Alex Anwandter's disco-infused homage to dancefloor liberation
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Chilean musician Alex Anwandter about his new disco-influenced album El Diablo en el Cuerpo.
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What the crown prince of Jordan's marriage to a Saudi architect means for politics
Jordan's crown prince has married a Saudi architect. The union carries political undertones and comes at a critical time for Jordan.
Australia's most decorated soldier loses defamation case for alleged war crimes
An Australian federal court judge ruled that newspaper articles published in 2018 were substantially true about a number of war crimes committed by Ben Roberts-Smith in Afghanistan.
Individual cigarettes in Canada will soon carry health warnings
The move was first announced last year by Health Canada and is aimed at helping people quit the habit. The regulations take effect Aug. 1 and will be phased in.
The plan to remove a mosque's domes in China sparks rare protest
Hundreds of people gathered outside a mosque in southwestern China. They were protesting the planned removal of the mosque's domes, part of a nationwide campaign to eliminate Islamic influences.
The Spanish tennis pipeline that's produced Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal
One of the greatest tennis players, Spaniard Rafael Nadal, isn't at this year's French Open. But world #1 Carlos Alcaraz, also of Spain, is dominating. What is it about the Spanish tennis pipeline?
Storm surge from hurricanes is deadly. New computer models can better forecast it
The National Hurricane Center is upgrading the computer models it uses to predict storm surge. People will be able to see maps about how much storm surge is predicted when a storm is headed their way.
Across Canada, tens of thousands have evacuated due to wildfires in recent weeks
Thousands have been forced to evacuate an area of Canada's Nova Scotia region as wildfires take hold. This comes only weeks after a string of serious wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia.
Tara Reade, who accused Biden of sexual assault, will apply for Russian citizenship
Reade said she feels "safe" in Russia and decided to apply for citizenship after receiving threats in the U.S. She has accused Biden of sexually assaulting her when she worked for his Senate office.
She had a dream job. Now, she's part of a massive brain drain hammering Russia
Hundreds of thousands of people under age 35 are estimated to have fled Russia since the invasion. It's one of a handful of major challenges Russia's economy faces this year.