France fights flight to big cities with funds for smaller towns
After François Goblé retired this March, the town and surrounding area of 5,000 inhabitants were left with one primary care physician. Cherrueix is just one example of a “medical desert” – where the number of doctors is 30 percent lower than the natio…
2 Koreas’ Leaders Will Hold New Summit In Pyongyang Next Month
“For peace and prosperity of the world as well as those of the Korean peninsula,” reads a short statement issued by South Korea’s Blue House on Monday
Boardwalk Collapses In Spain, Injuring 316 People At Oceanside Concert
The collapse occurred shortly after the headliner at a concert tried to pump up the crowd by telling people to jump, witnesses told a local news site.
Amid Friction With The U.S., North Korea Sets A Summit With The South
Senior officials from North and South Korea met Monday and scheduled a September date for a third summit between South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
To Fix That Pain In Your Back, You Might Have To Change The Way You Sit
In the past century, many Americans have lost the ability to sit in a way that doesn’t strain their backs. Specialists say we could take a lesson from excellent sitters from other cultures.
More Than A Dozen Are Killed In Arms Depot Blast In Syria
There’s been a deadly explosion at an arms depot in the rebel-held Syrian town of Idlib. At least 12 children are reported among the dead. Dozens of people are missing.
‘Frontline’ Series With Thomas Erdbrink: ‘Our Man In Tehran’
David Greene talks to Thomas Erdbrink of The New York Times about the series he produced for Frontline documenting life inside Iran which airs Monday and Tuesday night on PBS.
Trump Tariffs Strain Relations Between U.S. And Turkey
Noel King talks to Elmira Bayrasli — who served in the State Department during the Clinton administration, and now teaches international affairs at Bard College — about the tariffs.
A Guantanamo Guard And A Detainee Reunite In Mauritania
Former Army Sgt. Steve Wood recently took a trip to share a meal in Mauritania with Mohamedou Ould Slahi. Wood was a guard at Guantanamo and Slahi was a prisoner. They talk with Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
Chile’s Ex-President Michelle Bachelet Picked As U.N. Human Rights Chief
Former Chilean president and torture victim Michelle Bachelet is set to become U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. The U.S., no longer on the human rights council, wants her to focus on Venezuela and Iran.
Rohingya Of Myanmar Remain In Refugee Camps In Bangladesh
U.N. aid agencies and the government of Bangladesh have criticized Myanmar for delays in offering safe return to the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who fled their homes in Myanmar last August.
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