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A student at Goverment Secondary School Garki washes her hands, as school resumed in Abuja, Nigeria, in late September.
Health
Here’s one reason Nigeria has halted the spread of Ebola
Some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion is revealed in this undated handout colorized transmission electron micrograph.
Health
The current Ebola outbreak is huge, but at least it’s not spreading particularly quickly
Mary Kay Magistad in Hong Kong
Global Politics
Beijing’s usual playbook of control won’t work in Hong Kong
Culture
Why do so many people in the Netherlands work part-time? Because they can
Chinese shoppers come to Hong Kong with empty suitcases, looking for bargains to bring back home.
Global Politics
Mainland Chinese travel to Hong Kong not to protest — but to shop
Music Heard on Air
Music heard on the air for October 1, 2014
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a live televised address to the nation on his plans for military action against the Islamic State on September 10, 2014.
Global Politics
In dealing with ISIS, Obama could take cues from the Camp David Accords
Turkish tanks taking up position on the Turkish-Syrian border on September 29, 2014, after stray fire landed on Turkish territory. Turkey is concentrating forces along the border ahead of a parliamentary debate on authorizing military intervention in Syri
Conflict
Turkey prepares to make a military move into Syria, but NATO needs convincing
The total number of wild animals in the world has dropped by more than half in just 44 years, according to the World Wildlife Fund's new Living Planet Report. The report compiled data for more than 10,000 vertebrate species, along with trends in humanity'
Environment
Global wildlife populations have fallen by half — a stat that says it all