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British Town Votes For Brexit But Now Resists A Consequence

5:53am September 07, 2020

by Elliott Hannon

A huge truck park is under construction in southeast England in anticipation of customs delays after Britain severs ties with the EU. Locals who voted in favor of Brexit are not happy.

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News Brief: COVID-19 Pandemic, Calif. Wildfires, Beirut Blast Aftermath

5:52am September 07, 2020

A roundup of the latest coronavirus news. A record setting heat wave hampers efforts to fight California's wildfires. And, an update on the recovery effort in Beirut after last month's massive blast.

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People walk through a railway station platform marked with circles to maintain physical distance in Kolkata, India, Monday. India's increasing coronavirus caseload made it the pandemic's second-worst-hit country behind the United States.

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India Moves Into 2nd Place For COVID-19 Cases

5:43am September 07, 2020

by Sushmita Pathak

The nation's confirmed coronavirus infections exceed 4.2 million, overtaking Brazil, with 4.1 million. The worst-affected country remains the U.S., far ahead with nearly 6.3 million cases.

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Beirut Remains In Mourning A Month After Massive Explosion

5:03am September 07, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to Leila Molana-Allen, a reporter for TV network France 24, about the recovery effort following last month's deadly massive explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

A woman watches from her apartment balcony as a crane removes the rubble of a building after a Chilean rescue team detected signals there may be a survivor at the site in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 4, 2020.

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'There's No Sign Of Life.' Rescue Team In Beirut Ends Search For Possible Survivor

1:28pm September 06, 2020

by Nada Homsi

After 72 hours of searching the wreckage of a collapsed building in the Lebanese capital, the Chilean rescue team leading the operation has said they were unable to find a survivor in the rubble.

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Greek Island Of Kastellorizo Caught In Conflict Over Gas Drilling Rights

11:20am September 06, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

A tiny Greek island, just off the coast of Turkey, finds itself at the center of a confrontation between the two countries over gas drilling rights in the eastern Mediterranean.

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Peggy Bouva (left) and Maartje Duin traveled to Suriname together to visit a former sugar plantation once owned by Dutch nobility. Duin's great-great-great-grandmother held a share in the plantation, where Bouva's ancestors were enslaved. The two women do

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'A Journey That We Have To Join Together': 2 Dutch Women Confront Slavery's Legacy

8:01am September 06, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Maartje Duin and Peggy Bouva are examining painful issues in the Netherlands' colonial past. "We wanted to show people that you can talk about this openly, even if it's uncomfortable," says Bouva.

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The Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility, dug in the mid-1960s in Fairbanks, Alaska, allows scientists a three-dimensional look at frozen ground.

Whatever Happened To ... The Melting Permafrost?

7:00am September 06, 2020

by Nadia Whitehead

Spoiler alert: It's still melting. A new study looks at the impact of rising rainfall. Meanwhile, scientists are more concerned about environmental threats than defrosting pathogens.

Mexican States Ban Sale Of Junk Food To Minors

9:10pm September 05, 2020

by James Fredrick

In Mexico, state governments are outlawing the sale of junk food to minors because high rates of obesity and diabetes have led to increased deaths from COVID-19.

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Typhoon Haishen is poised to make landfall in southwestern Japan Sunday, bringing with it heavy rains and lashing winds. Forecasters predict it will then head toward the Korean peninsula.

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Southwestern Japan Braces For Powerful Typhoon Haishen

8:54pm September 05, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

The storm expected to bring heavy rainfall and high-speed winds on Sunday. Authorities are urging residents of islands of Kyushu and Okinawa to exercise caution.