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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, greets Ukrainian prisoner filmmaker Oleg Sentsov upon his arrival in Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019.

Russia And Ukraine Conduct Prisoner Exchange, Renewing Hopes For Talks

5:18pm September 07, 2019

by Samantha Raphelson

Thirty-five freed Ukrainian prisoners flew from Moscow to Kiev Saturday. Meanwhile, a Russian plane carrying 35 people who were previously detained by Ukraine landed in Moscow.

Moscow Elections To Leave Russia Opposition Off Ballot

5:13pm September 07, 2019

by Lucian Kim

The people of Moscow choose a city council on Sunday, in an election critics call meaningless. Despite weeks of protest, opposition candidates will not be on the ballot.

Malida Chereme, 67, tried to cool off her face while waiting in Marsh Harbour. "I'm going anywhere I find," Chereme said. "I have a visa for Miami."

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Distress And Desperation In The Bahamas As Dorian Death Toll Expected To Keep Rising

4:45pm September 07, 2019

by Samantha Raphelson

"We acknowledge that there are many missing and that the number of deaths is expected to significantly increase," Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said in a statement late Friday.

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Surviving Dorian In The Bahamas

11:42am September 07, 2019

Bill Albury of Marsh Harbour in the Bahamas rode out Hurricane Dorian. He talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the experience.

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Workers prune marijuana plants at a Clever Leaves greenhouse in Pesca, Colombia. The company employs over 450 people.

Colombia Is Turning Into A Major Medical Marijuana Producer

9:01am September 07, 2019

by John Otis

The country wants to shake its image as an illicit narco nation. Now it's already home to more than two dozen legit cannabis companies, with exports to Canada and the U.K.

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Helping Syrian Women Adjust To Life Without Men

8:29am September 07, 2019

With many men dead in Syria's war, women find themselves becoming heads of households. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Muznah al-Jundi, who runs an education center in Idlib that helps women adjust.

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What's On Russian Voters' Minds

8:29am September 07, 2019

For months Russians have been protesting nearly every weekend ahead of this Sunday's local municipal elections. NPR's Scott Simon talks to architect Nadine about voting after months of protests.

An aerial view shows damage after Hurricane Dorian on Great Abaco Island, Bahamas.

As Bahamas Turn To Recovery, U.S. Worries About China Stepping In To Help

7:35pm September 06, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

The Trump administration is keeping a suspicious eye on China while helping the Bahamas recover from Hurricane Dorian.

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Indian Space Research Organization employees react as they learn that mission control lost communication with its unmanned landing module moments before it touched down on the moon's south pole Saturday (local time.)

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India's Attempt To Land Rover At Moon's South Pole Fails

6:58pm September 06, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The spacecraft's descent was going as planned until it reached an altitude of 2.1 km over the surface. "Subsequently, communication from Lander to the ground stations was lost," scientists explained.

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Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's First President, Dies At 95

5:25pm September 06, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

Zimbabwe's first president Robert Mugabe died Friday at 95. He was the only ruler the nation had known for nearly 30 years after taking power at independence from Britain in 1980.

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