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Philippines Attack: Robbery Gone Wrong Or Terrorist Act?

7:32am June 03, 2017

by Michael Sullivan

An attack on a hotel in Manila left more than 30 people dead. Police blame it on a robbery gone wrong. The attack comes in the midst of a raging insurgency in the southern island of Mindanao.

Peacock photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images; Tiger photo: Sam Panthaky/Getty Images; Cow photo: Noah Seelam/Getty Images

Health & Safety

Do Peacocks Have Sex? Are Cows A Better National Animal Than Tigers?

10:36pm June 02, 2017

by Chhavi Sachdev

These are the questions monopolizing the internet in India these days. It's all because of the unscientific comments of a retiring judge.

This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows a ballistic missile test at an undisclosed location. On Friday, the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to penalize North Korea for its recent missile tests with fu

U.N. Security Council Unanimously Broadens Sanctions On North Korea

8:29pm June 02, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

China, a longtime friend of the North, joined the rest of the Security Council members in penalizing the country for its missile tests, adding over a dozen people and entities to a blacklist Friday.

Totoro and the Catbus, the forest king's preferred mode of transportation, on display at a London comics convention in 2016.

Beloved Hayao Miyazaki Film Set To Get A Theme Park Of Its Own

3:53pm June 02, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

My Neighbor Totoro has inspired a cult international following since its 1988 release. Now, Miyazaki's anime has inspired plans for a theme park, too — set to open in Japan in 2020.

Elise Tries animal cafes, from cats to raccoons, with mixed results.

Video: Animal Cafes Are Cool, But Does A Raccoon Cafe Go Too Far?

9:53am June 02, 2017

by Elise Hu

In NPR's Elise Tries series, correspondent Elise Hu tests out new experiences in East Asia. In this inaugural episode, she visits a South Korean animal cafe. Things don't go as smoothly as planned.

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Australia's Loyalties Are Shifting From The U.S. To China

8:14am June 02, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits Australia next week. For decades, Australia has been one of America's strongest allies, but the country is in the midst of a pivot toward China.

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Smoke rises from the Resorts World Manila complex early Friday, June 2, 2017 in Manila, Philippines.

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Dozens Of Deaths Reported In Philippine Resort Attack

11:38pm June 01, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Local media say bodies were found in the casino attacked by what police said was one man. Police think the man, who died later of apparent suicide, shot a gun and set fires to steal gambling chips.

in 1967, an anthropologist went to live with a Philippine tribe that was known for beheading people. He couldn't grasp the emotion that fueled this violence. Then his wife suddenly died.

Invisibilia: A Man Finds An Explosive Emotion Locked In A Word

5:40pm June 01, 2017

by Alix Spiegel

When anthropologist Renato Rosaldo went to live with a Philippine tribe that was known for beheading people, he couldn't grasp the emotion that fueled this violence. Then his wife suddenly died.

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China Steps Forward As Unlikely Leader In Fight Against Climate Change

5:14pm June 01, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Robert Daly of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Woodrow Wilson Center about China's new commitment to green energy and fighting climate change.

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Tanks arrive at a military camp in Iligan, near the besieged Philippine city of Marawi, on Wednesday.

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Philippines Errantly Kills At Least 10 Of Its Own Troops In Fight For Marawi

3:27pm June 01, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The botched airstrike injured seven others. The violence marks the latest setback for a military that has been scrambling — and so far, failing — to reclaim the city from ISIS-linked militants.