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In Myanmar, Obama Holds News Conference With Opposition Leader

7:58am November 14, 2014

by Tamara Keith

Usually when the president visits another country, he holds a joint media opportunity with his counterpart. But in Myanmar, also known as Burma, he met reporters together with Aung San Suu Kyi.

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At the annual kite festival in Jaipur, India, photographer Stuart Franklin recalls, "I couldn't count the number of people who had kites flying up in the sky from the roofs."

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An 'Orphaned' Photo Of Kites And Love, Rescued From Oblivion

5:05pm November 13, 2014

by Rena Silverman

A noted photographer talks about a favorite image — from the hundreds of thousands he's shot in the past three decades — that never quite got the attention it deserved.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Obama, seen here during a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, announced pledges to reduce greenhouse gases.

China And U.S., Titans Of Carbon Pollution, Move To Cut Gases

12:30pm November 13, 2014

by Bill Chappell

China and the U.S. account for more than a third of greenhouse gases — making it vital that any broad climate plans include the pair.

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12 Women Die, Dozens Hospitalized After Sterilization Procedures In India

9:37am November 13, 2014

Since the 1960s, sterilization has been a prevalent method of contraception for women in India. Renee Montagne talks to Annie Gowen of The Washington Post about the recent botched sterilizations

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China's Leader Says Journalists Are Like Broken Cars

9:30am November 13, 2014

by Laura Sullivan

Even the White House wasn't sure what to expect when Chinese President Xi Jinping took a rare question from a U.S. reporter during a joint news conference with President Obama in Beijing.

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Critics Say Myanmar Still Lacks Press Freedoms

7:54am November 13, 2014

An activist-turned-journalist was recently killed while in military custody. Renee Montagne talks to Ma Thida, a writer and longtime aid to democracy leader Aung San Suii Kyi, about his death.

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Climate Change Deal Requires U.S., China To Overhaul Energy Use

7:54am November 13, 2014

by Christopher Joyce

Experts who've parsed the numbers offered by the two countries say it's not enough to keep climate from overheating seriously. It is seen as a benchmark by which governments can be held accountable.

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Hotel Breaks Simultaneous Breakfast-In-Bed Record

7:54am November 13, 2014

A Shanghai hotel moved dozens of beds into a giant room, and served croissants and noodles to 388 people. That broke the previous record of 288.

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Obama In Myanmar For Summit With Southeast Asian Leaders

7:54am November 13, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

President Obama is in Myanmar amid U.S. concerns that the country's progress toward true democracy is not running smoothly.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says the global economy is relying too heavily on just the United States for growth.

As U.S. Leads Growth, It Wants Others To Step Up

6:41pm November 12, 2014

by Marilyn Geewax

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has a message for the leaders of other advanced economies: You have to shape up! The global economy is relying too heavily on just the United States for growth.