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Hong Kong Streets Filled With Protesters Against China Extradition Bill

6:03am June 10, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Natasha Khan about the massive protests in Hong Kong over the weekend against Chinese government efforts to assert more political control.

Morning News Brief

5:57am June 10, 2019

Questions are raised about whether the U.S.-Mexico tariff deal is really new. Mexico commits to hardening its border with Guatemala. And, Hong Kong protesters target China extradition bill.

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Employees peek through the door of a showroom at a food factory in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Health & Safety

Why South Korea Is Sending $8 Million In Food Aid To North Korea

10:15pm June 09, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

Facing the worst drought in nearly four decades, the country is grappling with food shortages that affect 40% of its population. The donation has humanitarian – but also diplomatic – aims.

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Turkey's Journalists Work Under Threat Of Jail

8:31am June 08, 2019

by Durrie Bouscaren

In Turkey, pressure to control the free press comes in the form of jail time and court proceedings that stretch on and on.

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Huawei Accused Of Technology Theft

8:31am June 08, 2019

by Emily Feng

Huawei has become one of the world's biggest manufacturers of cellphones and high-end telecom equipment. Its rise has come with multiple accusations of technology theft.

Fatima Dahiru, now 17, lives with her sister and mother in an internally displaced persons camp in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Her village was attacked two years ago.

PHOTOS: The Powerful Faces Of Women Who Faced Danger

4:05pm June 07, 2019

by Susie Neilson

In a new project, photographer Robin Hammond made portraits of women who've lived through fighting and violence. He found pain, sorrow, anger, hope — and even joy.

Two ticks in their nymphal stage: At left, the longhorned tick, native to Asia and a recent arrival in the U.S. At right, the lone star tick, found in the eastern United States and in Mexico.

Asia's Longhorned Tick Takes Its First Documented Bite In The U.S.

2:27pm June 07, 2019

by Fran Kritz

The parasite carries potentially lethal pathogens in Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. Now it's in North America. We ask tick specialists to weigh in.

Huawei employees wait for a shuttle bus at the company's campus on April 12 in Shenzhen, China. A senior Huawei official says Google is talking with the U.S. government on behalf of the Chinese telecom giant.

Huawei Chairman Hopeful Google Can Influence U.S. Officials

1:35pm June 07, 2019

by Aarti Shahani

Google is, in effect, negotiating with the Commerce Department on behalf of the Chinese telecom giant, according to the senior Huawei official.

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Sun Yat-sen's Connection To China And The U.S.

5:33am June 07, 2019

We look at the life of Sun Yat-sen, a founder of modern China, who spent time in exile in the United States.

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Xi And Putin Meet In Moscow

5:33am June 07, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Moscow this week at a time when U.S. relations with both countries are increasingly strained.

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