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Hong Kong Protesters Expand Their Tactics, Meet More Resistance

8:13am August 05, 2019

by Julie McCarthy

As protests enter their ninth week, the atmosphere in the city has gotten much more charged and emotionally inflamed --and both sides have become more entrenched in their positions.

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Nuon Chea, An Architect Of Khmer Rouge's Genocidal Restructuring Of Cambodia, Dies

7:43am August 05, 2019

by Michael Sullivan

The chief ideologue of the Khmer Rouge, Nuon Chea, has died. He was the right-hand man to Pol Pot, who led a murderous regime in Cambodia in the late 1970s.

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At most of India's private engineering and medical schools, a certain number of spots in the freshman class â usually about 15% â are reserved for the college's management to allocate at its discretion.

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When Students In India Can't Earn College Admission On Merit, They Buy Their Way In

9:37am August 04, 2019

When parents in the U.S. paid huge sums to secure places for their children in top schools, it was a scandal. In India, it's acceptable for parents to pay private universities for this purpose.

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A protester stands in the midst of tear gas during a confrontation with police in Hong Kong during the early hours of Sunday local time.

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Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters As Season Of Unrest Continues

4:25pm August 03, 2019

by Jenny Gathright

Pro-democracy demonstrators have continued to voice opposition to an extradition bill. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has suspended the legislation, but protesters have additional demands.

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What Hong Kong's Turmoil Means For Taiwan

7:58am August 03, 2019

by Julie McCarthy

Hong Kong's turmoil reverberates among Taiwanese. Many have a sense dread that as Hong Kong goes, so goes Taiwan. Others are less bothered, believing that China will leave well enough alone.

The Dangers Of Environmental Activism In The Philippines

7:58am August 03, 2019

The Philippines is the deadliest country for environmental activists, according to a watchdog group. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to environmental activist Leon Dulce about the violence in that country.

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"What really does set this list of products apart from all of the earlier tariffs are it's basically consumer goods," said Chad Bown, a trade analyst at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. "It's clothing, and toys, iPhones."

Get Ready For Higher Prices If New Tariffs Hit Goods From China, Retailers Warn

7:23pm August 02, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Retailers predict rising prices if President Trump goes through with his threat to add new tariffs to Chinese imports. Meanwhile, the White House announced a deal to boost beef exports.

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India Bans 'Triple Talaq' Custom That Muslim Men Use To Divorce Their Wives

4:22pm August 02, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

India has banned "triple talaq," a way Muslim men divorce their wives by saying the Arabic word for divorce three times. Home to 180+ million Muslims, India was one of the last places this was legal.

South Korean protesters gathered in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Friday, holding placards that denounce the Japanese government's decision regarding exports to South Korea.

Japan Drops South Korea From Favored Trade List As Long-Simmering Tensions Flare

11:11am August 02, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

South Korea's finance minister said Seoul, in turn, will take Tokyo off its own list of trusted partners. Experts worry the dispute could undermine U.S. security ties with chief Asian allies.

Jitesh Singolia, 19, climbs down a manhole to clean sewer pipes using his bare hands.

A Robot Might Take His Job — And That's Good News

9:51am August 02, 2019

Cleaning sewers by hand is a profession in India that has been banned but still persists. Mechanical devices, including robots, are emerging as a possible solution.