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As Hong Kong Protests Continue, Businesses And Families See Routines Disrupted

4:19pm November 18, 2019

by Julie McCarthy

As Hong Kong prepares for another week of violent clashes between protesters and police, it's become harder for families and businesses there to go about their daily routines.

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Britain's Prince Andrew Faces More Criticism After Interview On Epstein Allegations

4:19pm November 18, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

Britain's Prince Andrew has been criticized for his answers in interview with the BBC in which he tried to explain his involvement with the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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Owned by Tencent, one of China's biggest companies, the WeChat app has more than 1 billion monthly users in China and now serves users outside the country, too.

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China Intercepts WeChat Texts From U.S. And Abroad, Researchers Say

4:19pm November 18, 2019

by Emily Feng

Cyber researchers say the Chinese chat app censors millions of messages in a given day and stores them with user info. NPR spoke to U.S. citizens who say their messages were blocked.

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The U.S. government is letting American businesses work with Chinese tech giant Huawei for three more months, in a third delay to a ban enacted in May for national security reasons.

U.S. Firms Get 90-Day Extension To Work With Huawei On Rural Networks

2:30pm November 18, 2019

by Shannon Bond

The U.S. government is letting American businesses work with Chinese tech giant Huawei for an additional three months, in a third delay to a ban enacted in May for national security reasons.

A burned trunk stands amid the devastation left after wildfires tore through parts of Brazil's Amazon rainforest earlier this year. During the yearlong period ending in July, deforestation claimed a span of the Amazon 12 times the size of New York City.

Amazon Rainforest Sees Biggest Spike In Deforestation In Over A Decade

2:29pm November 18, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Not since 2008 has the Amazon been destroyed at a faster rate, according to Brazilian authorities. They say an area more than 12 times the size of New York City was deforested in the span of a year.

Police arrest anti-government protesters at Hong Kong Polytechnic University on Monday. Pro-democracy protesters organized a general strike last week as demonstrations in Hong Kong stretched into their sixth month.

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Hong Kong Protesters In Tense Standoff With Police At Polytechnic University Campus

11:13am November 18, 2019

by Bill Chappell

As clashes intensified, protesters shot arrows and hurled gasoline bombs at the authorities — and police used tear gas and water cannons.

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Ambassador Sondland's Relationship With Trump Draws Scrutiny

9:31am November 18, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Richard Morningstar, ex-U.S. ambassador to the EU, about the man currently in the slot, Gordon Sondland, who is scheduled to testify in the public impeachment hearings.

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Historic Floodwaters Devastate The Italian City Of Venice

8:43am November 18, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Venice is underwater after being hit with three massive tides in just one week. The city's landmarks and artifacts are at risk of suffering irreversible damage.

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Clashes Between Hong Kong Protesters And Police Intensify

7:19am November 18, 2019

by Julie McCarthy

Hong Kong police moved in on protesters encamped at a university. Protesters fired arrows and launched petrol bombs at the police. Police accused the protesters of murderous acts.

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Unless Deadline Is Extended, U.S. Firms Must Stop Working With Huawei

7:19am November 18, 2019

by Shannon Bond

An extension allowing U.S. companies to keep doing business with Huawei, the blacklisted Chinese tech giant, is about to expire. Firms say the uncertainty is hurting their businesses.

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