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Man Who Inspired 'Hotel Rwanda' Faces Cruel Treatment In Custody, Lawyers Say

4:06pm September 08, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

Lawyers for Paul Rusesabagina, who is portrayed as a hero in the film Hotel Rwanda, say their client faces cruel treatment in custody in Rwanda. Rusesabagina is facing terrorism charges.

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How 2 Towns That Host Fukushima Power Plant Recover After 2011 Nuclear Disaster

4:06pm September 08, 2020

by Kat Lonsdorf

Two Japanese towns that host the Fukushima nuclear power plant stood to gain a lot from the promises of nuclear power. But after one of the worst nuclear disasters, it's clear how much they've lost.

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Belarusian Government Keeps Increasing Crackdown On The Opposition

4:06pm September 08, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Hanna Yahorava, the executive director at the Regional Press Publishers Association in Belarus, about the government's increasing crackdown on its critics.

Analysts Recall Plane Collision In 2001 Amid Worsening China-U.S. Relations

4:06pm September 08, 2020

by John Ruwitch

A Chinese fighter jet and a U.S. surveillance plane collided over the South China Sea 19 years ago. Analysts say that currently deteriorating China-U.S. relations may lead to another mishap.

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Group Of Senators Wants To Posthumously Award The Medal Of Honor To A Black Man

4:06pm September 08, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

A group of U.S. senators wants to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to a Black serviceman who took part in the D-Day landings in France during World War II.

Citing A COVID-19 Shortfall, DHS Increases Visa Fees For Touring Artists

3:18pm September 08, 2020

by Andrew Flanagan

The Department of Homeland Security announced the changes last week, which will take effect in early October.

Former FBI Agent Addresses Post-Sept. 11 Torture In Newly Declassified Book

1:56pm September 08, 2020

by Dave Davies

Ali Soufan investigated terrorism cases and opposed the CIA's use of torture following the Sept. 11 terror attacks. After a legal battle, the redacted material in his 2011 memoir, Black Banners, has been restored.

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The Tokyo Summer Olympics had been set to start in July but were pushed back a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

'At Any Cost': Japanese, IOC Officials Insist Olympics Will Happen In 2021

11:56am September 08, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

In the past week, multiple Japanese organizers and International Olympic Committee officials have said that the Tokyo Games will proceed regardless of the state of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A view over a gate blocking off the old downtown of Okuma, in Fukushima Prefecture. Fukushima was forever changed by one of the world's biggest nuclear disasters nearly a decade ago.

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The Ghost Towns Behind The Gates

9:11am September 08, 2020

Fukushima was forever changed by a nuclear disaster in 2011. What does recovery mean for the region? It's an answer filled with resilience, reinvention and regret.

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Questions Arise Over Whereabouts Of Belarusian Opposition Leader

6:57am September 08, 2020

by Charles Maynes

Media in Belarus report the country's opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova was abducted by masked men and hauled away in a van Monday morning while walking in the capital city Minsk.

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