Australia And New Zealand Are Ground Zero For Chinese Influence
China has had a profound economic and political impact Down Under. Now Australia and New Zealand are taking steps to fight back.
Beachcombers worldwide haul 20 million pounds of trash in one day
Picking up trash on a beach early on a foggy weekend morning is an unlikely activity for college students. The volunteers dump all they’ve found here near Boston Harbor onto a blue tarp: water bottle caps, shards of tiny plastic, a few syringes. For …
Amazon sets a high bar on wages
Amazon wants to be more than Amazon the online retail giant. On Oct. 2, its chief executive, Jeff Bezos, announced that the company wants to lead other large employers toward a purpose beyond bottom-line profits. As the country’s second-largest priva…
China Unbound: What An Emboldened China Means For The World
China has definitely risen. NPR’s correspondents set out to find out what that entails, reporting from more than a dozen countries across the globe.
Indonesia’s Sulawesi Reels From Earthquake And Tsunami
The aftermath of the earthquake on the island of Sulawesi has killed at least 1,200 people. Steve Inskeep talks to James Massola of The Sydney Morning Herald about recovery efforts.
NAFTA Replacement Is A ‘Major Achievement’ Navarro Says
Rachel Martin talks to White House trade adviser Peter Navarro about the deal involving the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Trump wants to sign it by November. NPR’s Scott Horsley comments on the discussion.
News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh, Indonesia Tsunami, DOJ Sues California
The scope of the FBI’s probe into the Supreme Court nominee. The death toll is expected to rise after a Tsunami in Indonesia. DOJ sues California over its law regulating internet service providers.
Fortune Telling Is A Sort Of Therapy For Stressed Out Lebanese
Fortune tellers in Lebanon offer some sense of predictability in a country with a tumultuous recent past.
Trump Touts New Trade Deal With Mexico And Canada
Experts say President Trump’s new trade deal has a lot in common with the North American Free Trade Agreement that it replaces, but with some changes that could benefit labor.
Quake, Tsunami Devastate Indonesian Island Of Sulawesi
The earthquake and tsunami that hit Sulawesi have killed at least 1,200 people. Steve Inskeep talks to Iris van Deinse of the International Federation of Red Cross about the aftermath of the tsunami.
U.S. Blocks Appointments Of New Judges To World Trade Organization
President Trump has attacked the World Trade Organization, which sets and enforces global trading rules, as being unfair to America. Blocking judges is a move that threatens to cripple the WTO.
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