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The Effects Of Trump's Threats To Cut Funds From International Organizations

3:45pm May 19, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the Washington Post's Philip Rucker about President Trump's frequent threats to cut funds from organizations he disagrees with — and whether they work or not.

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China Leads The Worldwide Race To Develop A COVID-19 Vaccine

3:45pm May 19, 2020

by John Ruwitch

China is leading the global race in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. Half of the vaccines that have already gone into clinical trials were discovered by Chinese companies.

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In an image from a YouTube video released on Aug. 29, 2019, shows Former senior commander Iván Márquez (center) and fugitive rebel colleague, Jesús Santrich (wearing sunglasses), of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia at an undisclosed location

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Many Of Colombia's Ex-Rebel Fighters Rearm And Turn To Illegal Drug Trade

1:50pm May 19, 2020

by John Otis

Since the country's 2016 peace deal, former rebels have joined armed groups operating in narcotics trafficking, extortion and illegal gold mining, according to the Colombian military.

Amphan, seen in a satellite image captured Sunday, is moving over the Bay of Bengal and is expected to make landfall near the border of India and Bangladesh this week.

'Cyclone In The Time Of COVID-19': Amphan Bears Down On Bangladesh And India

1:31pm May 19, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The massive storm now churning over the Bay of Bengal is expected to make landfall Wednesday local time, deeply complicating both countries' responses to the coronavirus pandemic.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on April 29. Pompeo criticized the World Health Organization on Monday for not inviting Taiwan to its assembly.

Pompeo Blasts WHO And China For Excluding Taiwan From This Week's Health Assembly

9:42pm May 18, 2020

by John Ruwitch

By not inviting Taiwan to its health assembly, the World Health Organization kept out "scientific expertise on pandemic disease" and "damaged the WHO's credibility," the secretary of state said.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron hold a joint news conference via video on Monday to propose a European Union coronavirus recovery fund of 500 billion euros.

Germany, France Propose $543 Billion EU Coronavirus Recovery Fund

9:35pm May 18, 2020

The plan is to raise the money through EU-backed bonds and be help the hardest-hit industries and regions. The issue of burden sharing remains controversial among several of the bloc's member states.

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How The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Affecting The Khamenei Regime In Iran

5:30pm May 18, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dexter Filkins of the New Yorker about his reporting from Iran, where the coronavirus outbreak is the latest crisis to shake the Khamenei regime.

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Germany Faces A Shortage Of Seasonal Farmworkers Due To The Pandemic

5:30pm May 18, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

German farmers are facing challenges during the coronavirus pandemic, as the country is experiencing a shortage of seasonal farmworkers who typically come from Eastern European countries.

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic addressed his supporters ahead of Serbia's parliamentary elections next month.

The Serbian President's 'Very Dystopian And Creepy' Political Rally

4:50pm May 18, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic faced a wall of screens and launched into a campaign speech as people on the screens applauded and whooped. The virtual rally drew comparisons to Black Mirror.

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Turkish President Keeps Pushing Forward With The Waterway Project

4:16pm May 18, 2020

by Peter Kenyon

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pushing forward with the project of digging the waterway parallel to the Bosporus, despite warnings that it is not viable and could do ecological damage.

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