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Germany Risks U.S. Backlash If It Hires Chinese Company Huawei For 5G Tech

5:16pm March 18, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

Germany wants to speed up its mobile data service with 5G technology, which Chinese telecom Huawei is bidding to provide. But if Berlin lets Huawei compete, it faces the Trump administration's wrath.

Would-Be Robber Gives Money Back But He Is Still Arrested

7:00am March 18, 2019

A woman in China was getting money at an ATM when she was confronted by a knife-wielding man. She turned over $400. He then demanded to see her balance. When it showed zero, he gave the $400 back.

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Rescuers are recovering victims and searching for survivors of flash floods in Papua province, Indonesia.

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Flash Floods And Landslides In Indonesia Leave Dozens Dead

3:54pm March 17, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Torrential rain led to flash floods and landslides that swept away homes, buildings and people. Rescuers continue to search for survivors as waters recede in one of the poorest parts of the country.

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The Sex Scandals Engulfing K-Pop

8:45am March 17, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Jihye Lee of Bloomberg News about the sex scandals engulfing the K-pop industry in South Korea. Two K-pop stars have been questioned by police.

Seungri, photographed as he arrived at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on March 14, 2019. The former pop idol was there to undergo police questioning over charges of supplying prostitution services.

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The Sex Scandals Shaking K-Pop And A Reckoning Over How South Korea Regards Women

5:35pm March 15, 2019

by Elise Hu

Several K-pop stars have admitted to being involved in the practice of "spycamming" in Korea — secretly recording sexual acts without the partner's notice and posting those videos online.

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N. Korea Considering Whether To Resume Nuclear, Missile Tests Amid Impasse With U.S.

2:41pm March 15, 2019

by Francesca Paris

Pyongyang blamed U.S. officials for the breakdown in talks in Hanoi last month and said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon decide whether to end his country's voluntary moratorium on testing.

Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she leaves Shah Alam High Court in Malaysia on Thursday. Malaysia's attorney general ordered the murder case to proceed against the Vietnamese woman accused in the killing of the North Korean lea

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Murder Trial To Proceed Against 2nd Woman In Killing Of Kim Jong Un's Half-Brother

7:15am March 14, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Malaysian authorities dropped charges this week against the Indonesian woman accused of smearing poison on the face of Kim Jong Nam. But they won't drop charges against Doan Thi Huong.

The U.S. used to ship about 7 million tons of plastic trash to China a year, where much of it was recycled into raw materials. Then came the Chinese crackdown of 2018.

Where Will Your Plastic Trash Go Now That China Doesn't Want It?

11:39pm March 13, 2019

by Christopher Joyce

Last year, China drastically cut back its imports of plastic waste to recycle. Now the U.S. and other wealthy nations must figure out what to do with their discards.

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'Sea People' Examines The Origins And History Of Polynesia

6:01am March 13, 2019

by Ilana Masad

Christina Thompson deftly weaves her fascinating narrative of European travels and attempts to understand the Polynesian puzzle in her new book, though European colonization is not fully addressed.

An estimated 5,500 Komodo dragons live in Komodo National Park.

Amid Tourism Push, Concern Grows Over Indonesia's Komodo Dragons

9:56pm March 12, 2019

by Michael Sullivan

Indonesia, the only country with Komodo dragons in the wild, wants to double the number of tourists at a national park where many of the animals live. Conservationists warn against too many tourists.

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