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India is halfway through the voting season. The ruling BJP is showing signs of worry

8:07am May 04, 2024

India is almost halfway through its six-week-long election season. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attempting to win a third consecutive term by promising his brand of Hindu nationalism.

Researchers in a rainforest in Indonesia spotted an injury on the face of a male orangutan they named Rakus. They were stunned to watch him treat his wound with a medicinal plant.

Orangutan in the wild applied medicinal plant to heal its own injury, biologists say

1:55pm May 03, 2024

by Bill Chappell

It is "the first known case of active wound treatment in a wild animal with a medical plant," biologist Isabelle Laumer told NPR. She says the orangutan, called Rakus, is now thriving.

In this image from a video, Solomon Islands Prime Minister-elect Jeremiah Manele speaks during a press conference in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Thursday.

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Newly elected prime minister in Solomon Islands is likely to keep close China ties

3:16am May 02, 2024

by The Associated Press

Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China.

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The people behind online scams may be scam victims themselves

5:39pm May 01, 2024

by Emily Feng

The people behind the online scams you see might be the victim of a scam themselves. Tens of thousands of people have been trafficked into remote, Southeast Asian compounds and forced to scam others.

This could be the impact if China's affordable EVs were sold in the U.S.

6:41pm April 29, 2024

by Camila Domonoske

Two electric vehicle shoppers feel conflicted about how China's more affordable EVs would affect drivers, jobs and the climate if they were sold in the U.S.

'Washington Post' probes 2023 alleged assassination plot of Sikh separatist

5:16am April 29, 2024

A new report from The Washington Post provides the clearest link yet between India's government and a foiled assassination attempt targeting a Sikh activist in the U.S. in 2023.

China's automotive vision and influence are on display at the Beijing auto show

5:16am April 29, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

The latest electric vehicles are on display at the Beijing auto show. The huge event spotlights the newest front of competition between the U.S. and China.

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China has big plans for its space program

5:26pm April 28, 2024

by John Ruwitch

China launched three astronauts into space last week while Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting the country. Likely a coincidence, it still stood as a reminder of China's lofty space goals.

A photo of Ajmal Khan on his way to Western Europe to find work, taken by a travel companion and sent by Khan to his family in Afghanistan via WhatsApp. The 17-year-old drowned when crossing the Drina River in Tuzla, the third largest city in Bosnia-Herzegovina — part of a common route for migrants as they headed toward wealthier European countries.

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An Afghan migrant, age 17, drowned in a Bosnian river. Here's how citizens responded

7:57pm April 27, 2024

On the risky journey from the Global South to Europe, migrants often perish. In a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, near a river where dozens have drowned, citizens seek to provide closure to the families.

Secretary Blinken talked economy, security and AI during trip to China

5:19pm April 26, 2024

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China's leader Xi Jinping. Washington and Beijing are engaging in talks over issues of economic development, global security, AI and more.

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