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Powerful Earthquake Strikes Mountainous Region Of Central Italy

4:31pm August 24, 2016

by Christopher Livesay

A powerful earthquake struck the mountainous region of central Italy, killing scores and injuring many more. The temblor also destroyed historic mountain towns, whose residents fear their cultural heritage has been wiped out.

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Biden Attempts To Smooth Relations With Turkey After Coup Attempt

4:31pm August 24, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

Vice President Joe Biden visits Turkey Wednesday to deny that the U.S. was involved in a failed coup attempt last month. Turkey has also sent troops into Syria to fight ISIS with U.S. support.

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Egyptian Woman Goes From Protests To Pizza After Crackdown

4:31pm August 24, 2016

by Leila Fadel

An Egyptian activist who once took to the streets to help topple a dictator now works organizing rural women in small business and pizza making. The country is too dangerous for political activism.

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Police Respond To Attack At American University Of Aghanistan In Kabul

4:31pm August 24, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to reporter Jennifer Glasse who is based in Kabul about the attack on the American University of Afghanistan on Wednesday.

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Despite Lessons From 2009 Quake, Buildings In Italy Remain Vulnerable

4:29pm August 24, 2016

by Jon Hamilton

Earthquakes are common in central Italy. After the 2009 quake in L'Aquila, there were stricter building codes and recommendations for new construction. But many older buildings remain vulnerable.

This giant pearl could be the biggest ever found in the world. The pearl reportedly weighs about 75 pounds and was discovered by a fisherman 10 years ago.

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Filipino Fisherman Reveals 75-Pound Pearl He Kept Hidden For A Decade

2:58pm August 24, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The fisherman's family says he found the pearl inside a giant clam near the island of Palawan and kept it under his bed. If confirmed, it would be far and away the largest natural pearl ever found.

A closeup satellite image of the Australian-run detention camp on the Pacific Island nation of Nauru taken in July 2013.

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Ex-Aid Worker: Abuse Of Refugee Children On Nauru Was Mostly Ignored

2:39pm August 24, 2016

Viktoria Vibhakar, formerly of Save the Children Australia, says little was done to protect refugee children who alleged abuse on the island nation of Nauru, where Australia has kept refugees.

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Rescuers Scrambling To Find Quake Survivors In Amatrice, Italy

2:35pm August 24, 2016

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy on Wednesday. David Greene speaks with reporter Christopher Livesay in Amatrice, at the epicenter: "It does look like a war zone," Livesay says.

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Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake In Central Italy Kills Dozens

2:35pm August 24, 2016

A strong quake struck central Italy Wednesday morning. Renee Montagne talks to Emma Tucker, deputy editor of The Times of London, who's in the quake zone. She was vacationing at the time of the quake.

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Residents stand among damaged buildings after a strong earthquake hit Amatrice on Wednesday. Central Italy was struck by a powerful, magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the early morning.

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Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake In Central Italy Kills More Than 100 People

2:14pm August 24, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The earthquake struck overnight, devastating a number of picturesque small towns packed with vacationers. Survivors are being pulled from the rubble as a series of aftershocks shake the region.