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Hungarians Turn Out To Vote In Parliamentary Elections

7:18am April 08, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Some election observers say it may be mail-in ballots from new citizens who live outside Hungary that decide whether incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party win Sunday's election.

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Syria Denies Report Of Poison Gas Attack In Eastern Ghouta

7:17am April 08, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

Opposition activists and rescuers in Syria say there has been a chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta with many casualties. The government of Bashar Assad has denied the allegations.

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Brazil's Ex-President Lula Surrenders After Standoff

7:15am April 08, 2018

by Philip Reeves

As Brazil reacts to former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 12-year jail term for corruption, Lula claims it's a political maneuver to keep him from being re-elected.

Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja, 30, is evacuated after being fatally wounded by Israeli fire while covering the Palestinian demonstrations at the Israel-Gaza border on Friday.

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Palestinian Journalist Fatally Shot While Covering Gaza Protest

11:04pm April 07, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Yaser Murtaja was wearing a vest marked "PRESS" when he was hit by Israeli fire along the Gaza-Israel border. The 30-year-old was reportedly one of six reporters wounded during the demonstrations.

A police officer stands near the scene where a car crashed into a group of people in Muenster, Germany, leaving two dead, before killing himself.

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2 Dead After Car Drives Into Crowd In Germany

8:46pm April 07, 2018

by Jacob Pinter

In addition to the two fatalities, the driver injured about 20 people in the western city of Muenster, police say, then killed himself.

Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures to supporters in front of the metal workers union headquarters in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, Saturday.

Lula Da Silva, Brazil's Beloved Ex-President, Surrenders After Standoff

6:53pm April 07, 2018

by Jacob Pinter

On Saturday, supporters chanted "Resist!" as they surrounded a union headquarters where Lula holed up in his last hours of freedom. He's been sentenced to 12 years in prison over corruption charges.

Manzoor Pashteen has risen to lead a fast-growing movement of thousands from Pakistan's Pashtun minority. Where few dare to criticize the army, Pashteen brazenly speaks.

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Caught Between The Military And Militants, Pakistan's Pashtuns Fight For Rights

2:55pm April 07, 2018

A new rights movement is led by an activist from South Waziristan, a front line in the war on terrorism. Manzoor Pashteen has attracted thousands of followers in his nonviolent push for reform.

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Germany Car Crash Leaves Several Injured

2:11pm April 07, 2018

by Scott Detrow

A vehicle crashed into the town Muenster in Germany injuring a number of people.

A colored scanning electron micrograph of a parasitic tapeworm. The scolex (head) has suckers and a crown of hooklets that the worm uses to attach itself to the inside of the intestines of its host.

Could You Fight Off Worms? Depends On Your Gut Microbes

11:43am April 07, 2018

by Nadia M. Whitehead

Nearly 25 percent of people are infected with worms. New research suggests that gut microbes may be able to help in waging war against the parasites.

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China And Intellectual Property

8:11am April 07, 2018

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks about intellectual property theft and tariffs with Dan Eberhart, CEO of Canary, an oilfield services company. It manufactures precision valves in the U.S. and China.