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More Than 40 Migrants Die As Boats Sink In Mediterranean Sea

5:12pm January 22, 2016

by Joanna Kakissis

More than 40 migrants are feared dead after two boats sank in waters between Turkey and Greece. Thousands of migrants continue to make the crossing despite the winter weather, and about 100 people have drowned trying to get to Europe so far this month.

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North Korea Detains U.S. Student For 'Hostile Act'

5:05pm January 22, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Curtis Melvin, a researcher at the Johns Hopkins U.S.-Korea Institute, about tourism to North Korea, and whether tourism ultimately benefits or harms the people.

A researcher holds a container with female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. This species transmits the Zika virus.

The Zika Virus Takes A Frightening Turn — And Raises Many Questions

5:05pm January 22, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

Concern continues to grow over the outbreak of Zika virus in Latin America. The virus has been linked to severe brain damage in babies.

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Human Rights Advocate Describes Life For Syrians Under Siege

4:13pm January 22, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Wissam Tarif, who has been working on Syria human rights issues as the Middle East director of Avaaz, an non-profit advocacy group. He spent several years living nearby to Madaya and is in daily contact with people living under siege. He describes what he's hearing from Syrians squeezed between ISIS and airstrikes by Russian and Syrian forces.

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#SnowOuttaMyElement: Stories Of First Experiences With Snow

4:13pm January 22, 2016

With the impending snowstorm, NPR's global health blog Goats and Soda called out to people from warm parts of the world to hear about their first experiences with snow.