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Supporters of Brazil's far-right president say he was the the subject of fraud

4:38pm November 18, 2022

by Carrie Kahn

After Brazil's far-right president's defeat, his supporters say he was the subject of fraud, and started a debate over whether election officials censored candidates to limit disinformation.

Vikram-S rocket, India's first private rocket developed by Skyroot Aerospace, an Indian startup, lifts off in Sriharikota, India, on Friday.

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Indian startup launches country's first privately built rocket

3:31pm November 18, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

The launch is a milestone in India's effort to foster a private space industry. The rocket, made by Hyderabad-based Skyroot, was aloft for about five minutes and reached peak altitude of 55 miles.

A burned cot in a police station in Kherson on Wednesday. Kherson residents say Russians used the police station to detain and torture violators of curfew and people suspected of collaborating with Ukrainian authorities.

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Screams from Russia's alleged torture basements still haunt Ukraine's Kherson

11:49am November 18, 2022

by Jason Beaubien

These are just some of the chilling accounts from Ukrainians in Kherson after 8 1/2 months under Russian occupation.

Qatar relied on migrant workers to build stadiums and other infrastructure for the World Cup. Human rights organizations have raised concerns about worker deaths and safety.

Why Qatar is a controversial host for the World Cup

11:13am November 18, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

FIFA's choice of Qatar to host the World Cup has long been marred by criticism over human rights abuses, the safety of migrant workers and the logistics of holding a soccer tournament in desert heat.

Iceland is like Mars — "if Mars had hot tubs," according to a new ad campaign from Visit Iceland.

Iceland tells tourists it's like an alien planet. A NASA scientist agrees

10:01am November 18, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"Iceland. Better than space." That's the new tagline from Iceland's tourism board. We asked the head of Visit Iceland why her country might have an edge over space — and consulted NASA as well.

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Coal mining is a dangerous job. In Afghanistan, kids often do much of the work

10:00am November 18, 2022

by Arezou Rezvani

As the Taliban government steps up its coal exports to resuscitate a shattered economy, miners are working harder than ever. In Afghanistan, it's often kids who do some of the most grueling work.

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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has officially declassified an image first tweeted by President Trump in 2019.

Trump tweeted an image from a spy satellite, declassified document shows

9:02am November 18, 2022

by Geoff Brumfiel

More than three years after his tweet, the U.S. government has formally declassified the image from one of its most powerful spy satellites.

Imran Khan in his residence in Lahore, Pakistan on Tuesday.

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Recovering from bullet wounds, Pakistan's Imran Khan talks of new waves of protest

5:10am November 18, 2022

From his home in Lahore, Khan told NPR's Steve Inskeep why he's calling for early elections, as well as why he rejects his removal from power in April via a vote of no confidence.

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony in August for drug smuggling, is seen on a screen via a video link from a remand prison during a court hearing to consider an appeal against her sentence, at the Moscow regional court on Oct. 25.

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Russia sends Brittney Griner to a penal colony

6:01pm November 17, 2022

by Charles Maynes

The U.S. basketball star was transferred to a prison colony in Mordovia — 300 miles southeast of Moscow — to begin serving out a nine-year sentence on drug charges.

TK EPISODE IS ABOUT THE HILL IN Nador, Morocco ... IS THIS THE SAME HILL? IF NOT, I CAN USE ONE OF THOSE, THIS IS JUST NICER WITH THE VISIBLE BORDERMelilla, Spain (October 13, 2022) - A fence runs all around the land border that Melilla, Spain shares with Morocco.

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Officials have made Nador uninhabitable for migrants in search of a better life

4:32pm November 17, 2022

The city of Nador, Morocco is Europe's southernmost border and a gateway for migrants from Africa in search of better opportunities. But attempting to cross that border can turn deadly.