A Menstruation Movie Is On The Short List For An Oscar Nomination
It all started when a guy wanted to create a better sanitary pad for his wife. And now there's a new documentary about the impact of his work.
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Merkel Expected To Push For Global Cohesiveness In New Year's Speech
Angela Merkel is still the chancellor of Germany and could stay in that job until 2021 — although you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise, given the speculation over who is to be her successor.
Journalists Demand Nicaragua Stop Attacking Reporters
Worldwide journalism groups are demanding that the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stop its attacks on journalists. Costa Rica wants an imprisoned TV journalist released too.
Votes Are Being Counted In Congo's Presidential Election
Never before has Congo had a democratic transfer of power, but Congolese finally voted Sunday in a long-delayed presidential election. Voters were choosing a successor to President Joseph Kabila.
News Brief: Government Shutdown, Migrant Children, Congo Elections
The government shutdown enters its 10th day. Volunteers in El Paso, Texas, staff pop-up medical clinics to screen migrant children at the border. Ballots are counted in Congo's presidential election.
Congolese Hold Their Breath, Wondering If This Presidential Election Will Be Credible
Election day delays kept polling stations open for hours after they were supposed to close in the capital Kinshasa, with one of the big issues attributed to new voting machines.
It's Easy For Migrants To Get Sick; Harder To Get Treatment
Two children recently died in Border Patrol custody. In response, volunteers created pop-up clinics and the Department of Homeland Security ordered medical checks on kids in custody.
American Flown To Nebraska After Possible Ebola Exposure
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is monitoring an American health care worker who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus after treating patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Colin O'Brady, First To Trek Unassisted Across Antartica: 'I'm A Little Bit Tired'
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Colin O'Brady, the first person to trek across Antarctica completely unassisted.
What 3 Deaths Among Thousands Tell Us About Afghanistan In 2018
Thousands of civilians, soldiers and police were killed this year in suicide attacks, bombings and airstrikes. The lives and deaths of three Afghan men shed light on the challenges the country faces.