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U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse

6:49pm July 30, 2015

by Leila Fadel

An Egyptian-American and her husband have been held in Cairo prisons for more than a year. They're accused of abusing street children in the shelter they ran, but the government has shown little evidence and may be after them because of suspected political activity.

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Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei was denied a six-month visa to the U.K.

Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei Restricted To 20-Day U.K. Visa

6:26pm July 30, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

Ai says he was denied a six-month visa because U.K. officials said he didn't list a criminal conviction in his application. Ai was imprisoned in China, but he notes he was never charged with a crime.

Debris Found In The Indian Ocean May Be From Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet

6:24pm July 30, 2015

by Geoff Brumfiel

Investigators believe a piece of debris found on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean could be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared in March 2014.

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Despite Rising Costs, China Is Gung-Ho To Host 2022 Winter Olympics

6:24pm July 30, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

Either China or Kazakhstan will be chosen on Friday as host of the 2022 Winter Olympics. European nations have been scared off by the cost of hosting the event, but China has the ambition and the money to match.

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AP Study Finds Viruses Linked To Raw Sewage In Rio De Janeiro Olympic Waters

6:24pm July 30, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with the AP's Brazil bureau chief Brad Brooks about the investigation, which found high levels of dangerous viruses in water venues for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Kazakhstan Promises 'Real Winter Wonderland' In Bid To Host 2022 Games

6:24pm July 30, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

The International Olympic Committee will decide Friday whether to accept the bid by Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, to stage the 2022 Winter Games, or instead offer it to rival contender Beijing.

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U.N. Envoy: Solution To Syrian Conflict Must Be A 'Political One'

6:24pm July 30, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with United Nations Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura about creating a peace process in Syria. He says there is a new "sense of urgency" by many parties to end the conflict.

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The bar chart tells all: That's how eighth-graders at Bakgatle Community Junior Secondary School in Botswana can compare the HIV infection rate of older men and of teenage boys.

What Botswana's Teen Girls Learn In 'Sugar Daddy' Class

5:28pm July 30, 2015

by Don Boroughs

They often think an older guy is a great boyfriend. They believe he's less likely to have HIV than a teenager. Plus, he's flush with cash. How do you get them to change their mind?

Experts: Flight MH370 Debris Could Have Reached Western Indian Ocean

4:00pm July 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

A scientist who studies ocean circulation patterns tells NPR that it's "highly likely" that floating wreckage from the airliner could have reached the island of Reunion near Madagascar.

Thai and Burmese fishing boat workers sit inside a cell at the compound of a fishing company in Benjina, Indonesia on Nov. 22, 2014. The imprisoned men were considered slaves who might run away.

Beyond Brothels: Farms And Fisheries Are Frontier Of Human Trafficking

2:41pm July 30, 2015

by Tracie McMillan

The State Department's annual human trafficking report this year gives special attention to slavery in agriculture and fishing. Human rights advocates say there's much work to be done to fight it.