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Medical team members help patients outside a hospital after an earthquake and a tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island on September 29, 2018.

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Tsunami Hits Indonesia, Leaving More Than 300 Dead

12:52pm September 29, 2018

by Noor Wazwaz

Hospitals and rescuers are struggling to deal with the aftermath of a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that triggered an unexpected tsunami that struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

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Foreign Aid In The Trump Era

8:00am September 29, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

President Trump used his speech at the U.N. Tuesday to threaten aid to countries not backing U.S. policies. The new tactic has aid groups concerned about humanitarian needs.

What NAFTA Without Canada Would Mean

8:00am September 29, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon asks Bruce Heyman, former U.S. ambassador to Canada, how a NAFTA replacement that excludes Canada would affect U.S.-Canada relations.

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Iraq's Kurdistan Region Heads To The Polls To Elect New Parliament

5:52pm September 28, 2018

by Jane Arraf

The United States' closest allies in Iraq, the Kurds, vote for their regional parliament on Sunday, as the old leadership shifts to a new generation with new issues.

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The U.S. Consulate building in St. Petersburg, Russia, was closed earlier this year in tit-for-tat diplomatic penalties between the two countries.

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Latest Collateral Damage In U.S.-Russia Spat: An Anglo-American School Is Shut

4:36pm September 28, 2018

by Lucian Kim

The Anglo-American School in St. Petersburg, a beloved institution in part of the expat community, had to shut following the closure of the U.S. and British consulates.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck along the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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Strong Quakes, Tsunami Hit Along Indonesia's Western Sulawesi Island

3:42pm September 28, 2018

The 7.5 magnitude quake, with an epicenter about 50 miles north of Palu, was just six miles deep. A tsunami later caused damage in two cities, according to Indonesian officials.

Pope Francis has removed Fernando Karadima from the priesthood, seven years after the Vatican found that Karadima had sexually abused minors in Chile.

Pope Francis Defrocks Priest Fernando Karadima, A Notorious Abuser In Chile

3:25pm September 28, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Karadima has been the face of the church's sex abuse scandal in Chile. In 2011, a Vatican tribunal found him guilty of sexually abusing dozens of minors.

Liz Ogbu: Can We Gentrify Neighborhoods While Allowing Longtime Residents To Stay?

12:52pm September 28, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

Architect Liz Ogbu has seen the pain gentrification creates for displaced communities. She wonders how we can create ways for longtime residents to stay and reap the benefits of gentrification.

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OluTimehin Adegbeye: How Can Cities Make Space For Their Most Vulnerable Residents?

12:52pm September 28, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

OluTimehin Adegbeye says that in the world's megacities, the most vulnerable get left behind — including in her city, Lagos. But it's these people, she says, that most deserve space in modern cities.

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From left: Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu and actors Samantha Mugatsia and Sheila Munyiva at the Cannes Film Festival.

'Rafiki': The Lesbian Love Story That Kenya Banned And Then Unbanned

12:26pm September 28, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

In the hopes of becoming an Oscar contender, the Kenyan film board allowed the movie to play in Nairobi for a week. Director Wanuri Kahiu sees it as the beginning of a fight for freedom of expression.