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Police and bystanders stand near the scene of a shooting at the Terminal 21 mall, in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on Saturday.

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Thailand Shooting: Soldier Suspected In Rampage That Killed At Least 20

10:49pm February 08, 2020

by Huo Jingnan

More than 31 others were wounded in the attack, which was livestreamed on the suspect's social media. Police say he has been shot dead inside the mall where he carried out the shooting.

French Ice Skating Federation (FFSG) president Didier Gailhaguet speaks to the media during a press conference in Paris on Wednesday.

French Skating Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Scandal

8:09pm February 08, 2020

by Huo Jingnan

Didier Gailhaguet, the head of France's ice skating federation, has resigned. French figure skating has been mired in a sexual abuse scandal after skaters accused coaches of rape and sexual abuse.

On the facade of the Wittenberg Town Church in Germany, a relief depicting Jews and a large pig is at the heart of controversy and a legal battle.

A German Jew Vows To Fight On To Remove Anti-Semitic Sculpture After Court Defeat

9:00am February 08, 2020

by Aaron Labaree

"This is a church, a holy place. You can't mix it with such a shameful assault on the Jews," plaintiff Michael Düllmann says of the medieval work portraying Jews with a pig.

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Ethiopia Reflects On Its Founding Father's Triumphant, Bloody Legacy

8:03am February 08, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

Menelik II fought off Italians bent on taking his empire, but also oppressed and enslaved ethnic and religious minorities. The victims' descendants are wary of attempts to make him a unifying figure.

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Polls Suggest Irish Election Is Poised To Topple Government

8:03am February 08, 2020

by Scott Simon

Prime Minister Leo Varadker's party is struggling, while Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein has surged into the lead ahead of Saturday's vote. Reporter Jennifer Bray of the Irish Times explains why.

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Millions Demand Answers In China After Doctor's Death From Coronavirus

8:03am February 08, 2020

by Emily Feng

Dr. Li Wenliang had sought to raise alarms about the virus but was effectively silenced by the government. Now Chinese social media is swamped with tributes to him.

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Officers wear protective gear as they work to remove people who tested positive for coronavirus from the cruise ship Diamond Princess. The ship is sitting at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on a 14-day quarantine.

On Cruise Ship Quarantined In Japan, Any New Cases Would Reset The Isolation Clock

7:33pm February 07, 2020

by Bill Chappell

If the cruise ship were a country, it would now have the second-highest number of coronavirus cases outside of mainland China.

Penguins gather near a Chilean research station on the Antarctic Peninsula, not far from the Argentine station that reported the record high temperature Thursday. World meteorological experts still need to verify the record, but it does fit with a broader

It Was 65 Degrees In Antarctica This Week

6:34pm February 07, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The preliminary finding, reported by Argentine researchers on the Antarctic Peninsula, would be the continent's hottest temperature on record if verified by the World Meteorological Organization.

What It's Like To Be Quarantined On A Cruise Ship For Coronavirus

4:34pm February 07, 2020

by Rebecca Davis

Passengers aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship are under coronavirus quarantine. They're confined to their cabins and passengers are getting restless — and anxious about rising cases of illness.

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What It's Like To Be A Reporter In Wuhan Amid Coronavirus Epidemic

4:34pm February 07, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with New York Times reporter Chris Buckley who is in Wuhan, China — the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.