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Hong Kong Airport Is Closed After Protesters Storm It

10:12am August 12, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Mary Hui a reporter with the business news organization Quartz about Hong Kong authorities cancelling incoming and outgoing flights as demonstrators fill the airport.

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Guatemalans Elect A New President In Weekend Election

7:26am August 12, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

President-elect Alejandro Giammattei will face a difficult relationship with the Trump administration, which pressured the current Guatemalan president to sign an unpopular migration accord.

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Protests Grip Hong Kong For 10 Straight Weeks

6:13am August 12, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

Hong Kong saw some of its worst violence over the weekend. Around 40 people were injured in clashes in the city's busiest neighborhoods, and Hong Kong's airport was closed on Monday.

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Migrant Crisis Is Moving South To Mexican Border Towns

6:13am August 12, 2019

by John Burnett

As a consequence of President Trump's remain in Mexico policy, the number of migrants waiting in Mexican border cities is growing. Shelters along the Texas border are reporting a commensurate drop.

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News Brief: Epstein's Death, Democrats' Gun Plans, Hong Kong Protests

5:03am August 12, 2019

Financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead inside his Manhattan jail cell Saturday. Democratic presidential candidates release plans for reducing gun violence. Protesters and police clash in Hong Kong.

Typhoon Lekima approaches the Shitang Township of Wenling City in eastern China's Zhejiang province. Typhoon Lekima struck the coast south of Shanghai, knocking down houses and trees.

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Typhoon Lekima Makes Landfall In China, Killing Dozens

3:59pm August 11, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

At least 33 people have been killed and several remain missing. The storm prompted the evacuation of more than a million residents from China's coast and caused hundreds of homes to collapse.

A Chinese bank employee counts 100-yuan notes and dollar bills at a counter in Nantong, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, on Tuesday.

A U.S.-China Currency War? What You Need To Know

11:05am August 11, 2019

by Emily Feng

After China let its yuan drop in value, the U.S. accused the country of being a "currency manipulator." Here is how China manages its money and what a dispute with the U.S. could mean.

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Danger Of Lead Contamination As Notre Dame Rebuilds

8:04am August 11, 2019

by Jake Cigainero

Reconstruction at Notre Dame Cathedral was suspended because of high lead levels in the area. Experts estimate melting windows and other structures sent tons of lead into the environment.

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Asma Assad Says She Is Free Of Cancer While Syrian Regime Bombs Hospitals

8:04am August 11, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Human Rights Watch's Lama Fakih about the Syrian reaction to Asmaa Al-Assad's declaration she is cancer free — while hospitals in Syria continue to be bombed.

The protests in Hong Kong began in response to a proposed extradition law. Demonstrations have expanded to include other demands.

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Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas As Demonstrations Continue

5:37pm August 10, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Pro-democracy protests, now in their 10th straight weekend, are posing one of the biggest tests to China's leadership since the 1997 handover from Britain.