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Professor Discusses What Might Be To Come In Myanmar

6:27pm April 12, 2021

by Michael Sullivan

A University of Washington professor who's written extensively about Myanmar's military is painting a grim picture of what's to come. She just left the country for what she fears may be the last time.

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Kidnappings in Haiti Surge As Country Plunges Deeper Into Political Turmoil

5:22pm April 12, 2021

NPR's host Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jacqueline Charles of The Miami Herald about the alarming rise in kidnappings in Haiti, including seven members of the Catholic clergy taken on Sunday.

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Ecuador Chooses Conservative Banker As Its Next President

4:33pm April 12, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political scientist Thea Riofrancos about the surprise victory for the right wing in Ecuador's presidential election.

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Iranian Nuclear Site Hit With Blackout In Suspected Attack

4:32pm April 12, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the suspected attack on an Iranian nuclear site over the weekend.

Pubs In England Open

4:18pm April 12, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

After being closed for months, England's pubs — at least those with outdoor beer gardens — will reopen Monday, along with non-essential shops and beauty salons.

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Heba Alrejleh and Radwan Jomaa with children Aya, 11, Lilian, 4, and Mohamed, 10. "The words 'to send us back to Syria' means to destroy our lives," says Jomaa.

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In Denmark, Fears Grow Among Syrian Asylum-Seekers As Residence Permits Are Revoked

2:40pm April 12, 2021

by Sidsel Overgaard

Denmark says security in Syria has improved enough for some refugees to go back. "The words 'to send us back to Syria' means to destroy our lives," says a Syrian whose residence permit was revoked.

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China Detains Delivery Worker Who Tried To Improve Working Conditions

7:43am April 12, 2021

by Emily Feng

During the pandemic, food delivery work has boomed in China. The detention of the sector's most prominent labor activist is now drawing attention to their difficult working conditions.

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In Iraq, Herding Water Buffalo Is Once Again A Growing Industry

6:26am April 12, 2021

by Alice Fordham

In the marshes of southern Iraq, water buffalos provide a livelihood for people outside the reach of many of the country's problems. There are new efforts intended to boost local agriculture.

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Iran Says Blackout At Underground Atomic Facility Is 'Nuclear Terrorism'

5:53am April 12, 2021

by Peter Kenyon

An Iranian nuclear facility was knocked off line Sunday. Iran has blamed Israel, which does not want Washington and Tehran to once again agree to a nuclear pact that would ease sanctions on Iran.

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Protesters march during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sunday.

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More Than 700 Civilians Killed By Myanmar Junta Since Coup

8:40pm April 11, 2021

by Wynne Davis

At least 82 people were killed in the city of Bago on Friday during a military crackdown against opposition.