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Nurcahyo Utomo, an investigator for Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee, speaks at a news conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, about preliminary findings from the investigation into the crash of Lion Air Flight 610.

World News

Lion Air Jet Was 'Un-Airworthy' In Lead-Up To Fatal Crash, Investigators Say

9:21am November 28, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Indonesia's transportation safety committee's report addressed maintenance practices, pilot training and an anti-stall system on the Boeing 737. It did not identify a firm cause for the crash.

Mehnaz sits inside her home in Abbottabad, northern Pakistan. She has one son and six daughters. She has also had three abortions, fearing she would have more girls.

Health & Safety

Why The Abortion Rate In Pakistan Is One Of The World's Highest

8:05am November 28, 2018

Family planning researchers point to a number of reasons. The procedure itself is legal in Pakistan — but only in limited circumstances.

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India's Government Limits Homework Assigned To Students

6:42am November 28, 2018

It's because of fears that overloaded backpacks are damaging kids' backs. A survey of children aged seven to 13 found the vast majority were carrying almost half their body weight in their backpacks.

World News

Indonesian Officials Release Report On Air Crash That Killed 189 People

6:27am November 28, 2018

by David Schaper

A preliminary investigation into the Lion Air crash in October finds the pilots struggled against a new anti-stall flight control system, which forced the plane's nose down 26 times before it crashed.

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News Brief: Paul Manafort, Lion Air Crash, Gene-Editing

5:16am November 28, 2018

Attorney for the Ex-Trump campaign chairman reportedly briefed Trump's legal team on Mueller probe. Indonesian investigators report on Lion Air crash. Chinese scientist defends gene-editing research.

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World News

After Months Stuck Living In Airport, Syrian Finds Refuge Half A World Away

8:26pm November 27, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Hassan Al Kontar arrived in Canada eight months after posting his first pleas for help at a Malaysian airport. He didn't have a visa to go anywhere else — until he found allies in an unlikely place.

World News

Google Employees Join Others In Asking The Search Engine To Stay Out Of China

4:59pm November 27, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

Google left China in 2010 because of government censorship. But the controversial Project Dragonfly would return a version of the search engine that would cooperate with the authoritarian government.

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Tianjin, in northern China, is home to Tianjin University, an international research center that recently hired an American to lead its school of pharmaceutical science and technology. He recruits students from all over the world, he says, and the program

China Expands Research Funding, Luring U.S. Scientists And Students

1:23pm November 27, 2018

by Joe Palca

In a quest to rapidly advance its scientific depth and breadth, China is recruiting scientists from around the world. Some from the U.S. say the greater funding for school and research is freeing.

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A security guard stands in front of Google's booth at the China International Import Expo earlier this month in Shanghai.

World News

'We're Taking A Stand': Google Workers Protest Plans For Censored Search In China

10:50am November 27, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Several employees shared a letter with NPR calling on the tech giant to halt its reported work on a search engine project tailored to Chinese censorship demands.

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Lu Guang holding his Henri Nannen Award in 2008 in Hamburg, Germany.

World News

Award-Winning Chinese Photojournalist Missing While Visiting The Country, Wife Says

10:44am November 27, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Lu Guang, a resident of New York, was invited to the heavily controlled region of Xinjiang in October. His wife Xu Xiaoli says she last heard from him Nov. 3. and that national security took him away.