Taiwan Faces Uptick In Coronavirus Cases
Early in the pandemic, Taiwan was praised for handling COVID-19 exceptionally well. Now, Taiwan is struggling through its worst bout of coronavirus yet.
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For Americans With Family In Gaza And Israel, The Faraway Conflict Hit Home
For Americans with family in Israel and Gaza, the recent fighting there hit close to home. Despite the cease-fire, their fears and feelings about a conflict thousands of miles away are still raw.
Parents In Gaza And Israel Are Doing Their Best To Shield Kids From The Trauma Of War
Parents on both sides had to find ways to protect their children. "Yes, the cease-fire has been enforced. But how are we going to deal with children traumatized by this?" asks a mother in Gaza.
3 Reasons Why The Arrest Of A Journalist By Belarus Is Troubling
The arrest of journalist Roman Protasevich, who was seized from a flight that was forced down by Belarusian authorities, is being called an act of state terrorism and air piracy.
Can U.S. Aid Make Honduras More Livable? One Group Tries to Slow Out-Migration
The Association for a More Just Society, is one of many organizations working in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to address societal ills that are driving migrants north to the U.S. border.
EU Asks All EU-Based Airlines To Avoid Belarusian Airspace After Forced Landing
The move comes a day after Belarus ordered a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing in Minsk due to reports of a bomb aboard, in a ruse to apprehend an opposition activist.
Some Yemenis Struggle For U.S. Visas Even After The End Of The Travel Ban
Yemenis who won the diversity visa lottery were stopped by the Trump administration's travel ban. Now they've had to start applying all over again. "Our lives have been destroyed," says one man.
How To Watch The 'Super Flower Blood Moon' Lunar Eclipse This Week
The "Super Flower Blood Moon" is happening early Wednesday morning, as a supermoon coincides with a full lunar eclipse. Here's how to see it.
Croatia's Economy Needs Tourists. It's Now Opening The Doors To Vaccinated Americans
For Croatia, the most tourism-dependent country in Europe, opening up quickly is crucial to reviving its pandemic-battered economy. Tourist numbers plummeted last year.
Irish Minister For European Affairs On Belarus' Forced Diversion To Arrest Journalist
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Thomas Byrne, Ireland's Minister for European Affairs, about Belarus' forced diversion of an international passenger flight to remove an opposition journalist.