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Top U.S. security officials discuss Russia, China in assessment of worldwide threats

5:27pm March 08, 2023

by Greg Myre

CIA Director William Burns and other top national security officials address the most substantial threats facing the U.S. as they go before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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Medical tourism in Mexico isn't new, but the recent tragedy put it in the Spotlight

5:03pm March 08, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David G. Vequist, who runs the Center of Medical Tourism Research at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, about medical tourism in Mexico.

Rogê's samba-funk fusion brings Rio to LA

5:03pm March 08, 2023

Brazilian samba musician Rogê already conquered Rio de Janeiro. Now, he's here to give the U.S. a taste of Brazil with his new album Curyman.

Protesters march in Berlin to mark International Women's Day on Wednesday.

Where there's gender equality, people tend to live longer

4:01pm March 08, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Researchers used data from more than 150 countries to connect gender equality and life expectancy. They hope their findings can help policymakers set priorities in public health and other areas.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, leave after a service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul's Cathedral in London on June 3, 2022.

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Prince Harry and Meghan say they will use royal titles for their children

3:00pm March 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan announced that their daughter had been christened in a private ceremony in California, publicly calling her Princess Lilibet Diana.

Boxes containing Yeezy shoes made by Adidas are seen at Laced Up, a sneaker resale store, in Paramus, N.J., on Oct. 25, 2022. Adidas' breakup with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West and the inability to sell his popular Yeezy line of shoes helped batter the company's earnings at the end of last year.

Adidas reports a $540M loss as it struggles with unsold Yeezy products

11:36am March 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

In October, Adidas cut ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, over the rapper's antisemitic remarks. The company's inability to sell his popular Yeezy line of shoes helped batter earnings.

Signs promoting 5G wireless technology from Chinese technology firm Huawei are displayed at the PT Expo in Beijing in 2018. Germany is reviewing the presence of Huawei and ZTE components in its telecommunications.

Germany moves toward restrictions on Huawei, as Europe sours on China

10:24am March 08, 2023

by Rob Schmitz

Germany said Tuesday it is reviewing tech suppliers such as China's Huawei and ZTE, whose equipment is used in Germany's 5G networks. Europeans are starting to favor a tougher stance on China.

In this handout photo provided by Swedish Coast Guard, the release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea on Sept. 28, 2022 in At Sea.

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Ukraine's government says it wasn't involved in the attacks on Nord Stream pipelines

9:36am March 08, 2023

by Joanna Kakissis

An adviser to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the reports are based on "anonymous conjecture but not real facts." The attacks, he said, are "devoid of tactical sense."

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Women in some countries will mark International Women's Day with protests

5:08am March 08, 2023

Today is International Women's Day. The event got its start in the U.S., but is more widely celebrated elsewhere.

People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and his daughter presumed to be named Ju Ae attending a military parade held in Pyongyang to mark the 75th founding anniversary of its armed forces, at a railway station in Seoul on Feb. 9, 2023.

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South Korea says again that Kim Jong Un has 3 children, and the eldest is a son

5:00am March 08, 2023

by Se Eun Gong

Questions about the dynastic ruler's children and possible succession scenario arose with the apparent second child's repeated appearances in public in public in recent months.