deciding on more than 20,000 legislative seats and selecting a president. The incumbent president is pitted against a former military general accused of human rights abuses.
Project To Rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral Could Take Decades
Some doubt French President Macron’s claim that the cathedral can be rebuilt in five years. That can’t be too soon for the many Parisians devastated by the damage to their city’s iconic cathedral.
London Protesters Pressure British Government To Address Climate Change
Thousands of people have taken part in climate change protests in London. Major roads and bridges have been blocked by environmental protesters, who say their actions will continue all week.
K-Pop Industry Faces Lurid Scandal Involving Sexual Violence And Official Corruption
One of South Korea’s most successful cultural exports, K-pop music, is facing its worst crisis to date: a lurid scandal involving misogynistic celebrities and corrupt police.
What Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral Means To France
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with French journalist Margot Haddad about what the Notre Dame Cathedral meant to her growing up in Paris – and how much it will take to restore it after the fire.
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