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In this aerial photo released by Xinhua News Agency, smoke can be seen from a forest fire in China's Sichuan Province on Monday.

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Southwestern China Forest Fire Contained After Killing Over Two Dozen Firefighters

5:52am April 02, 2019

by Francesca Paris

Rugged terrain in the mountainous region of the Sichuan province, including a thick layer of forest and lack of access to water, hindered efforts to put out the fire.

A woman holds a placard reading "We Want Water and Electricity" as she shouts slogans during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, about a lack of water and electric service during a new power outage in the country on Sunday. President Nicolás Maduro announce

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Venezuela's Maduro Institutes Plan To Ration Electricity As Outages Spur More Protest

11:16pm April 01, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The president pleaded with the public to remain calm and resist violence as the country's top "specialists, scientists and hackers" work to put an end to power, water and communications blackouts.

Liu Yuejin of China's National Narcotics Control Commission speaks at a Beijing press conference on Monday. He announced that all fentanyl-related drugs will become controlled substances, effective May 1.

China To Close Loophole On Fentanyl After U.S. Calls For Opioid Action

7:40pm April 01, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Some manufacturers evaded scrutiny by slightly modifying the molecular structures of substances. Monday's announcement "puts a wider array of substances under regulation," a Chinese official says.

Doan Thi Huong (center) leaves the court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, on Monday. Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against her.

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Murder Charge Dropped Against Vietnamese Woman In Death Of Kim Jong Un's Half-Brother

7:21pm April 01, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Doan Thi Huong will plead guilty to a lesser charge. All charges against her Indonesian co-defendant, Siti Aisyah, were unexpectedly dropped last month. North Korea very likely ordered the killing.

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What The End Of U.S. Aid Could Mean For El Salvador, Guatemala And Honduras

5:41pm April 01, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Claudia Ivette Canjura de Centeno, El Salvador's ambassador to the U.S., about the Trump administration's latest move to end funding to three Central American countries.

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After Decades In Power, Algeria's Ailing President Says He Will Step Down

5:41pm April 01, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

Faced with weeks of mounting protests, Algeria's longtime president plans to resign by the end of the month.

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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, pictured in 2012, is bowing to months of intense protests in announcing his resignation. The country's leader has been in power since 1999 but has rarely appeared in public in recent years, since suffering a stroke

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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Says He Will Resign By April 28

2:13pm April 01, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Bouteflika has been in power since 1999. Instead of holding an election this month to determine who will succeed the 82-year-old leader, Algeria's government will enter a new "transition" phase.

New Zealand Police Minister Stuart Nash talks to reporters on Monday. The government has introduced a broad bill that would ban the types of weapons used in attacks at two mosques in March.

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New Zealand Introduces Gun Control Bill Expected To Become Law Within Weeks

1:57pm April 01, 2019

by Francesca Paris

The bill would ban most types of semi-automatic guns, including those used in massacres at two mosques in March. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the proposed changes shortly after the attacks

An election campaign billboard in Tel Aviv shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his close ally President Trump. Seeking re-election under a cloud of criminal investigations, analysts say Netanyahu has been channeling a Trump-style approach

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Netanyahu's Tough Election Campaign Approach Appears To Channel Trump

12:47pm April 01, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

The Israeli leader and his Likud party are waging a mudslinging campaign on social media, taking a page from the prime minister's close ally President Trump in style and substance.

Opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu claimed victory in Istanbul's mayoral race even as results are still being reviewed. The city is where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began his political career in the 1990s.

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Turkish Elections Suggest Cracks In Support For Erdogan's AK Party

11:01am April 01, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Sunday's local elections are widely seen as a referendum on both President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's leadership and his AK Party's grip on power.