Indonesia launches free meals program to fight stunting
Indonesia’s new government started an ambitious project to feed nearly 90 million children and pregnant women to fight malnutrition and stunting, as critics question whether the program is affordable.
NPR photos around the world that moved us in 2024
There have been touching moments — sometimes away from the headlines, and the front lines — that have moved the world this year.
South Korean protesters brave cold to demand Yoon’s ouster as detention deadline looms
South Koreans rallied overnight near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol calling for his arrest, as authorities prepared to renew their efforts to detain him.
Jurassic footprints are discovered on a ‘dinosaur highway’ in southern England
The 166-million-year-old footprint tracks, found at a quarry in southern England, mark one of the largest discoveries in decades.
Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person at 116 has died
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.
The potato-shaped loophole in free trade
Ever since free trade opened up between the US and Mexico in the 1990s, trillions of dollars of goods have been going back and forth between the two countries, from cars to strawberries to MRI machines to underwear. But one major exception has been fre…
Lessons from South Korea’s (and the U.S.’s) self-inflicted blows to democracy
South Korea’s political crisis began a month ago with the brief declaration of martial law. It’s a recent example of power grabs in established democracies that holds lessons for other nations.
Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout
A program in Brazil that gives a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.
A record number of migrants reached the Canary Islands by sea in 2024, Spain says
The number beats the previous record, set in 2023, as a recent report also points at a peak in the number of deaths recorded in the dangerous Atlantic migration route.
Morning news brief
New Orleans’ Bourbon Street reopens as the attack investigation goes on. Congress readies for a House speaker vote. Golan Heights villagers say homes were raided during an Israeli security operation.
Assessing the Damage at Lebanon’s Historical Sites
Part of a Crusader castle collapsed. An 18th century minaret toppled. Church mosaics burned. Israeli airstrikes have damaged priceless antiquities across Lebanon & Syria during it’s war with Hezbollah. With a ceasefire now in place, archaeologists are …
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