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Encore: Brazil's President-elect renews calls to crack down on Amazon deforestation

6:35pm November 29, 2022

by Kirk Siegler

Brazil's President-elect is pledging a "zero tolerance" policy on deforestation in the Amazon. But climate scientists warn the damage already done may be irreversible.

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U.S. bans Dominican sugar company over forced labor

6:35pm November 29, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with reporters Sandy Tolan and Euclides Cordero Nuel about the ban on Dominican sugar from Central Romana, based on information that the company uses forced labor.

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One Tuscan village uses wool-insulated cooking boxes to save on energy costs

4:21pm November 29, 2022

by Sylvia Poggioli

Rising energy prices in Europe have forced some Italians to turn to abandoned cooking methods. One Tuscan village is using wool to insulate cooking boxes that slow-cook food with less energy.

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Encore: London's Victoria and Albert Museum exhibit acknowledges its colonial legacy

4:21pm November 29, 2022

by Willem Marx

A new exhibit at London's Victoria and Albert Museum focuses on African fashion. The exhibit's curator says it's a way for the museum to acknowledge its colonial legacy.

A woman at a protest in Qatar holds up a sign bearing the name of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian woman whose death in police custody sparked a nationwide protest movement.

The U.S.-Iran World Cup matchup puts a spotlight on Iran's protest movement

4:17pm November 29, 2022

Iran's players have at times appeared to show solidarity with the protests, even as they say their focus is football. Thousands of protesters have been arrested and hundreds killed, rights groups say.

Gregg Berhalter, head coach of United States team, looks on during a training session on Monday in Doha, Qatar. The U.S. faces Iran in a crucial match on Tuesday.

What's at stake as the U.S. faces Iran at the World Cup

4:16pm November 29, 2022

by Tom Goldman

The U.S. has to beat Iran to advance, while Iran only has to tie. The match comes after controversy over flags, Iran's national anthem, and ongoing protests in Iran.

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Protesters shout slogans during a protest against China's strict coronavirus measures on Monday in Beijing, China. Protesters took to the streets in multiple Chinese cities after a deadly apartment fire in Xinjiang province sparked a national outcry as many blamed COVID-19 restrictions for the deaths.

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China's lockdown protests and rising COVID leave Xi Jinping with '2 bad options'

1:46pm November 29, 2022

by John Ruwitch

Extraordinary street protests in some Chinese cities and campuses over the weekend put Xi Jinping's controversial approach to the pandemic under the spotlight.

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, speaks Tuesday during an interview with The Associated Press in Berlin.

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China should end its anti-COVID lockdowns, the head of the IMF says

1:40pm November 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

The change could calm widespread protests, and would ease the impact to a world economy already struggling with high inflation, an energy crisis and disrupted food supply.

Ukrainian flags fly in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 19, marking the graves of soldiers killed in action following the Russian invasion earlier this year.

A journalist's plea to the West: 'Pay attention to Ukraine and its fate'

1:36pm November 29, 2022

by Terry Gross

Invasion author Luke Harding began reporting from Ukraine in December 2021 and was in Kyiv the night before the Russian invasion began. "There is no mood inside Ukrainian society to yield," he says.

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Ghana's André Ayew celebrates after Mohammed Kudus scores the team's third goal in a 2022 World Cup Group H match against South Korea on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

Photos: Highlights from the 2022 FIFA World Cup

10:25am November 29, 2022

by Maansi Srivastava

This year's World Cup has already seen some of the strongest matchups and upsets in the tournament's history.