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Two women focused on working with laptops at a wooden table in a well-lit room.
Longest internet shutdown in modern history may be over
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50:03
No stopping a legendary trumpeter
7:37
Political unrest in Bolivia fuels protests, clashes between demonstrators and police
5:41
Clothing empire founder’s son accused of murdering his father
3:42
Things you might have missed
1:19
Dublin death draws comparisons to George Floyd case
6:40
Suspected member of Germany’s notorious far-left Red Army Faction sentenced to 13 years in prison
8:03
Samsung deal could deliver $400,000 bonuses to AI chip workers
7:30
Is the longest internet shutdown in history over?
5:53
A person in religious attire, wearing a white robe and cap, claps while seated in an ornate chair with flowers in the foreground.
Pope Leo apologizes for Catholic Church’s past support for slavery
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50:11
A person stands in front of a large sculpture of an eagle with outstretched wings on a rooftop.
Immigration
‘GTFO’: The Americans moving overseas in search of a better life
5:30
The vinyl-collecting scene in Dubai
7:33
Lack of immigrants hurting farms in MA and elsewhere
7:10
Dominican Republic targets Haitian mothers and newborns for deportation
6:13
FIFA’s no-politics policy challenged by Iran flag lawsuit
3:53
The UK’s great cheese wheel chase
1:37
Iran war deepens divisions among Gulf nations
6:33
Colombia’s ruling party could stay in office, despite security situation
5:07
Pope Leo apologizes for Church’s past support for slavery
8:09
Four astronauts in white space suits with helmets, waving and walking down a hallway, with a person observing in the background.
Peacemakers: People bridging divides and helping others
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49:55
Global cooperation still hanging on at the International Space Station
7:20
At ‘Designing Peace,’ museum asks how art can build and sustain peace
7:16
Buddhist monks walk for peace
3:29
Out of Eden Walk: Getting by on the generosity of strangers
6:46
‘I got saved by war’: From the siege of Sarajevo to punk rock in Seattle
7:46
An international friendship built on music
1:06
French volunteers adopt university students
5:25
Malala Yousafzai discusses radical hate and her Oscar-nominated documentary
7:08
A person in a suit speaks into two microphones outdoors.
Global Politics
Politically, Israel’s conflicts are a ‘ticking time bomb’ for Netanyahu
10:59
People with umbrellas walk along a cracked, dry riverbed with patches of grass near a large river under a cloudy sky.
Meteorologists predict an El Niño for the history books
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49:46
Four people in yellow hazmat suits and masks stand on grass, with one person in blue protective gear assisting.
Health & Medicine
Ebola spread challenges global preparedness
8:05
The famed Chelsea Flower Show gets spicy this year
1:26
Arizona’s section of the famed Route 66 has Middle Eastern roots
5:20
Professional mourners in Kenya honor the living
1:22
The electronic sounds of Cumbia
10:25
Manmade glaciers help secure water supply
6:02
Use of Patois in Jamaica’s parliament reignites debate about colonial legacy of English
7:54
Spanish former prime minister charged with fraud
4:23
Meteorologists predict an El Niño for the history books
8:42
Healthcare workers in protective gear carry supplies at an outdoor facility with tents and orange safety fencing.
Spread of Ebola challenging global preparedness
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50:35
Inside a ferry, two rows of benches face large windows offering a view of a calm sea and distant coastline.
Transportation
Tale of a Turkish ferry: A day working on Istanbul’s 175-year-old transport system
5:36
What is a whale fall that comes after the death of sea mammals?
7:39
Walter Cup goes to Canada for the first time
1:32
For many global soccer fans, the idea of traveling to this summer’s World Cup is unthinkable
4:52
Politically, Israel’s conflicts are a ‘ticking time bomb’ for Netanyahu
10:59
Taiwan is a persistent sticking point in US-China relations
8:15
‘The show has to continue’
5:22
Ebola spread challenges global preparedness
8:05
A busy street filled with people walking in both directions, with colorful buildings lining the sides.
Cuba’s hidden business empire faces US sanctions
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49:43
People working at an outdoor indigo dyeing site, with fabric immersed in large vats and clothes hanging to dry in the background.
Economics
A glimpse into the lives of northern Nigeria’s craftsmen
6:09
Traveling without her parents to India for the first time
7:22
New Zealand to change landmark climate law
4:56
Raúl Castro indicted by US government
12:26
Champion of Andean culture, Colombian artist Totó la Momposina, dies
2:21
Human rights groups alarmed by EU-Taliban deportation talks
6:01
Justice denied as last person accused in Patrice Lumumba assassination dies
6:46
Cuba’s hidden business empire faces US sanctions
6:23
A busy urban street with numerous motorcyclists and cars under a cloudy sky, surrounded by multi-story buildings.
Trump says he’s halted an attack on Iran to let negotiations continue
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50:05
Christopher Nolan’s film ‘The Odyssey’ sparks controversy
7:24
Recently discovered poem may be the first piece of English literature
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