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North Korea Stages Military Parade Before Opening Of Pyeongchang Olympics

8:00am February 08, 2018

by Elise Hu

Shortly before the official opening of the Winter Olympics in South Korea, neighboring North Korea held a massive military parade. Thousands of troops participated.

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Documentary Tells The Story Of North Korean Men's Hockey Team

7:21am February 08, 2018

The team may not be playing in this year's Olympics, but it does play on the international stage against countries like Mexico, Turkey and New Zealand. Rachel Martin talks to filmmaker Matt Reichel.

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In Denmark, Viral Video Sparks Wave Of Child Pornography Prosecutions

7:00am February 08, 2018

by Sidsel Overgaard

Police say they plan to charge more than 1,000 young people who shared a video on Facebook with distributing child pornography. Those accused face being labeled as sex offenders for at least 10 years.

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Putin Critic Calls For Presidential Election To Be Boycotted

6:20am February 08, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Vladimir Putin's only serious opponent in Russia's upcoming presidential election, Alexei Navalny, has been banned from taking part, but he tells NPR he's not giving up his fight for democracy.

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News Brief: Budget Deadline, North Korea's Military Parade

6:13am February 08, 2018

Facing a government shutdown deadline, senators passed a 2-year budget deal but there are hurdles. A day before the Winter Olympic's opening ceremony in South Korea, the North held a military parade.

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Parliament in December. He said he will offer a national apology to victims of institutional child sexual abuse following a five-year investigation.

Australian Prime Minister To Issue National Apology For Child Sexual Abuse

5:28am February 08, 2018

by James Doubek

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he would make a national apology to victims of institutional child sexual abuse. A recent report heard thousands of stories of abuse spanning decades.

American siblings Matt and Becca Hamilton (far left and far right, respectively) beat the Russian team of Alexander Krushelnitskiy and Anastasia Bryzgalova, as the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics' first competitions began on Thursday.

U.S. Curling Team Beats Russian Athletes To Kick Off Pyeongchang Olympics

10:33pm February 07, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The first games of the Winter Olympics have begun, with two U.S. curlers taking on a Russian team to start things off in a mixed-doubles tournament.

Few Groups Reject Abortion-Restricted U.S. Global Health Funds

10:10pm February 07, 2018

by Nurith Aizenman

The Trump administration reinstated an earlier policy that cuts off aid to international groups unless they promise not to provide or promote abortion, even with non-U.S. funding sources.

U.S. Troops With Syrian Rebels Come Under Attack, But No Americans Injured

10:08pm February 07, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

U.S. officials say the attack by Syrian pro-regime forces was unprovoked and the Americans launched airstrikes in self-defense. The U.S. military says a Syrian rebel soldier was wounded.

Ksenia Sobchak, a Russian TV personality with a huge social media following, is running for president in Russia against the incumbent, President Vladimir Putin.

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Meet The Russian TV Personality Running For President Against Putin

8:34pm February 07, 2018

A former reality TV star with a huge social media following, Ksenia Sobchak is a candidate in Russia's elections next month. She has a political pedigree, too: Her father was Vladimir Putin's mentor.

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