New Global Report Warns Of Climate Change Consequences
Noel King talks to Jim Skea, co-chair of the U.N.-led Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, that called for urgent action to get climate change under control and warned of dire consequences.
A New Law For Scotland: Nobody Puts Shetland In A Box
Because of its remote location, cartographers have long taken the same approach to representing the Scottish archipelago on maps: they draw a box around it, and put that box wherever it fits.
China And Brazil Woo Each Other With Soccer Power
Each year Chinese youth teams send members to a Brazilian academy for 10 months of soccer coupled with regular school lessons, including classes in Portuguese.
Indonesians Attend Mass After Earthquake Kills More Than 1,700
The death toll continues to climb in Indonesia after an earthquake and tsunami struck nine days ago. Some people in the hardest-hit area went to church for Sunday services.
Mystery Deepens Around Missing Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Turkish officials told reporters that Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul. Saudi officials have denied the allegations, calling them “baseless.”
Pompeo: ‘We Continue To Make Progress’ With North Korea
“Together we can achieve the outcome that the world so desperately needs,” the secretary of state said. An official called the meeting “better than the last time” but “it’s going to be a long haul.”
Brazilians Go To The Polls As Far-Right Candidate Gains Ground
Brazilians go to the polls to pick their next president in, perhaps, the country’s most divisive election ever. The lead candidates are polar opposites on the political spectrum.
Banksy Art Shreds Itself
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with art critic Jerry Saltz of New York magazine about the surprise self-destruction of one of the artist Banksy’s paintings at a London auction.
Reports: Turkey Says Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Killed In Saudi Consulate
Saudi Arabian officials are denying a reports that Turkish investigators believe a Saudi journalist was murdered while visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Survivors Recall Deadly Earthquake And Tsunami In Indonesia
Excavation of the dead has been slow, especially in areas where the quake swallowed houses whole.
Stunning Photos Depict Migrants ‘As They’d Rather Be Seen’
The photos avoid war, destruction and poverty — and instead focus on the beauty and resilience of people who leave home in search of a better life.
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