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UNESCO Grant Hurling And Camogie A Cultural Status

8:11am December 01, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the Gaelic Athletic Association's Director of Communications, Alan Milton, about hurling and Camogie having been named cultural treasures this week by UNESCO.

President Trump Set To Meet China President For The First Time This Year

8:11am December 01, 2018

President Trump and Xi Jinping will meet for the first time this year at the G20 Summit. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with former Ambassador Max Baucus about the political and economic stakes at play.

Russia, Ukraine And The U.S.

8:11am December 01, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland about Russia, Ukraine and the United States.

Discussing Operation Desert Storm

8:11am December 01, 2018

by Deb Amos

NPR's Deb Amos speaks to Scott Simon about covering Operation Desert Storm.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the G-20 summit on Nov. 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires. The summit marks a test of the extent to which world leaders will seek to distance themselves from him.

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At G-20 And At Home, A Test For Saudi's Crown Prince: Can He Survive Khashoggi Fallout?

7:00am December 01, 2018

by Jackie Northam

The summit marks a test of how far world leaders will seek to distance themselves from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the wake of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Central American migrants line up to apply for jobs at a job fair in Tijuana, Mexico. More than two thousand migrants have applied for a one-year humanitarian visa that would allow them to hold jobs legally in Mexico.

Stuck In Tijuana, Many Central American Migrants Opt For A Job

11:10pm November 30, 2018

by David Welna

The Mexican government, faced with thousands of destitute migrants on their side of the U.S.-Mexico border, is inviting them to apply for jobs in Tijuana.

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Environmental activist Berta Cáceres was assassinated in 2016, after her decade-long campaign against the construction of a dam in Honduras.

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Seven Convicted In Assassination Of Honduran Environmental Activist

9:12pm November 30, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Berta Cáceres was killed in western Honduras in 2016 and her murder brought renewed attention to the dangers environmentalists face in Central America.

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'Japan Times' Newspaper Redefines 'Comfort Women' And 'Forced Labor'

8:31pm November 30, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

An editor's note explained the changes are intended to provide clarity but they have been met with anger and the paper is accused of trying whitewash the country's wartime atrocities.

Sheng Hong is director of the Beijing-based Unirule Institute of Economics. He's one of a growing number of critics within elite circles in China who are criticizing China's handling of the trade war.

Amid Trade War With U.S., There Are Signs Of Dissent Among China's Economists

6:27pm November 30, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

Sheng Hong of the Beijing-based Unirule Institute of Economics is one who has dared to speak up. Now authorities have shut down his think tank and he's been prevented from traveling abroad.

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Blac Chyna poses with her new face cream, Whitenicious, in a video ad on her Instagram. The ad creates a glamorous image to appeal to a high-end audience for the $250-a-jar product.

Blac Chyna Came To Nigeria To Launch A Skin-Lightening Cream At $250 A Jar

6:17pm November 30, 2018

by Mako Muzenda

The product comes in a crystal-adorned container. Amid the hoopla, Nigerians weighed in on the subject of skin lightening.