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Jimmy Wales: How Can Wikipedia Ensure A Safe And Shared Online Space?

9:52am July 23, 2021

Wikipedian Jake Orlowitz describes how volunteers update the world's largest encyclopedia. And co-founder Jimmy Wales says the site must not only be a neutral space, but one that encourages diversity.

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Police manage the crowd outside the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

An Olympic Opening Ceremony For An Olympics Like None Other

7:22am July 23, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

The Tokyo Summer Olympics were delayed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, a year later, the Games are set to officially begin with a subdued but celebratory opening ceremony.

People take pictures as the Olympic rings lit up at dusk on the Odaiba waterfront in Tokyo on Thursday, the eve of the official start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

As Tokyo Olympics Begin, What's The Same And Different Compared To Past Games

12:41am July 23, 2021

by Tom Goldman

As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Tokyo — both around the capital city and in the Olympic Village, public polls in Japan show overwhelming opposition to hosting the Games during the pandemic.

CIA Director William Burns says he has appointed a senior officer who led the hunt for Osama bin Laden to head the investigation into ailments that have afflicted U.S. officials around the world.

CIA Director Says He Is Escalating Efforts To Solve 'Havana Syndrome' Mystery

6:41pm July 22, 2021

In an NPR interview, William Burns says he has appointed a senior officer who led the hunt for Osama bin Laden to head the investigation into ailments that has afflicted U.S. officials worldwide.

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Oh Flock... Clever Cockatoos Are More Culturally Complex Than We Thought

5:51pm July 22, 2021

Cockatoos in Sydney have become expert trash bin burglars. Scientists say birds in different neighborhoods have taught each other different techniques to open the bins, a sign of cultural complexity.

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Director For Human Rights Watch Weighs In On What's Next For Afghanistan

4:58pm July 22, 2021

Now that U.S. forces are set to leave for good, what is next for Afghanistan? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Patricia Gossman, Associate Asia Director for Human Rights Watch.

Banners of the Czech Republic (bottom) and the Olympic Refugee teams (top) are seen on a building at the Olympic and Paralympic Village ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Czech team is investigating a cluster of coronavirus cases.

Czech Olympic Team Investigates Charter Flight After 4 Athletes Test Positive

3:41pm July 22, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Much of the scrutiny is falling on a doctor who was on the flight who was reportedly not vaccinated and who has spouted outlandish theories about the COVID-19 pandemic.

John Coates, president of the Australian Olympic Committee, has come under fire for his remarks to Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, ordering her to attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.

Australia's Male Olympics Chief Lectured A Female Premier. It Didn't Go Over Well

1:36pm July 22, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"You are going to the opening ceremony," Australian Olympics chief John Coates told Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. "None of you are staying behind and hiding in your rooms."

Volunteers at the center for media at the Tokyo Olympics made origami designs, including cranes and flowers.

Olympic Origami: Tokyo Volunteers Welcome Visitors Into The Fold

9:55am July 22, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

In a corner of the convention center where journalists from around the world are working, volunteers diligently fold origami paper into beautiful and elaborate designs.

In this May 24, 2021 file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the WHO, speaks at WHO headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is asking China to be more transparent as scientists search for the origins of the coronavirus.

China Has Rejected A WHO Plan For Further Investigation Into The Origins Of COVID-19

9:44am July 22, 2021

by The Associated Press

Chinese officials say they cannot support a second phase of a study into the origins of the pandemic, including new investigation into the theory that the virus might have leaked from a Chinese lab.