Illegal Loggers Kill Indigenous Forest Guard Member In Brazil
Illegal loggers in the Amazon killed the leader of an Indigenous forest guard Friday night.
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Yazidi Advocate Reacts To ISIS Leader's Death
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Hadi Pir, vice president of a Yazidi advocacy organization, about how the minority group targeted by ISIS feels about the death of its leader.
Closing The Open Skies
The Trump administration may be ready to bail out of the Open Skies treaty, which for 17 years has allowed the U.S. and Russia to surveil each other by taking aerial photos.
Roundtable: Social Uprisings Sweep Middle East, Latin America
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with two experts about ongoing protests in the Middle East and Latin America: Maha Yahya, director of the Carnegie Middle East Center, and NYU professor Patricio Navia.
'Un-African'? Photos Challenge Notions Of LGBTQ Identity In The African Diaspora
Mikael Owunna's new book captures the stories of LGBTQ African immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers reconciling their identity and their heritage.
Xenophobic Violence In South Africa
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Shenilla Mohamed of Amnesty International about refugees in South Africa who are asking to leave the country because of xenophobic violence.
Temporary Protected Status And Salvadorans
The White House agreed to extend work permits for Salvadorans with temporary legal status for another year. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Karla Alvarado, a Salvadoran with TPS status, about her future.
An HIV Crisis Among Pakistan's Children
Dr. Fatima Mir of Aga Khan University tells NPR's Scott Simon why there's been a spike in pediatric HIV infections in Pakistan.
Controversial Pesticides Are Suspected Of Starving Fish
New evidence from Japan's Lake Shinji suggests that the widely used family of pesticides called neonicotinoids, already controversial for harming pollinators, could pose risks to fish as well.
How Some Companies In Germany Are Trying To Cut Down On The Number Of Retail Returns
The rise of online retail has meant the rise of online returns. One country where that is particularly apparent is Germany. Some companies there are trying to find ways to cut down on the costs.