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Polina, 37, rests in a hospital bed in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2011. She is severely malnourished and suffers from numerous diseases, including tuberculosis, hepatitis C and HIV.

'How Unromantic It Is To Die Of Tuberculosis In The 21st Century'

2:40pm March 23, 2015

by Salmaan Keshavjee

That's what a patient in Russia said a few years ago. In fact, 1.5 million people do die of the airborne infection each year. Here's what the world needs to do to fight this generally curable scourge.

The effects of malaria in the brain are clear: A healthy brain, right, has many grooves and crevices. But when the brain swells up, left, these crevices smooth out.

How Malaria In The Brain Kills: Doctors Solve A Medical Mystery

1:56pm March 22, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A child stricken with the deadliest form of the disease can quickly fall unconscious and die. A doctor in Michigan has dedicated her life to figuring out how this happens. At last, she has the answer.

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In Nigeria, Voters Question President's Advance On Boko Haram

9:19am March 22, 2015

Nigerians are asking how government forces were able to rebuff Boko Haram militants so quickly, right before an election. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Ofeibea Quist-Arcton in Lagos.

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In Tunisia, Society 'Wasn't Quite Prepared' For Liberal Reforms

10:56am March 21, 2015

More than 20 people were killed this week when two gunmen stormed Tunisia's national museum. NPR's Scott Simon talks with William McCants of the Brookings Institution about the attack's repercussions.

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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the 750 megawatt power station in the southwestern Ogun state, Nigeria, last month. In an interview with the BBC Friday, he said he hopes to retake all territory seized by Bok

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Nigeria's President Hopes To Push Back Boko Haram In A Month

8:05pm March 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Facing re-election in a week, Goodluck Jonathan says he thinks that all the territory seized by the extremist group can be retaken.

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Nigerian Army Advances Against Boko Haram As Election Looms

6:55am March 20, 2015

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Nigeria's military says that, with the help of regional troops, its forces have retaken key towns captured by Boko Haram. The successes against the ISIS-linked extremist network come little more than a week before a key vote in which President Goodluck Jonathan is seeking re-election. The vote was delayed by six weeks, in part due to insecurity. Many are asking how the army was able to do in six weeks what it has failed to do these past six years.

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Investigation Continues Into Deadly Museum Attack In Tunis

8:19pm March 19, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block talks to journalist Naveena Kottoor about the ongoing investigation of Wednesday's attack on the National Bardo Museum in Tunis, Tunisia, that left at least 20 dead.

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These teens from the Xhosa tribe wear traditional garb and paint after their coming-of-age circumcision ceremony near Qunu, South Africa.

Botched Ritual Circumcision Leads To World's First Penile Transplant

5:02pm March 19, 2015

by Thomas K. Grose

The recipient is a 21-year-old from a tribe in South Africa, whose organ was amputated after complications from the circumcision. The hope is that transplants could be one way to aid other victims.

Survivors are escorted from the National Bardo Museum in Tunis on Wednesday. At least 20 foreign tourists were reportedly killed in the attack.

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Attack On Museum Seen As Strike Against Tunisian Economy

10:09am March 19, 2015

by Leila Fadel

Tunisia is reeling after a deadly attack on the Bardo National Museum left at least 20 foreign tourists dead. The gunmen took hostages before police shot two of the militants and caught at least one.

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Tunisian Officials Still Investigating Deadly Museum Attack

6:40am March 19, 2015

by Leila Fadel

At least 21 people, including 17 tourists, were killed in Tunis Wednesday when gunmen stormed a museum, Prime Minister Habib Essid says.

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