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Chinese Electric Carmaker Aims To Become A Global Brand

8:31am November 06, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

China has ambitious plans to dominate the future of electric and hybrid vehicles worldwide. We visit China's largest electric vehicles manufacturer, BYD, in the southern city of Shenzhen.

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U.S. Army Relocates Its Korean Military Base South Of Seoul

7:30am November 06, 2017

by David Welna

At South Korea's insistence, the U.S. Army is leaving Yongsan Garrison. It will headquarter at Camp Humphreys, 55 miles south of Seoul but no longer outside the range of North Korean artillery.

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In Asia, Trump Can't Escape America's Problem With Gun Violence

5:56am November 06, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump addressed the deadly Texas church shooting while in Japan — his first stop in Asia on a five-country trip. Trump was talking trade and security during his stop in Tokyo.

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News Brief: Texas Church Shooting, Trump's Asia Trip

4:53am November 06, 2017

Twenty-six people are dead after a gunman opened fire in a rural Texas church. The suspect was later found dead. President Trump is monitoring developments from Japan, while on a trip to Asia.

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has turned himself in to police in Brussels, following an international warrant for his arrest over Catalonia's attempt to secede from Spain.

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Ousted Catalan President Turns Himself In To Police In Brussels

11:24am November 05, 2017

by Maggie Penman

The former leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, turned himself in on Sunday, along with four ex-ministers. A Belgian judge will decide whether to extradite them to Spain.

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Sexual Harassment In Westminster

8:06am November 05, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Lucy Fisher, senior political correspondent at The Times of London, about sexual harassment allegations in the U.K. Parliament.

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Saudi Arabia Arrests 11 Princes

8:06am November 05, 2017

Eleven princes were arrested in Saudi Arabia in what the kingdom calls a corruption sweep. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with H.A. Hellyer of the Atlantic Council.

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President Trump speaks to service members at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Sunday.

Trump Launches Asia Trip With A Warning To North Korea

5:07am November 05, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump met with U.S. and Japanese troops and golfed with Japan's prime minister on the first day of his five-country Asia tour.

King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud at the Grand Kremlin Palace last month, on a visit to Moscow, Russia.

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11 Saudi Princes Among Dozens Arrested In Apparent Move To Boost King's Son

10:58pm November 04, 2017

by Emma Bowman

A new anti-corruption body, formed by King Salman and headed by his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, ordered the arrests, in a move reportedly designed to consolidate the crown prince's power.

Sayanora Philip (foreground), a singer in Mollywood films, takes a selfie with fellow members of the newly formed Women in Cinema Collective.

How One Act Of Bravery Inspired India's Movie Stars To Fight Sexual Harassment

5:58pm November 04, 2017

by Nurith Aizenman

This year, a top actress was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. No one thought she would speak out — but she did. Here's what happened next.