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Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's prime minister, speaks during a news conference in Wellington, New Zealand, on March 21. New Zealand has banned military style semi-automatics and assault rifles and will establish a nationwide buyback of the weapons as a res

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New Zealand Passes Law Banning Most Semi-Automatic Weapons

7:19pm April 10, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Lawmakers across party lines voted overwhelmingly to ban the weapons after a massacre in Christchurch killed 50 worshippers. Owners have until the end of September to hand the weapons over to police.

Climate Change Is Forcing Farmers In Guatemala To Leave Their Land For The U.S.

5:42pm April 10, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jonathan Blitzer of The New Yorker about how climate change is forcing farmers in Guatemala to leave their land and attempt to make it to the United States.

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Workers repair the roof of a small shop while a woman hangs clothing to dry among debris in Beira, Mozambique. The city was badly damaged after Cyclone Idai hit on March 14.

He Thought His City Was Prepared For Big Storms. Then Cyclone Idai Hit

4:33pm April 10, 2019

Beira, a coastal city in Mozambique, had a system in place to protect against flooding. Still, it was destroyed by the cyclone. Mayor Daviz Simango reflects on what went wrong.

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With Re-Election Win, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Can Build A Right-Wing Government

4:26pm April 10, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's apparent return to power after Israeli elections Tuesday reaffirms the country's right-wing shift. That could impact a peace plan and help him fend off corruption allegations.

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What A Fourth Consecutive Term Of Netanyahu Will Mean For Israel

4:26pm April 10, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro about Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's tenure so far, and what another term will mean for the region.

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The first-ever image of a black hole was released Wednesday by a consortium of researchers, showing the "black hole at the center of galaxy M87, outlined by emission from hot gas swirling around it under the influence of strong gravity near its event hori

Earth Sees First Image Of A Black Hole

3:49pm April 10, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Every image you've ever seen of a black hole has been a simulation. Until now. "We have seen what we thought was unseeable," said Event Horizon Telescope Director Shep Doeleman.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to his supporters in Tel Aviv after polls for Israel's general elections closed.

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Israel Election: Netanyahu Appears Headed For Win In Close Race

3:15pm April 10, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

With almost all votes counted, Prime Minister Netanyahu has the best chance of forming a government of right-wing parties. His main challenger has conceded defeat.

Created by Chinese programmers, 996.ICU has become a popular repository of workers' rights campaign materials on the website GitHub. The name is a play on a refrain that long work hours of 9 to 9, six days a week, could send tech workers to the intensive

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GitHub Has Become A Haven For China's Censored Internet Users

1:44pm April 10, 2019

by Emily Feng

Without access to Facebook or Twitter, Chinese tech workers have gathered on GitHub, the world's largest open-source programming platform, to complain about 12-hour days and demand better conditions.

Some residents of the Israeli settlement Eli, shown here in 2016, have rented out properties there using Airbnb.

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Airbnb Reverses Plan To Remove Israeli Settlement Listings

11:05am April 10, 2019

by Cat Schuknecht

On Tuesday, the company said it will allow listings in the occupied West Bank, and will donate all the money it makes from those properties to non-profit humanitarian aid organizations.

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II makes a flyby after an unveiling celebration in this 2014 photo. Japan's military reported on Tuesday that one of its F-35A jets crashed during a training mission.

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Pieces Of Missing Japanese F-35 Fighter Jet Found; Pilot Still Missing After Crash

10:19am April 10, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan's military reported on Tuesday that it lost an F-35 stealth jet off the coast of Japan, in the Pacific. Pieces of the plane have been located and a search for the pilot is ongoing.