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Student Activists In Bangladesh Demanding Safer Roads After Bus Kills 2 People

6:25pm August 07, 2018

A bus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, ran over and killed two students, triggering a massive protest. Students are demanding justice in a country where traffic laws are poorly enforced.

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Students gathered at Elephant Road Circle, demanding better road safety and justice for traffic deaths, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 4.

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Angered By Traffic Deaths, Students Began To Direct Traffic In Bangladesh

6:17pm August 07, 2018

by Samira Sadeque

It started when a bus killed two students in the capital city of Dhaka. Thousands of student prs literally changed the flow of traffic — to the dismay of the government.

Farmers do their version of the Kiki Challenge, dancing to Drake's song "In My Feelings." In the mud. With oxen.

'Kiki Challenge' Inspires 2 Farmers To Dance Awesomely With Oxen In The Mud

5:18pm August 07, 2018

by Kamala Thiagarajan

One look at this video and you'll know why Trevor Noah said they "won" the Kiki challenge.

"McRefugees" sleep at a McDonald's in the Kowloon district of Hong Kong in April 2016.

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Hong Kong's 'McRefugees' On The Rise Amid Summer Heat

8:30am August 07, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Hundreds in the Chinese territory regularly sleep in 24-hour air conditioned McDonald's restaurants, but a new survey shows the trend is increasing and is not limited to the homeless.

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Dozens Killed As Earthquake Slams Indonesia

7:09pm August 06, 2018

David Lipson, Indonesia correspondent for Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Lombok, speaks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about the damage sustained from the 6.9 earthquake Indonesia.

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Dozens Dead After Earthquake Hits Indonesia's Lombok Island

8:06am August 06, 2018

by Michael Sullivan

At least 91 people are dead after an earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok Sunday, jolting nearby Bali. The quake comes a week after another earthquake hit both tourist destinations.

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Patients are evacuated outside to the parking lot of Mataram City General Hospital after a strong earthquake is felt in Mataram in eastern Lombok island, Indonesia, on Sunday.

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Quake Hits Indonesia's Lombok Island; Dozens Dead

8:32pm August 05, 2018

by Emma Bowman

At least 82 people are dead after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the northern part of the island on Sunday. It's the second powerful quake in a week to hit the region.

Chinese Activist Arrested By Police Mid-Interview

5:18pm August 05, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

Authorities in China have detained an 84-year-old dissident academic Sun Wenguang. They burst into his home and dragged him away just as he was being interviewed by U.S. government broadcaster, VOA.

Authorities in China have demolished the Beijing studio of contemporary artist Ai Wei Wei, a dissident and longtime critic of the Chinese government.

Ai Wei Wei's Beijing Studio Destroyed By Chinese Authorities

5:13pm August 04, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The Chinese dissident artist says his studio is in the process of being demolished. The surrounding arts district, which Ai created, is also being destroyed.

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Pompeo Talks North Korea Denuclearization In Singapore

8:08am August 04, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

Foreign ministers of Southeast Asian nations are meeting in Singapore amid concerns about North Korea and the state of U.S.-China relations.