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Skinny jeans: fashion statement or health threat?

Painfully Skinny Jeans Land A Woman In The Hospital

2:40pm June 23, 2015

by Nancy Shute

It turns out jeans really can be too tight. An Australian woman suffered nerve and muscle damage after wearing superskinny jeans. She couldn't walk and was hospitalized, but has since recovered.

Pakistani relatives mourn the death of a heatstroke victim outside a hospital in Karachi on Tuesday.

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Death Toll From Heatwave In Pakistan Tops 600

2:31pm June 23, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

In Karachi, temperatures surpassed 111 degrees Fahrenheit. The government has called on the military to set up makeshift medical camps.

Shahjahan Selim was injured as he helped rescue survivors of the Bangladesh factory collapse. Today he runs a small grocery shop on the outskirts of Dhaka, the capital city.

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Ordinary Heroes: Urban Volunteers To The Rescue

10:23am June 23, 2015

by Amy Yee

When disaster strikes in a country like Bangladesh, first responders are often regular folks who happen to be on the scene. Now they're getting training so they can face the risks and save lives.

U.S., China Face Tensions At 7th Strategic And Economic Dialogue

5:56am June 23, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Cyber hacking and tension in the South China Sea will be among the issues discussed during the seventh annual U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, on Monday in Washington, D.C. The three-day event focuses on addressing the immediate and long-term economic and strategic interests of both countries.

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U.S. Diplomats To Hold Talks With Their Chinese Counterparts Next Week

6:49pm June 22, 2015

Steve Inskeep talks to Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel about the U.S. relationship with China on cybersecurity, the South China Sea and global trade.

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Yogis in Bangalore get ready for the International Yoga Day on June 21.

Who Knew Yoga Could Be So Stressful!

5:04pm June 22, 2015

by Julie McCarthy

Yoga is supposed to bring inner calm. So why are some people in India up in arms about the upcoming International Day of Yoga?

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From California To Kathmandu, Task Force 2 Responds To Disasters

6:18pm June 21, 2015

by NPR Staff

An elite search-and-rescue team from Los Angeles County is always ready to respond to emergencies around the world — most recently, in earthquake-ravaged Nepal.

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A mass yoga session on Rajpath, New Delhi's ceremonial boulevard, marks International Yoga Day.

35,000 Bend It With Modi As India Launches World Yoga Day

3:48pm June 21, 2015

by Julie McCarthy

Led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tens of thousands of government officials, soldiers and students performed yoga in New Delhi Saturday for the first-ever International Day of Yoga.

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Airport guards go on patrol wearing masks at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul on Friday. South Korea has announced one more death, but no new cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus.

South Korea, Thailand Report No New MERS Cases

1:45pm June 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The number of cases in South Korea has remained steady at 166 for more than two weeks, but the death of a 63-year-old man brought to 25 the number of deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.

In a remote area of Nepal, Bal Gurung tries to rebuild his life.

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The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Challenge: Life After An Earthquake

10:05am June 20, 2015

Aid workers have not been able to reach some of the remote parts of Nepal. So it's up to the villagers to rebuild their homes and their lives. And the clock is ticking as monsoon season nears.