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Toy Pirate Ship, Launched In Scotland, Arrives In Florida

5:59am March 08, 2021

In 2017 two brothers from Scotland released a toy pirate ship which was lost at sea. They tried again with Adventure II — attaching a GPS so they could track its movements and share on social media.

A poster in Lausanne, Switzerland, reads "Stop extremism!" The Swiss passed a new ban on facial coverings in public in a narrow 51.2% majority vote Sunday.

Switzerland Approves Ban On Face Coverings In Public

9:06pm March 07, 2021

by Dustin Jones

Swiss voters backed a ban on niqabs and burqas worn by a handful of Muslim women in the country. A Muslim advocacy group called it Islamophobic.

Pope Francis Concludes Iraq Trip With More Visits To Christian Towns

5:26pm March 07, 2021

by Alice Fordham

Pope Francis continues his trip to Iraq with a mass in a stadium in Erbil, home to many Christians displaced from other areas in the wake of ISIS.

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Protesters in Yangon run from police Sunday after they fire tear gas during a demonstration against the military coup.

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Violence Continues In Myanmar As Police Enforce Curfew And Occupy Hospitals

5:01pm March 07, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Witnesses report Myanmar security forces have fired into crowds, and even windows. Observers say at least 54 people have been killed and 1,800 detained since the Feb. 1 coup.

Pope Francis Closes Out Trip To Iraq

2:13pm March 07, 2021

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis goes to the Iraqi city of Mosul and visits ancient Christian sites in northern Iraq on the last day of his trip to fortify local Christians and promote interfaith relations.

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Eric Dossekpli, 49, is a farmer and father of six in the town of Anfoin Avele,Togo. He says he can no longer sell his crops as a result of the pandemic.

The Pandemic Pushed This Farmer Into Deep Poverty. Then Something Amazing Happened

11:40am March 07, 2021

by Malaka Gharib

Togo wanted to distribute millions of dollars to its citizens in dire straits. There was just one daunting problem: How could it identify the neediest of the needy?

As U.S. Vaccine Rollout Speeds Up, Inequality Stunts Progress Worldwide

11:14am March 07, 2021

More and more countries are getting shipments of vaccines and starting to inoculate their populations. But it's an unequal picture across the globe.

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The archbishop of Mosul, Najib Mikhael Moussa (left) waves as he stands next to Pope Francis at the start of a gathering to pray for the victims of war at the Hosh al-Bieaa Church Square, in Mosul, Iraq, once the de facto capital of ISIS on Sunday.

Pope Francis Visits Iraqi Region Where Cities And Lives Were Shattered By ISIS

9:27am March 07, 2021

by Alice Fordham

The pope spent the third day of his visit in the north of the country, where the Christian population is dwindling. He also prayed for the ethnic minority Yazidis, who were brutally targeted by ISIS.

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Fighting Nigeria's Kidnapping Industry

8:33am March 07, 2021

Kidnappings in Nigeria are happening almost daily. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro discusses the growing industry with Bulama Bukarti, an analyst with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

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Aung San Suu Kyi's Lawyer Gives Updates On Her Trial

3:36pm March 06, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon asks Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer, Khin Maung Zaw, for an update on the trial of Myanmar's leader. She was deposed after a military coup.

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