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Will Tough New U.N. Sanctions Work Against North Korean Regime?

8:27am August 08, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to former U.N. ambassador and diplomatic negotiator Bill Richardson about the limits of diplomacy and international law when dealing with Pyongyang.

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Morning News Brief: Opioid Crisis, Netanyahu Faces Corruption Probe

8:27am August 08, 2017

President Trump will get a briefing on the opioid epidemic. The chief of staff for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be a witness for the state in a corruption inquiry into Netanyahu.

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South Africa's President Faces 6th Vote Of No Confidence

8:27am August 08, 2017

by Peter Granitz

South Africa's parliament on Tuesday holds a no-confidence vote against President Jacob Zuma over allegations of corruption and mismanagement of the economy. Zuma has been president since 2009.

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War Crimes Expert Carla Del Ponte Resigns From U.N.'s Syria Inquiry

8:27am August 08, 2017

David Greene talks to former war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte, who has announced she is quitting a U.N. commission investigating human rights abuses in Syria because it "does absolutely nothing."

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Does Israeli Corruption Probe Of Netanyahu Risk His Grip On Power?

8:27am August 08, 2017

by Daniel Estrin

Israeli police have been investigating possible corruption by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Now, his former chief of staff has struck a deal with authorities to become a witness for the state.

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'Newsweek' Journalist Was At Venezuelan Military Base During Raid

7:42am August 08, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to Carlos Flores, contributing writer at Newsweek En Espanol, who gives an eyewitness account of a recent raid of a military base in Venezuela.

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Denis Otieno is one of the villagers getting $22 each month from the charity GiveDirectly. He and his wife have used some of the money to buy cypress saplings. They hope to sell the trees for lumber in a few years to pay for their children's education.

How To Fix Poverty: Why Not Just Give People Money?

9:29pm August 07, 2017

by Nurith Aizenman

Forget food aid, cows and job training. An unprecedented 12-year experiment in Kenya tests the power of cash.

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Anti-government activists protest in Venezuela's third city, Valencia, on Sunday.

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Hackers In Venezuela Hit Dozens Of Government Websites

8:08pm August 07, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The computer attack comes a day after armed men stormed an army base in Valencia. One site was defaced with a video of Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator.

A still from the video that has stirred the controversy.

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A Cartoon's Black Star Prompts A Fight: What Did Roman Britain Look Like?

5:53pm August 07, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The BBC children's film starred a black Roman soldier in ancient Britannia. Was it an accurate portrayal of a multi-ethnic empire or an "incredibly deceptive" anachronism? The dustup has lasted weeks.

Shell Companies Enable North Korea To Dodge Economic Impact Of Sanctions

5:28pm August 07, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Anthony Ruggiero of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies about how North Korean shell companies enable the country to circumvent the economic impact of sanctions.

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