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Brazil celebrates independence day ahead of presidential election

4:27pm September 07, 2022

by John Otis

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are flocking to Rio's most famous beach to celebrate Independence day - and a military display with an ominous undertow ahead of next month's election.

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Archie Panjabi at the Emmy Awards in 2010. Panjabi, a non-Muslim actress, played a Muslim character in the 2018 British limited series Next of Kin, a show discussed in a new study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.

There are barely any Muslims on popular TV series, a new study says

1:17pm September 07, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

When Muslims do appear, they tend to be violent Middle Eastern men, a new study has found after surveying 200 popular series from the U.S, U.K. and elsewhere.

Bruno the Brake Car is the first autistic character on the Thomas & Friends TV series. "He is funny, smart, and he's a very relaxed character," says Elliott Garcia, who voices the character for the show's U.K. version.

Thomas the Tank Engine and Peppa Pig welcome friends with autism and 2 mommies

12:48pm September 07, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The beloved children's TV shows are adding diverse new characters that reflect real people more fully. On Thomas & Friends, child actors with autism will voice the new character, Bruno the Brake Car.

An image made from a 2017 broadcast by North Korea's KRT shows what was said to be a "Combined Fire Demonstration" in Wonsan, North Korea. North Korea is apparently moving to sell millions of rockets and artillery shells — many of them likely from old stock — to its Cold War ally Russia. Russia has called a U.S. intelligence report on the purchasing plan "fake."

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North Korean ammo will stretch Russia's supply, but with clear limits and drawbacks

10:05am September 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

The north's stockpile of bullets and artillery rounds are compatible with Russia's weapons, but may be lower-quality. Transferring anything more powerful would get much more complicated.

'Surveillance State' explores China's tech and social media control systems

5:42am September 07, 2022

by Emily Feng

Veteran Wall Street Journal reporters Josh Chin and Liza Lin spent years covering China. In a new book, they untangle how China built its formidable digital surveillance apparatus.

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U.N. calls for demilitarized zone around nuclear plant in Ukraine

4:55pm September 06, 2022

The United Nations is calling for a demilitarized zone around a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.

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Liz Truss officially takes over as the U.K.'s prime minister

4:55pm September 06, 2022

by Willem Marx

Liz Truss is Britain's fourth prime minister in six years, and the third woman to take on the role. She succeeded Boris Johnson as Conservative party leader on Monday.

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What's next for Chile after voters rejected a new constitution

4:23pm September 06, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Antonia Laborde, a reporter for El País in Santiago de Chile after voters in the country rejected a new constitution. Now the country must consider a new path forward.

Large numbers of workers from different sectors protest against inflation and in favor of higher wages in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Aug. 17, where inflation has soared.

An economic perfect storm is battering emerging markets. Debt crises loom

4:23pm September 06, 2022

by Jason Beaubien

With a strengthening dollar and rising commodity prices, developing nations are having a hard time paying their debts.

At 10th anniversary of Benghazi attack, former diplomat offers context in new book

2:49pm September 06, 2022

by Caitlyn Kim

Ethan Chorin, who served in Libya, presents details that most Americans don't know about the embassy attack — and explores the role domestic politics played in the aftermath.