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Former Ambassador To Denmark Discusses Trump's Reported Interest In Buying Greenland

11:16am August 17, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rufus Gifford, former U.S. ambassador to Denmark, about President Trump's reported interest in making a bid to buy Greenland, part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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What China Wants In Hong Kong

8:00am August 17, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon asks UC San Diego's Susan Shirk about what's driving China's response to the Hong Kong protests and how she sees the situation playing out.

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Palestinians And Israelis React To Tlaib's Canceled Trip

8:00am August 17, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

Politics in the U.S. and Israel are often intertwined and that was illustrated in dramatic fashion this week.

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Understanding Kashmir

8:00am August 17, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Suvir Kaul, a historian and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, about India's move to assert itself in Kashmir.

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Repercussions Of Family Separations Continue

8:00am August 17, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

The children in one Guatemalan family who spent three months in detention last year under President Trump's family separation policy have returned home but they are still dealing with repercussions.

German Group Aims To Use Soccer To Empower Female Athletes

8:00am August 17, 2019

by Deborah Amos

A German group gets women from around the world to play soccer — something that's not so easy for those coming from Iran and other places where it's considered a male pastime.

A Colombian worker checks the plastic protection cover over a banana bunch on a plantation in Aracataca, Colombia. A dreaded fungus that has destroyed banana plantations in Asia has now spread to Latin America.

Devastating Banana Fungus Arrives In Colombia, Threatening The Fruit's Future

10:57pm August 16, 2019

by Dan Charles

A fungus that has destroyed banana plantations in Asia is now in Latin America. The disease moves slowly, but there's no cure, and it could mean calamity for the continent's banana industry.

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Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Cancels Her Trip To Israel

6:32pm August 16, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

After she was barred by Israel and then allowed under restrictions, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib said Israel was trying to humiliate her. An Israeli official accused her of doing the same to them.

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How The Kashmir Region Became A Geopolitical Hot Spot

5:59pm August 16, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Chitralekha Zutshi, an associate professor of history at the College of William and Mary, about the historical background of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Palestinian Journalist Weighs In On Rep. Rashida Tlaib's Cancelled Trip To Israel

5:27pm August 16, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Palestinian journalist Daoud Kuttab about Rep. Rashida Tlaib's decision to cancel her trip to Israel, citing what she said were Israel's oppressive conditions.

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