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Muhlis Ipul, 32, stands before the remains of his modest home in Petobo, where the earthquake swept away his wife and two daughters. Ipul says his most painful memory is his youngest daughter, Windy, slipping from his grasp as they ran from their house, a

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Survivors Recall Deadly Earthquake And Tsunami In Indonesia

8:36pm October 07, 2018

by Julie McCarthy

Disaster management officials put the death toll at 1,763, and their excavation has been slow, especially in areas where the quake buried whole blocks of houses. International aid has begun arriving.

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One of many maps of Scotland that places the Shetland Islands in a box in the upper right corner.

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A New Law For Scotland: Nobody Puts Shetland In A Box

6:15pm October 07, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Because of its remote location, cartographers have long taken the same approach to representing the Scottish archipelago on maps: they draw a box around it, and put that box wherever it fits.

Clothes and shoes in the locker room at Desportivo Brasil.

China And Brazil Woo Each Other With Soccer Power

5:16pm October 07, 2018

by Philip Reeves

Each year Chinese youth teams send members to a Brazilian academy for 10 months of soccer coupled with regular school lessons, including classes in Portuguese.

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Protestors hold pictures of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a demonstration in front of the Saudi Arabian consulate, on Friday in Istanbul.

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Mystery Deepens Around Missing Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

1:29pm October 07, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Turkish officials told reporters that Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul. Saudi officials have denied the allegations, calling them "baseless."

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in (right) on Sunday at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, following talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang.

Pompeo: 'We Continue To Make Progress' With North Korea

12:32pm October 07, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

"Together we can achieve the outcome that the world so desperately needs," the secretary of state said. An official called the meeting "better than the last time" but "it's going to be a long haul."

Chinese companies are pumping massive resources into tech firms in Europe and the U.S. as a way to capture innovation and know-how.

China Makes A Big Play In Silicon Valley

11:43am October 07, 2018

by Jackie Northam

"The Chinese figured out that technology is the key to wealth and power, and the source of technology is still the West for China," says one China and tech watcher.

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Brazilians Go To The Polls As Far-Right Candidate Gains Ground

8:07am October 07, 2018

by Philip Reeves

Brazilians go to the polls to pick their next president in, perhaps, the country's most divisive election ever. The lead candidates are polar opposites on the political spectrum.

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Reports: Turkey Says Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Killed In Saudi Consulate

8:07am October 07, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

Saudi Arabian officials are denying a reports that Turkish investigators believe a Saudi journalist was murdered while visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Banksy Art Shreds Itself

8:07am October 07, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with art critic Jerry Saltz of New York magazine about the surprise self-destruction of one of the artist Banksy's paintings at a London auction.

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Saudi Journalist Reportedly Murdered

11:03pm October 06, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington Post editor Karen Attiah about the disappearance and possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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