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Israeli Settlers And Palestinians In Occupied West Bank Grapple With U.S. Peace Plan

5:26pm February 17, 2020

by Naomi Zeveloff

Israeli settlers and Palestinians take a look at what it could mean to them if the U.S. peace proposal ends up making settlements in the occupied West Bank permanent.

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Paris Mayoral Race Upended By Sexting Scandal

4:18pm February 17, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

The race for mayor of Paris is in turmoil after President Emmanuel Macron's preferred candidate pulled out over a sexting scandal. But the French aren't condemning the man, a married father of three.

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Sand Mining In Cambodia And Dams Upstream Threaten Mekong River

4:18pm February 17, 2020

by Michael Sullivan

There are many ways to kill a river. With Southeast Asia's storied Mekong, China's upriver damming is taking a heavy toll, but downstream neighbors share the blame. The No. 1 threat: sand mining.

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U.S. Inching Closer To Afghan Peace Deal

10:38am February 17, 2020

by Diaa Hadid

The United States and the Taliban appear to be taking the first steps towards an Afghan peace deal.

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Some Americans Arrive In U.S. After Being Quarantined In Japan

7:27am February 17, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

Two charter planes carrying more than 300 Americans evacuated from the coronavirus-strickened Diamond Princess cruise ship have touched down at military bases in California and Texas.

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From Iran, Shiite Cleric Tries To Crush Iraq's Protest Movement

6:39am February 17, 2020

by Jane Arraf

Anti-government protests in Iraq have been nearly halted as security forces clamp down. Protesters confronting security forces are being killed or wounded almost every day.

Prominent Chinese rights advocate Xu Zhiyong speaks during a meeting in Beijing in a handout photo from 2013. Xu has been detained in southern China.

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Rights Activist Xu Zhiyong Arrested In China Amid Crackdown On Dissent

6:39am February 17, 2020

by Emily Feng

Friends of Xu tell NPR that the prominent legal and civil rights activist was arrested on Feb. 15 in southern China. Xu had managed to evade authorities tracking him for nearly two months.

News Brief: Coronavirus, Trump Campaign, Iraqi Protesters

6:29am February 17, 2020

Some passengers quarantined on the Diamond Princess are coming ashore. President Trump began running for reelection much earlier than most presidents. And, protesters in Iraq are under more pressure.

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Elton John performs at the Academy Awards on Feb. 9 in Los Angeles. He had to end a show in New Zealand early. He told his fans: "I gave it all I had."

Pneumonia Forces Early End To Elton John Concert On His Farewell Tour

7:38pm February 16, 2020

by James Doubek

The legendary showman didn't want to cancel his show in New Zealand despite a pneumonia diagnosis earlier in the day. "I played and sang my heart out, until my voice could sing no more," he wrote.

Fact-Checking 'Contagion' — In Wake Of Coronavirus, The 2011 Movie Is Trending

4:01pm February 16, 2020

by Fran Kritz

We asked epidemiologists and doctors to assess the science in the 2011 movie, in which the character played by Gwyneth Paltrow starts a global pandemic. Spoiler alert: It does a pretty good job.