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Kazakhstan Builds Futuristic City For World Expo, But Forgets To Invite Guests

5:29pm June 28, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with reporter James Palmer about his experience at the World Expo in Kazakhstan earlier this month. The world fair has grandiose architecture, booths from more than 100 countries, music, food and even cameo appearances by world leaders, but it doesn't have a huge audience.

Moon Jae-in, South Korea's president, (center) will meet with President Trump on Thursday and Friday.

What To Expect From The White House Summit With South Korea's Leader

5:29pm June 28, 2017

by Elise Hu

At a time of growing North Korean weapons capabilities, President Trump and Moon Jae-in will meet Thursday. "We will focus on building a foundation of friendship and trust," says Moon's spokesman.

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Nurses give the oral polio vaccine to a Syrian child in a refugee camp in Turkey. The oral polio vaccine used throughout most of the developing world contains a form of the virus that has been weakened in the laboratory. But it's still a live virus.

Mutant Strains Of Polio Vaccine Now Cause More Paralysis Than Wild Polio

5:25pm June 28, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

So far this year, there have been only six cases of wild polio — and 21 cases of vaccine-derived polio, most of them in Syria.

Chef and journalist Wilma Consul cooks picadillo, a dish she learned to make as a young girl in the Philippines.

This Filipino Dish Is So Good It Might Make You Sing

3:53pm June 28, 2017

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Like many girls around the world, Wilma Consul had kitchen duty growing up in the Philippines — and resented it. But today making a childhood dish brings back fond family memories.

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has had several confrontations with Chinese authorities.

'They Love Freedom': Ai Weiwei On His Lego Portraits Of Fellow Activists

9:56am June 28, 2017

by Elizabeth Blair

The Chinese artist created Trace while under house arrest, and he wasn't allowed to travel to their San Francisco debut. Now, he has his passport back, and was finally able to see it on display.

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News Brief: Cost Of GOP's Health Bill, Travel Ban Gets A Reprieve

9:26am June 27, 2017

The CBO says the Senate health bill will cost 15 million people their health insurance coverage next year. The Supreme Court says it will decide the fate of the travel ban during its next term.

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U.S. To Declare China A Significant Human Trafficking Offender

7:05am June 27, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

The Trump administration is expected to announce China is on the list of the world's worst offenders of human trafficking. That would put China in the same category as North Korea, Zimbabwe and Syria.

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Cholera bacteria can colonize the outer surfaces of the Chinese soft-shell turtle, a species that's found in parts of Asia.

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Cholera Hitches A Ride On The Backs Of Soft-Shell Turtles

4:44pm June 26, 2017

by Rina Shaikh-Lesko

A new study finds that turtles are really good at carrying the bacteria that cause the potentially fatal disease.

President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reach to shake hands during their meeting in the Oval Office on Monday. Concerns in New Delhi have centered on whether India will remain a priority relationship for the U.S.

Trump And India's Modi Share Similarities, But A Host Of Issues Divides Them

4:06pm June 26, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

Both leaders are pragmatic deal-makers who rose to high office by appealing to majorities who felt overlooked. But as Trump and Modi meet Monday, their competing visions may be a significant hurdle.

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Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, whose image is seen here during a pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong last year, has been granted medical parole.

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China Releases Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo From Prison After Cancer Diagnosis

1:16pm June 26, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Liu was serving an 11-year prison sentence for what the government called "incitement to subvert state power." Liu has terminal cancer, his lawyer says.