What It Looks Like In Mozambique As Recovery Continues A Month After Cyclone Idai Hit
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with journalist Tendai Marima about what she has seen while reporting in Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai.
Indonesia’s Presidential Race Shows Islamic Fundamentalism Is Gaining Traction
Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, is set to go to the polls Wednesday, when voters will choose between incumbent President Jokowi Widodo and a former Suharto-era general.
Paris can learn others’ lessons in loss after Notre Dame fire
As dawn broke over Notre Dame on Tuesday, small fires still smoldered. “I’ve noticed that this has prompted a coming together, a sense of solidarity,” says Alain Meunier, who had stopped on his way to work to take a smartphone picture of Notre Dame. …
Parisians Say They Are In Great Pain Over Fire Damage To Notre Dame Cathedral
Parisians are coming to terms with the extensive damage done to the their beloved Notre Dame cathedral by Monday’s fire.
The Challenges Ahead For Restoration Efforts At Notre Dame Cathedral In Paris
What’s ahead for efforts to restore Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral? NPR’s Audie Cornish talks to Francis Maude, an architect who worked on the restoration of Windsor Castle after it caught fire in 1992.
Is America’s media divide destroying democracy?
Sometimes it seems as if the deepest divide in American politics is not so much between Republicans and Democrats as between voters who watch Fox News, and those who don’t. For instance, 84% of Fox-viewing Republicans support President Donald Trump’s …
At a new university, Syrian Kurds build their own future
For Fatmah, a Kurdish college student in northern Syria, it had been an especially difficult choice. Kurdish nationalists refer to much of the territory under their control as Rojava – the western part of a Greater Kurdistan that also encompasses part…
The rebirth of Notre Dame’s purpose
When tourists flock to Paris, they often gather at the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, Montmartre, or Champs-Élysées. Yet the most popular gathering place – at about 13 million visitors a year – has been Notre Dame Cathedral. Its near-destruction by fire …
As Officials Assess Damage, Macron Aims For 5-Year Renovation Of Notre Dame
President Macron said he wants to see Notre Dame rebuilt within five years. Hundreds of millions of dollars were raised toward that effort one day after a fire damaged the cathedral.
Dog Saved By Workers On Oil Rig, 135 Miles Off Thai Coast
It’s not clear how the animal ended up stranded in the middle of the Gulf of Thailand. But the pup, now named Boonrod, is gaining strength and looks happy and well-fed.
Congress Subpoenas Deutsche Bank As Part Of Democrats’ Probe Of Trump Finances
It’s the latest sign that Democrats will continue to seek information on potential criminal activity by President Trump and his businesses after special counsel Robert Mueller’s report is made public.
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