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Former CIA Officer Arrested After Exposing U.S. Spy Network In China

10:02am January 17, 2018

David Greene talks to Adam Goldman of The New York Times who broke the story about a former CIA officer who has been arrested and charged with illegally retaining classified records.

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How The Convenience Economy Has Led To Clutter In Urban China

8:12pm January 16, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

The advent of shared bikes and food delivery service apps have led to an unprecedented amount of clutter on the sidewalks of China's largest city. Where pedestrians once walked freely, they now have to compete with speeding electric scooters belonging to armies of food delivery men along limited sidewalk space due to heaps of shared bicycles strewn about.

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Chinese construction workers carry reinforcing rods on a building site in Algiers, Algeria.

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Trump's Insults Will Nudge African Nations Closer To China

4:16pm January 16, 2018

by Ismail Einashe

The danger for the U.S. is that Trump's reported slurs make China an even more enticing partner for African nations, writes British-Somali journalist Ismail Einashe.

A Rohingya refugee stands in a displaced-persons camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, earlier this month. She is just one of more than 650,000 Rohingya who have fled over the border from Myanmar, where a government crackdown has spawned stories of brutal murd

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Myanmar And Bangladesh Agree To 2-Year Timeframe For Rohingya Return

4:01pm January 16, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Over 655,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar, where alleged ethnic cleansing is underway. Now, the two countries have agreed to a schedule for repatriation — but will the Rohingya actually return?

Japan's public broadcaster NHK sent out a false alarm about a North Korean missile launch on Tuesday.

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Japan Also Sends Out, Then Retracts, A False Missile Warning

11:53am January 16, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

"North Korea appears to have launched a missile ... The government urges people to take shelter," Tuesday's false alert read. Hawaii sent out a similar message three days ago.

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Koreas Hold Border Talks, U.S., Canada Hold Summit On Nuclear Threat

8:11am January 16, 2018

Twenty nations are discussing how to best implement sanctions against North Korea. Rachel Martin talks to Jonathan Cheng, Seoul bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal.

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News Brief: DACA Deal Is Stalled, North Korea Talks

6:54am January 16, 2018

Immigration talks stalled after President Trump reportedly used vulgar language to describe African countries during a meeting. The U.S. and Canada host talks about North Korea's nuclear threat.

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A photo provided by Aichi Prefectural Government's Department of Health and Public Welfare shows a package containing a potentially deadly blowfish liver, top right, on Monday.

Fugu Freakout: Don't Eat The Blowfish, Japanese Officials Warn

6:51am January 16, 2018

by Scott Neuman

A supermarket in central Japan sold several packages of the fish containing potentially deadly parts. Officials have issued a warning to residents.

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Thai Officials Want To Silence Critics, Scholar Charged With Insulting Monarchy

6:27am January 16, 2018

by Michael Sullivan

Questioning the official count of how a battle happened 400 years ago has gotten historian Sulak Sivaraksa looking at 15 years in prison under Thailand's lese-majeste law.

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Organic Tea Farmer Builds A Movement While Avoiding Elephants

6:01am January 16, 2018

by Julie McCarthy

India's Assam state is famous for its tea. One young grower is turning to new, healthier cultivation that's catching on with others. He just has to mind the nearby elephants.