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Eleven people have died climbing Mount Everest so far this year, amid long lines to reach the peak last week. The mountain is seen here on Monday.

After Deadly Season On Everest, Nepal Has No Plans To Issue Fewer Permits

10:13pm May 28, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The mountain nation said potential climbers need to be aware of the risks of summiting the world's tallest peak. Experts say Everest's traffic jams are only getting worse — and more dangerous.

Family members of inmates wait and pray in front of the Puraquequara prison in the city of Manaus, the capital of northern Brazil's Amazonas state, on Monday. Dozens of inmates were killed in four jails in northern Brazil on Sunday and Monday, authorities

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Opinion: Brazil's Prison Massacres Send A Dire Message

7:01pm May 28, 2019

by Robert Muggah

Once again, Brazil's prisons are in the spotlight because of mass killings. The penitentiary system is badly understaffed, overcrowded and needs reforming, says security expert Robert Muggah.

Scientists are still trying to figure out how playing video games affects the brain.

Is 'Gaming Disorder' An Illness? WHO Says Yes, Adding It To Its List Of Diseases

5:56pm May 28, 2019

by Anya Kamenetz

For the first time, the World Health Organization will list "gaming disorder" as a behavioral addiction, a controversial move for some.

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How Mobile Internet Has Given New Platforms To Cubans Critical Of Their Government

5:18pm May 28, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

3G internet availability, while still spotty and expensive, has given rise to new political openings in Cuba. That includes unprecedented public criticism of the government and organizing a non-sanctioned protest.

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German Government Official Recommends Jews Exercise Caution When Wearing A Kippah

4:43pm May 28, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Deidre Berger, director of the AJC Ramer Institute for German-Jewish Relations, about a government official saying he does not recommend Jews wear a skullcap everywhere.

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Why The Green Party Won Big In Last Week's European Elections

4:22pm May 28, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with newly elected German Parliament member Sergey Lagodinsky about his Green Party's success in European elections and how it's moving into the political mainstream.

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The black mamba is a large venomous snake found in Africa. The World Health Organization estimates that up to 138,000 people die from a snakebite each year.

Snakebites And Kissing Bugs Among Surprise Items On World Health Agenda

3:01pm May 28, 2019

by Brian Simpson

Unpredictable moments involved the cost of drugs, the fight against snakebites and kissing bugs ... and reproductive rights.

The Louvre was closed on Monday as security and reception staff went on strike over what they say are deteriorating working conditions as the museum draws record crowds. Here, visitors queue outside the Louvre in July 2015.

'The Louvre Is Suffocating': Museum Closed As Workers Strike, Citing Overcrowding

2:22pm May 28, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Staff at the Paris museum went on strike Monday, citing deteriorating conditions for tourists and staff amid record-setting attendance. It's unclear whether the galleries will re-open Wednesday.

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Brexit Party Is A Tour De Force In European Parliament Elections

8:25am May 28, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Belinda De Lucy of the Brexit Party and a newly elected member of the European Parliament, and to John Peet, the Brexit editor at The Economist magazine, about the election.

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Iraq Sentences 4 French ISIS Fighters To Death

8:25am May 28, 2019

by Jane Arraf

Four French ISIS fighters are among the dozen French citizens transferred to Iraqi custody from Syria. They're illustrating a huge problem over the trials of ISIS fighters.

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