How Happy Is The Country With The Biggest Gains In Happiness?
Togo ranked last in 2015’s World Happiness Report. This year, it moved up 17 spots — the most improved country in the world. What’s the perspective from the ground?
Ex-French President Sarkozy Questioned About Campaign Funds From Gadhafi
Nicolas Sarkozy was taken into police custody and questioned about potential financing irregularities from his 2007 campaign — including funds from the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Ex-French President Questioned On Claims He Took Campaign Funds From Gadhafi
French officials have been investigating claims that former President Nicolas Sarkozy took 50 million euros from the Libyan regime to fund his successful 2007 presidential bid.
Sudan, World’s Last Male Northern White Rhino, Dies
Sudan lived most of his life in a zoo in the Czech Republic, but was brought to a conservancy in Kenya in 2009 as part of a last-ditch effort to save his species. He died at the conservancy at age 45.
After Election Landslide, It’s Putin’s Russia (More Than Ever)
Vladimir Putin wanted a mandate to govern, and got it, with 76 percent of the vote. He will use the next six years to advance his mission: cementing Russia’s role as a major player on the world stage.
Russian Journalist Weighs In On Country’s #MeToo Movement
In Russia, a small number of women have spoken out publicly against powerful men who they say have sexually harassed them. Journalist Daria Zhuk is one of them. She says a powerful politician sexually harassed her in 2014 and that Russian women can lea…
Deal (Mostly) Struck Over Brexit Terms After Months Of Negotiations
Major questions are still up in the air after months of negotiations about U.K.’s withdrawal from the EU, most prominently how to handle the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Russians In Moscow Celebrate 6 More Years Of Putin
On Sunday, Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential election by a landslide. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly was in Moscow to witness the late-night celebrations of another six years of Putin in power.
Gina Haspel Used To Work For Me. She’s A Great Choice For CIA Director
Former CIA case officer Robert Baer supervised Gina Haspel and says she’s the right person to talk President Trump out of potential foreign policy disasters.
Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre Brings Anna Karenina Ballet To Modern Era
The world-famous Bolshoi Theatre is a Russian icon. But a new staging of the ballet Anna Karenina takes the beloved Russian epic — and the theater — into the 21st century. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Bolshoi principal dancer Olga Smirnova.
In Illinois, Democrats face a test of big-tent values
In recent days, dozens of anti-abortion activists, mostly college students giving up their spring break, have descended on the Chicago suburbs to canvass for votes – for a Democrat. Rep. Dan Lipinski of Illinois is something of an endangered species: …
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