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How Japan keeps its trains safe from earthquakes
Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for ...
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WhatsApp identifies dozens of users hacked by Paragon spyware company
WhatsApp, used by millions of people around the world, says its users were hacked by the Paragon Solutions spyware company.
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Out of Eden Walk: South Korea’s Mud Mausoleum
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells host Carolyn Beeler about his walk across South Korea's Saemangeum, a tidal flat on the coast of the Yellow Sea. It was once home to all kinds of birds, ...
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Special envoy for LGBTQ rights under Biden says Trump administration will set back clock decades
Advancing the human rights of LGBTQ people around the world was part of the Biden administration’s policy agenda. The point person for that effort was Jessica Stern, a US special envoy. She left the ...
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This dying Spanish town is turning to books to put it on the literary map
Only 60 villagers remain in the Spanish town of Libros. The town's name translates to the word “books” in English, and now, ...
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Jessica Stern, special envoy for LGBTQ rights under Biden, says Trump administration will set back clock decades
President Joe Biden appointed Jessica Stern as the US special envoy to advance the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons. She left office last month with the changing of the guard at the White House. In her ...
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How mixed signals from Trump administration are being received in Iran
President Donald Trump restored his former policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran. But he followed that with online comments signaling a willingness to work toward a nuclear deal. The World’s Carolyn ...
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Warm winter weather in Russia is cause for revelry — and concern
Temperatures rose to unseasonable highs throughout Russia last week. In Moscow, city-dwellers welcomed the reprieve from the cold, casting off their heavy coats and delighting in the sound of singing ...
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US foreign aid freeze wreaks havoc for HIV treatment in Africa
With recent cuts to foreign aid, including programs like PEPFAR, thousands of Africans living with HIV face an uncertain future. Although the freeze was followed by an exemption for “life-saving ...
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Goma residents pick up the pieces following city’s capture by M23 rebels
This week, a ceasefire took hold in the city of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now, the grim task of burying some 2,000 bodies begins. The World’s Marco Werman spoke to Arlette Bashizi, a ...
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Thousands flee their homes in northeast Colombia amid worst security crisis in a decade
A series of attacks against civilians has forced Colombia's government to break off peace talks with one of Colombia’s ...
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Syria’s national symphony plays 1st concert since the fall of Assad
Syria’s national symphony orchestra performed last week at the Damascus opera house. As hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler explain, musicians and audiences alike expressed relief that the arts are ...