Two people embrace beneath a large billboard displaying a Union Jack flag with the message "Pray For Manchester" and #WeStandTogether

UK to hold first ‘National Day Recognizing Victims and Survivors of Terrorism’

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In this file photo, a couple embraces under a billboard in Manchester, England, the day after the suicide attack at an Ariana Grande concert that left more than 20 people dead, May 23, 2017.

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Britain will hold its first “National Day Recognizing Victims and Survivors of Terrorism” on Friday. Also, a gas leak at a dockyard in southern Bangladesh that killed eight people while they were dismantling a ship highlights the dangers and costs of the ship breaking industry for both people and the local environment. And, a new documentary, “American Doctor,” looks at the harrowing journey of three doctors working in Gaza. Plus, we listen to the music of renowned harpist Catrín Finch, who composed an album for her younger self.

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Britain to hold first ‘National Day Recognizing Victims and Survivors of Terrorism’
6:02
Deadly gas leak at Bangladesh shipyard highlights dangers of ship recycling industry
5:01
Welsh harpist records ‘Note to Self’
2:22
Exterior of the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, showing a stone sign in front of the institute's historic and modern buildings
US academics fleeing the US for safer pastures in Europe
Special Coverage
7:58
A surgical team in scrubs, masks, and hair covers performing an operation under bright overhead lights in an operating room
Three doctors’ harrowing journey through Gaza
Special Coverage
11:12
Happiest country in the world making life very difficult for asylum seekers
6:41
National Geographic’s Paul Salopek talks sea crossings
7:19