After Cyclone Adai, Survivors Struggle In Poor Conditions
On the minds of many in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi is how to survive. Hundreds of people are dead and tens of thousands have been displaced after Cyclone Idai made landfall last week.
News Brief: Gun Ban, Trump Criticizes McCain, Fentanyl Deaths
New Zealand bans weapons like those used in last week’s attacks. President Trump continues to criticize John McCain, even though he’s deceased. New data paints a dark picture of the opioid epidemic.
New Zealand Banning Weapons Like Those Used In Mosque Attacks In Christchurch
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday that the government will ban “military-style semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles,” to avert “the kind of horror and attack that we saw on Friday.”
On The Brink Of Brexit, PM Theresa May Pushes For Extension With EU Support
The European Council President said a delay of three months is possible. But U.K. lawmakers would have to approve terms of separation that May has already unsuccessfully proposed to them.
Southern Africa Is Still Struggling To Understand Scale Of Devastation From Cyclone
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Gerald Bourke of the World Food Programme, as relief workers in Africa are still learning about the scope of devastation from Cyclone Idai.
U.S. Officials Are Split Over How To Handle Venezuelans Seeking Asylum
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Donati about the Trump administration’s debate over what should happen to the more than 70,000 Venezuelans seeking refuge in the U.S.
Boeing Brings 100 Years Of History To Its Fight To Restore Its Reputation
Two high-profile plane crashes. The grounding of its bestselling jetliner. How did Boeing get here, and how can it recover from this crisis of confidence?
Turkish President’s Comments On Mosque Shootings Prompt Outrage From Australia, New Zealand
New Zealand and Australia are condemning comments made by Turkey’s president comparing the Christchurch mosque shootings and battles between ANZAC forces and Ottoman Turks during World War I.
How A Small Indiana Company Fought Back Against Chinese Counterfeiters
When an Indiana company learned their goods were being counterfeited in China, they did everything they could to make it stop. But pursuing an intellectual property claim in China takes a lot of work.
‘Fake news’ in Russia: State censorship elicits an outcry
In Russia, the internet has been a freewheeling space for information flow and open debate since its inception. Now a package of new laws, signed this week by Vladimir Putin, is stirring an outcry in Russia over allowing anyone in authority to decide …
When Trump tweets, how should the media respond?
It’s a perpetual question for the reporters who cover President Donald Trump: How to handle his tweets? If you cover every blip and blast Mr. Trump sends out into the Twittersphere, some say, you are allowing the president to dictate the news cycle – …
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