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Colombian Congress Ratifies New Peace Deal With FARC Rebels

7:49pm December 01, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to freelance journalist Nadja Drost about what the Colombian peace deal, which was ratified Wednesday, means for the FARC rebels. Drost lives in Bogota and is making a documentary about the FARC. She's been visiting FARC camps for two years.

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Mount Paektu, which sits on the border with China, is known in North Korea as the "sacred mountain of revolution" and considered the legendary birthplace of Kim Jong Il and Korean culture.

North Korean Volcano Provides Rare Chance For Scientific Collaboration

7:31pm December 01, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

When the volcano started rumbling, North Korean researchers realized they didn't have the tools to predict if it might erupt. So they reached out to Western scientists for help.

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U.N. Human Rights Officials Highlight Signs Of Genocide In South Sudan

6:25pm December 01, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

United Nations human rights investigators say the stage is set for a Rwanda-like genocide in the world's newest nation, South Sudan.

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Syrian Regime Makes Advances In Rebel-Held Area Of Aleppo

6:25pm December 01, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Ambassador Ryan Crocker, a veteran diplomat who has served in the Middle East, about the situation in Syria as the regime makes advances in the part of Aleppo under rebel control.

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Aversion To Fidel Castro Spans Generations Of Cuban-American Families

6:25pm December 01, 2016

by Adrian Florido

In many Cuban-American families, the aversion to Fidel Castro spanned generations. This is true even as children and grandchildren of the original exiles grew more liberal in their political beliefs. It's true in the Ramos family of Miami.

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Why Can't We Bring Down The Number Of New HIV Cases?

6:25pm December 01, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

Despite progress against the disease, roughly 2 million people are infected with the virus every year.

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Dr. Raj Panjabi has his blood pressure checked by a Liberian community health worker.

A Million Dollar Prize For A Doctor Who Goes The Extra Mile

6:19pm December 01, 2016

by Marc Silver

Dr. Raj Panjabi started Last Mile Health to bring health care to remote parts of Liberia. Now he has received the very generous TED Prize, to be used to fulfill "a wish."

Gambians wait to cast votes at a polling station Thursday in Banjul.

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PHOTOS: Gambia Holds Presidential Election Amid Internet Blackout

6:05pm December 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

This vote marks the most serious challenge yet to the rule of President Yahya Jammeh. The president has ruled for 22 years since he led a coup, and has a dismal human rights record.

A Russian resupply rocket launched Thursday morning from Kazakhstan. The flight initially went as planned, but the rocket broke up in the atmosphere about six minutes after it took off.

Russian Supply Rocket Breaks Apart En Route To Space Station

5:59pm December 01, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The unmanned rocket stopped transmitting data about six minutes after it took off from Kazakhstan and never made it to space. This is the third botched launch of a Russian spacecraft in two years.

French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech at a ceremony at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Thursday.

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French President Francois Hollande Says He Won't Seek Re-Election

5:56pm December 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

This marks the first time in 60 years that a sitting French president hasn't sought re-election. Hollande is extremely unpopular, and this opens up the candidate field for his Socialist Party.