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A Rolex for a Casio: Why Shakira's new song is breaking records

4:27pm January 17, 2023

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Shakira's new single is a full-on diss track, aimed at her ex. It also went straight to the top of the Spotify Top 50 Global chart and hit 100 million views on YouTube in under 3 days.

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A man pulls a child past a Lunar New Year decoration on display at the Qianmen pedestrian shopping street, a popular tourist spot in Beijing, on Tuesday.

Here's why China's population dropped for the first time in decades

4:03pm January 17, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Low fertility rates in the wake of China's former one-child policy and lockdowns related to the COVID pandemic have contributed to the country's shrinking population.

A guide to 9 global buzzwords for 2023, from 'polycrisis' to 'zero-dose children'

3:27pm January 17, 2023

by Andrew Connelly

Are you having a polycrisis? Can the world reduce the number of zero-dose children? Experts shared their views about global buzzwords that will be big this year. Here's the list and the definitions.

This 22-year-old is trying to save us from ChatGPT before it changes writing forever

12:04pm January 17, 2023

by Greg Rosalsky

A college kid's mission to prevent misuse of artificial intelligence.

A mural in Washington, D.C. depicts Americans Siamak Namazi (left), who remains in Iran, and Jose Angel Pereira, who was released from Venezuela in October.

American Siamak Namazi is on a hunger strike in Iranian prison. Why now and for what?

10:43am January 17, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Namazi is on a hunger strike to mark the seventh anniversary of a prisoner swap that did not include him, and calling on Biden to free detainees in Iran. His lawyer spoke with NPR about those efforts.

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A crane lifts a shipping container at a container port in Tianjin, China, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. China's economic growth fell to 3% last year under pressure from antivirus controls and a real estate slump.

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China's economic growth falls to 3% in 2022 but slowly reviving

1:43am January 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

The world's No.2 economy grew by 3% in 2022, less than half of the previous year's rate, official data showed Tuesday as China faced pressure from anti-virus controls and a real estate slump.

After weeks of violence, protests expected to continue in Peru

6:55pm January 16, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Marcelo Rochabrun, Peru Bureau Chief at Bloomberg, about the ongoing protests against the Peruvian government which have left dozens of people dead.

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Germany's defense minister resigns after missteps during her short term

6:39pm January 16, 2023

by Rob Schmitz

The resignation of Germany's defense minister is shining a spotlight on what many see as the country's lackluster support of Ukraine.

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France's new far right

6:39pm January 16, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

For decades, France's far right party has been led by a Le Pen: first father, then daughter. Marine Le Pen's replacement hails from a younger generation, and party supporters hope he attracts voters.

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Yellow Magic Orchestra drummer Yukihiro Takahashi has died at age 70

6:39pm January 16, 2023

We remember Yellow Magic Orchestra drummer Yukihiro Takahashi died over the weekend. He was 70 years old. Yukihiro co-founded the Japanese super group known for electronic hits.

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