Brexit and North Korea: Why ‘breakthroughs’ falter
For Britain, the issue is Brexit: the 2016 referendum calling for an end to its decades-long membership of the European Union. In North Korea’s case, it was the unprecedented decision by US President Trump to sit down for a summit with Kim Jong-un in …
With summer’s end, France’s annual ‘fresh start’ truly arrives
Everyone comes home from their summer holidays. There is even a special word for it – la rentrée – which at any other time of the year would simply mean “the return.” But this week, the first week of September, it signifies a key social phenomenon in …
Where are we headed? Answers may lie in the past
2. And since college is so expensive, today’s students feel impelled to emerge with a degree that leads to an immediate – preferably high-paying – job. Areas of study that lead to jobs in booming industries such as health care (nursing is a perennial …
Typhoon Jebi Hits Japan, Killing At Least 6 People
Thousands were stranded in Kansai International Airport, on an island in Osaka Bay, after the bridge linking the airport to the main island was damaged.
Morning News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh, Colin Kaepernick
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh begins confirmation hearings. Former 49ers quarterback Kaepernick is one of the faces of Nike’s “Just Do It” anniversary campaign. Fire guts Brazil’s National Museum.
Head Of Ireland’s Green Party Wants Trump Invitation Rescinded
David Greene talks to Eamon Ryan, the head of Ireland’s Green Party, about why he is against President Trump’s upcoming visit to the country. Trump is scheduled to go there in November.
During A Tense Time, Pompeo Prepares To Visit Pakistan
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to visit Pakistan on Wednesday, a visit that comes at a particularly rough time for U.S.-Pakistan relations. The U.S. is canceling military aid to Pakistan.
Fire Guts Brazil’s National Museum In Rio De Janeiro
Brazilians await answers on what caused the weekend fire at the country’s National Museum, and what was lost in the blaze. The museum housed 20 million items.
Taliban Announce: Founder Of Much-Feared Haqqani Network Dies At 72
A Taliban statement issued Tuesday says Jalaluddin Haqqani, the founder of Afghanistan’s Haqqani network, and a former U.S. ally turned fierce enemy, died Monday after years of ill health.
How this man helps ordinary people feel a book is written just for them
On a recent evening on the outskirts of Heidelberg, a city in southern Germany with a long tradition of writers and philosophers, five young women and a man have come together to read prose and poetry out loud.
2 Reuters Journalists Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison In Myanmar
Two Reuters journalists were sentenced to seven years in prison in Myanmar on Monday. NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Reuters Editor-in-chief Stephen Adler about the story the reporters were working on when they were arrested.
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