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Poisoning allegations at girls schools in Iran sparks responses from leaders

5:53pm March 06, 2023

by Peter Kenyon

Allegations of poisonings at dozens of girls schools has prompted responses from Iran's supreme leader and others, showing the pressures on the government to respond to continued unrest.

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Georgia's president on how her country is doing a year into the war in Ukraine

4:56pm March 06, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Georgia President Salome Zourabichvili about how her country is faring a year into Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin attends a meeting with investors at the Eastern Economic Forum on Sept. 2, 2016, in Vladivostok, Russia.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, 'Putin's Chef,' has emerged from the shadows with his Wagner Group

4:14pm March 06, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as "Putin's Chef" because of his company's origins in the catering business, now fields a mercenary army of 50,000. Its role in Ukraine is central to Russia's war effort.

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Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Daniil Medvedev during their semi final match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 2.

Djokovic withdraws from U.S. tournament after his bid for a COVID vaccine waiver fails

1:41pm March 06, 2023

by The Associated Press

The world's top-ranked player Novak Djokovic won't play at the upcoming BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells after losing his bid to enter the U.S. unvaccinated to play in the Southern California event.

Ukrainian soldiers fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday.

Latest in Ukraine: All eyes on Bakhmut as Russia fights to take it over (March 6)

11:13am March 06, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

After a decade of talks, a treaty has been agreed on to protect the world's oceans

10:52am March 06, 2023

NPR's a Martinez talks to Lisa Speer of the Natural Resources Defense Council's International Oceans program, about a treaty that will open the door to more marine conservation.

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United Nations member nations have agreed on a treaty to protect oceans

10:32am March 06, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with ocean researcher Robert Blasiak of Stockholm University about a historic new treaty to protect oceans.

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A Toblerone chocolate bar, pictured with the Matterhorn in the background. The company will replace the iconic peak on its label with a more generic mountain as a result of manufacturing changes.

Toblerone is no longer Swiss enough to feature the Matterhorn on its packaging

10:27am March 06, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Toblerone is moving some of its production to Slovakia, meaning it can no longer legally call itself "Swiss-made." That branding change will include swapping the iconic peak for a more generic one.

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Morning news brief

7:41am March 06, 2023

Russia seeks to lay siege to the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. China lays out its economic and policy agenda for the year ahead. And, nearly 200 countries reach a landmark deal on the high seas.

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South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, center, leaves after a briefing announcing a plan on Monday to resolve a dispute over compensating people forced to work under Japan's 1910-1945 occupation of Korea, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Monday, March 6, 2023.

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U.S. allies South Korea and Japan move closer to resolve forced labor feud

5:10am March 06, 2023

by Se Eun Gong

South Korea announced on Monday a plan to compensate victims of forced labor under Japan's colonization through a government foundation with funds from South Korean companies.