Global Newsstand: Bangladesh has an opportunity to take the lead in disaster relief, and more
“The massive cyclone Idai that devastated Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe [from March 4 to March 21] has destroyed 90 percent of Beira, the second biggest city in Mozambique…,” writes Saleemul Huq.
Trump Administration To Allow 2,700 Central American Children Into The U.S.
A federal court settlement benefits those who had been conditionally approved to join their parents already residing legally in the U.S. under an Obama administration program.
Why Astronomical Drug Prices Are Bad For Health – And Profits
Fatima Suleman, a professor of pharmaceutical sciences, hopes that the WHO’s Fair Pricing Forum can help lower drug costs — and benefit drug manufacturers.
Former WikiLeaks Employee Discusses Julian Assange’s Arrest
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with James Ball, a former Wikileaks employee, about the recent arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Bashir out, military in. But for Sudan’s protesters, the story’s not over.
With long swords and 1,000 spears glinting in hard sunlight, the Sudanese Arab warriors rode camels toward the airstrip, cracking hide whips to honor Sudan’s military ruler Omar al-Bashir. It was a scene meant to exude power, and it largely did in 199…
As China Hacked, U.S. Businesses Turned A Blind Eye
Three successive administrations largely failed to stop China’s extensive cyberhacking of U.S. companies. But American businesses themselves have led the charge in keeping the theft under wraps.
In helping Netanyahu, Trump adds new twist to US meddling
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped to the stage in Tel Aviv early Wednesday morning to claim victory in this week’s national elections, not all of the banners greeting him from the sea of supporters were about him.
Why Sudan rejects hate-baiting dictators
One liberating moment in a democratic revolution occurs when enough people reject a dictator’s frequent attempts to convince them they have enemies. In recent weeks, protests in Sudan have provided a prime example of this. Its revolution is only half…
Is Stephen Miller winning the battle over US immigration policy?
At California’s Santa Monica High, a big, diverse public school with many immigrants and children of immigrants, Mr. Miller went around campus saying “everyone and their parents should speak English – or get out of the country,” says Kesha Ram, a Santa…
For animals stranded by flood or fire, a network of strangers to the rescue
In Nebraska, where cows outnumber residents 4 to 1, it didn’t take long after the floods hit last month for a huge animal rescue to take shape. The state’s Army National Guard pitched in with a transport helicopter to drop bales of hay to straying cow…
Analysis: Does Netanyahu’s Win Maintain Status Quo Or Push Israel Further Right?
The Israeli prime minister’s fourth consecutive term — fifth total — comes as he flirts with lightning-rod issues and hard-right and religious factions.
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