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South Korean Women Face Threat Of Cameras In Bathroom Stalls

5:28am September 20, 2018

by Michael Sullivan

South Korea has really fast Internet. And really good tech. That's a really big problem when it comes to men who surreptitiously record women in all sorts of public places.

Yogurt selections like this one at a Los Angeles 365 by Whole Foods Market store are getting larger, but a new U.K. study warns that many contain lots of added sugar.

Yogurt May Not Be So Healthy If It's Pumped Full Of Sugar

7:18pm September 19, 2018

by Rachel Cohen

A study of some 900 yogurts sold in supermarkets in the U.K. found a shocking amount of sugar is hiding in this so-called healthy food, particularly in organic yogurts.

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Some North Koreans Puzzled By U.S. Call For Denuclearization

6:05pm September 19, 2018

by Mary Louise Kelly

A summit between the North and South Korean leaders seemed to move the peninsula closer to denuclearization. While in North Korea, NPR asked citizens their thoughts on giving up nuclear weapons.

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Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers display ivory seized from poachers around the country. KWS has played a critical role in carrying out operations against poachers.

DNA Test Helps Conservationists Track Down Ivory Smugglers

4:57pm September 19, 2018

by Christopher Joyce

The cartels that run the ivory trade try to cover their tracks — among other things, they smuggle tusks from the same elephant separately. But DNA testing can help find patterns.

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The Sohae Satellite Launching Station was the site of North Korea's first successful space launch in 2012. The North now says it will dismantle the facility.

Experts Are Underwhelmed By North Korea's Promise To Dismantle Missile Site

4:25pm September 19, 2018

by Geoff Brumfiel

North Korea had already promised to dismantle part of the site. Now, with fanfare, it's offering to let the world watch — which analysts say is not that much of a step forward.

Some Muslims protested against the Indian government Wednesday after it issued an executive order to make the practice of instant divorce a punishable offence.

India Makes Instant Divorce A Criminal Offense

3:59pm September 19, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Muslim men could terminate their marriages by repeating "talaq," Arabic for "divorce," three times. The practice continued despite a Supreme Court rule outlawing it.

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Russia Blames Israel For Plane Shot Down By Syria

3:48pm September 19, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Russia blamed Israel after Syria downed a Russian reconnaissance plane, killing 15 people. Israel expressed condolences for those killed but in turn blamed Iran and Hezbollah guerrillas.

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A World Food Programme convoy carries humanitarian aid to Aleppo, Syria. Getting food into conflict zones is a major hurdle — and a topic of discussion at the WFP's Innovation Accelerator.

Have A Cool Idea To Help End World Hunger? Pitch It To The U.N.

3:46pm September 19, 2018

by Vicky Hallett

At the World Food Programme's Innovation Accelerator, teams test out new proposals to stop hunger. Anyone can submit an idea. And September deadlines are coming up.

Pakistani supporters of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif carry posters and banners outside the high court building in Islamabad on Wednesday as they celebrate his release from prison. Sharif is appealing the conviction, which followed a major corruption

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Released From Prison 2 Months Into 10-Year Sentence

3:01pm September 19, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to prison after a corruption scandal. Now he, his daughter and his son-in-law are out on bail after a high court suspended their sentences, as they appeal their cases.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands after signing a joint declaration at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday.

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Says He Will Visit Seoul

11:41am September 19, 2018

During a third summit between Kim Jong Un and South Korea's Moon Jae-in, Pyongyang also agrees to dismantle missile and nuclear weapons sites if the U.S. takes "corresponding" measures.

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