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Sweden Hosts Peace Talks Between Yemen's Warring Sides

5:44am December 06, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

In a Swedish castle, Houthi rebels will meet for peace talks with the government they chased out of the nation's capital in 2015. Expectations for the talks are low but they're seen as a start.

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News Brief: Huawei CFO, USA Gymnastics, Hurricane Damages Puerto Rican Tombs

5:43am December 06, 2018

Canadian authorities arrest the CFO of one of China's largest companies. The organization overseeing U.S. gymnastics files for bankruptcy. A Puerto Rican cemetery remains closed after Hurricane Maria.

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A Resolution To The U.S.-China Trade War Is Not In The Offing

5:11am December 06, 2018

David Greene talks to William Zarit of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, about what the pause in the trade war means to Americans doing business in China.

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True Crime Podcast Leads To Arrest Of Ex-Rugby Star Over Wife's Disappearance

6:57pm December 05, 2018

by Denise Couture

When Australian Chris Dawson's wife went missing in 1982, he claimed she had joined a religious cult. Now he is under arrest for her alleged murder.

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As Moscow Continues To Gentrify, Its Residents Are Getting Left Behind

5:58pm December 05, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Moscow is full of gleaming supermarkets, but many Russians still buy food and clothing at open-air markets as they did in Soviet times. The gentrifying capital is leaving many of its residents behind.

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Mexico's New President Vows To Re-Investigate Case Of Kidnapped Student-Teachers

5:21pm December 05, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Mexico's new president formed a truth commission to investigate the abduction and presumed death of 43 college students in 2014 but some wonder if there will be similar focus on other cases.

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Facebook Execs Seen Discussing Data Privacy, Competitors In Leaked Documents

5:13pm December 05, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"We don't feel we have had straight answers from Facebook," a member of the U.K. Parliament says. The company had fought to keep the records private; some are marked "highly confidential."

Ownership of "Statue of a Victorious Youth," a bronze sculpture of ancient Greek origin, is being disputed. An American museum is trying to keep it.

Italian Court Orders Getty Museum To Return Statue To Italy

5:07pm December 05, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The Getty Museum in Los Angeles says it has no intention of returning the "Statue of a Victorious Youth," a piece of art from ancient Greece discovered off the Italian coast in the 1960s.

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Turkey Wants Its Scientists Back, But At Home They Face More Restrictions, Lower Pay

4:56pm December 05, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

Turkey is trying to attract scientists who have left the country. It's a tough task amid the ongoing purge politics and a feeling among scientists that they don't fit in anymore.

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George H.W. Bush And His Impact On U.S.-China Ties As An Unofficial Ambassador

4:30pm December 05, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Orville Schell, director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations, about what President George H.W. Bush accomplished as the unofficial U.S. ambassador to China from 1974-75.

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