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La Palma volcano brings both destruction and renewal to the island

5:11pm November 17, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Carmen Solana, a volcanologist at the University of Portsmouth, about the impact of the ongoing volcano eruption at La Palma, in the Canary Islands.

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Frida Kahlo self-portrait breaks records by selling for $34.9 million

5:11pm November 17, 2021

by Mia Estrada

A 1949 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo broke records when it sold for $34.9 million this week. It's now the highest price paid for Latin American artwork. It was sold in just under two minutes.

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The 1st trial begins for volunteers who helped migrants in Greece

4:44pm November 17, 2021

by Joanna Kakissis

The first of more than 20 volunteers who helped migrants in Greece are going on trial, in what rights groups say is a politically motivated attempt to criminalize humanitarian work.

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Biden is set to host the leaders of Canada, Mexico for the Three Amigos summit

4:44pm November 17, 2021

The leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States will meet in Washington, the first such summit in five years. They're expected to discuss topics like COVID-19, climate change and migration.

Migrants stay in a tent camp near the Bruzgi checkpoint on the Polish border, on Wednesday.

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How a political standoff trapped hundreds of migrants at the Belarus-Poland border

3:01pm November 17, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The crisis appears to be stoked by the leader of Belarus over the country's tensions with the bloc. Polish border guards have used water cannons and tear gas to turn back stone-throwing migrants.

Mexican painter Frida Kahlo's "Diego y yo" set a new auction record for art by a Latin American artist, selling for $34.9 million at Sotheby's on Tuesday night.

Frida Kahlo just shattered an auction record, ousting her husband

11:17am November 17, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"Diego y yo" depicts Kahlo's husband, Diego Rivera, on her forehead. It fetched $34.9 million in a Sotheby's auction — shattering a record set by Rivera.

Spider keeper Jake Meney holds the "megaspider" that was turned in to the Australian Reptile Park.

An Australian zoo acquires a venomous, fanged 'megaspider' and is searching for more

10:55am November 17, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The Australian Reptile Park wants to find the anonymous donor of the megaspider, which may lead them to an area with more unusually large arachnids that could boost the zoo's antivenom program.

President Biden participates in a virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Roosevelt Room of the White House Monday.

Biden and China's Xi strike 'respectful' tone in video chat amid tension

6:06pm November 16, 2021

by John Ruwitch

The meeting lasted more than three hours as the two sides sought to make sure their competition does not turn into conflict.

As migrants travel to the U.S., the U.S. tries to stop them south of the border

5:44pm November 16, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with journalists Maria Hinojosa and Julieta Martinelli about their reporting in Mexico and Colombia on the policies designed to stop migrants from reaching the U.S border.

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Pfizer says it will share the rights to its COVID-19 pill

4:52pm November 16, 2021

by Sydney Lupkin

Pfizer says it is willing to share rights to its COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid. It's an oral antiviral drug that can be taken outside the hospital, which could be a help to low income countries.

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