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Syrian Psychiatrist In The U.S. Uses Online Platform To Help Mental Health Workers

5:30am March 08, 2017

by Deborah Amos

A Syrian psychiatrist who lives in the U.S. has found a way to help the thousands of people suffering from trauma back in and around his homeland.

Millions Head To The Polls In Indian State Elections

5:05am March 08, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

For the past five weeks, millions of Indians have been voting in state elections. The contests have implications for the national elections two years from now.

The Populist, Nativist Appeal Of Dutch Politician Geert Wilders

5:05am March 08, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

The Netherlands goes to the polls this month for parliamentary elections. One of the leading candidates, Geert Wilders, is running on a populist, anti-immigrant, anti-Islam agenda.

'The New Yorker' Uncovers Trump Hotel's Ties To Corrupt Oligarch Family

5:55pm March 07, 2017

Business reporter Adam Davidson spent months investigating the Trump Hotel Baku deal, which the Trump Organization cut its ties with a month after Trump's election. In his detailed story for The New Yorker, Davidson writes that Trump did business with corrupt partners who also did business with Iran's Revolutionary Guard. This would be in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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A man reads job advertisements in January 2017, in downtown Sao Paulo. Brazil is facing an unemployment crisis.

Brazil's Recession The Longest And Deepest In Its History, New Figures Show

5:51pm March 07, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Brazil's recession was already of historic proportions. Today, government figures from 2016 confirm that it has grown even worse. Nearly 13 million Brazilians are unemployed.

Indonesian activists celebrate International Women's Day in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta in 2016.

Why A 106-Year-Old Event Is Still Relevant In 2017

5:50pm March 07, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

International Women's Day has taken on a life of its own. Here's how it's celebrated around the world.

"I've spent much of my life becoming German," writes British-born journalist Esme Nicholson.

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Commentary: Why I Decided To Become A German Citizen After Brexit

5:40pm March 07, 2017

by Esme Nicholson

Esme Nicholson, with NPR in Berlin, was born in England but became a German citizen after Britain voted to leave the European Union. She reflects on what it means to be German in today's Europe.

David Miliband Calls Trump's Revised Travel Ban 'A Gift For Extremists'

5:04pm March 07, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David Miliband, former British foreign minister who is currently the head of the International Rescue Committee, about the new executive order regarding people coming into the U.S. from six majority-Muslim countries.

French demonstrators and supporters of Palestinians call for a boycott during a 2012 demonstration in Paris.

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Israel Approves Law To Block Entry To People Who Call For Boycotting Israel

4:23pm March 07, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

It's part of an effort to combat a global movement that calls for cutting off economic ties in support of Palestinian independence. Israel has not explained how it will enforce the law.

White rhinoceros Gracie (left) and Bruno — seen in their enclosure at Thoiry Zoo in France on Tuesday — are safe. Poachers broke into the zoo overnight and killed a 4-year-old male white rhino named Vince.

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Poachers Break Into French Zoo, Kill White Rhino And Steal His Horn

3:30pm March 07, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

This is believed to be the first such incident at a European zoo. The zoo says its staff is in shock. The suspects remain at large, and police are investigating.