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NPR Photojournalist David Gilkey Is Remembered By Colleagues

7:17pm June 06, 2016

David Gilkey, an NPR photojournalist who chronicled pain and beauty in war and conflict, was killed in Afghanistan along with NPR's Afghan interpreter and fellow journalist Zabihullah Tamanna.

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Cuban Dissident Makes First-Ever Trip To U.S.

7:16pm June 06, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

A Cuban dissident on his first-ever trip outside his country is visiting the U.S. and Europe. He's looking for solidarity and some tips for how to promote democracy on the communist island.

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Novak Djokovic Completes Career Grand Slam, Wins French Open

7:07pm June 06, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Courtney Nguyen, senior writer with WTA Insider, about Djokovic's win at the French Open. He became the first male player to win the sport's Grand Slam in almost 50 years.

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Medical worker Abaare Hussein extracts a Guinea worm from a child's leg in Savelugu Village in northern Ghana in 2007.

The Last Days Of Guinea Worm

6:37pm June 06, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

The world has wiped out only one human disease: smallpox. Guinea worm disease looks like it's on the verge of being the second.

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U.S., China Officials Gather For Annual Strategic Meeting

6:14pm June 06, 2016

David Greene talks to Bill Bishop, writer of the Sinocism Chinese Newsletter, about what's on the agenda for this year's U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue.

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London's First Muslim Mayor Faces Challenges Amid Anti-Immigrant Sentiment

6:13pm June 06, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

He's the child of Pakistani immigrants, the son of a bus driver, a human rights lawyer — and London's first Muslim mayor. Sadiq Khan's election flies in the face of rising anti-Muslim and anti-migrant sentiment, and folks in his southeast London neighborhood are thrilled. His next test will be trying to push through his ambitious platform of affordable housing and better public transport in a time of spending cuts.

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Young boys wave smoldering tin cans at cars in Kabul, Afghanistan. The smoke from the seeds inside the cans is believed to ward off evil.

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'He Had A Great Eye For A Story'

6:13pm June 06, 2016

by Philip Reeves

NPR's Philip Reeves remembers Zabihullah Tamanna, a brave Afghan journalist who brought compassion to his work. Tamanna was killed along with NPR photojournalist David Gilkey in Afghanistan on Sunday.

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Afghan protesters in Kabul demonstrate against Taliban killings and kidnappings on June 2.

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Taliban Get A New Leader, Who's Just As Violent As The Old One

6:10pm June 06, 2016

by Hannah Bloch

The Taliban have kept up a drumbeat of attacks since their leader was killed last month in a U.S. drone strike. Hopes that a new leader might improve the climate for peace are fading fast.

Former President Jimmy Carter delivers a lecture on the eradication of the Guinea worm at London's House of Lords on Feb. 3. The lecture title: "Final Days of the Fiery Serpent: Guinea Worm Eradication."

Jimmy Carter May Soon Get His 90th Birthday Wish: No More Guinea Worm

6:09pm June 06, 2016

by NPR Staff

The former president tells why it's taken nearly 30 years to bring the Guinea worm to near extinction — and what's next on his agenda.

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British Playwright Peter Shaffer, Who Wrote 'Equus,' Dies At 90

6:08pm June 06, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Playwright Peter Shaffer has died. He was best known for Equus and Amadeus, both of which became movies.

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