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Suki Kim is the author of Without You, There Is No Us.

Mislabeled As A Memoirist, Author Asks: Whose Work Gets To Be Journalism?

1:38pm July 01, 2016

by NPR Staff

Suki Kim wrote Without You, There Is No Us after working undercover as a teacher in North Korea. She says the response to her book is also a response to her identity as Korean and a woman.

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So-Called 'Hiddleswift' Break-Up Insurance Is Shut Down

7:33am July 01, 2016

China's online marketplace Taobao had been issuing insurance policies to protect against a Taylor Swift-Tom Hiddleston split. Alibaba, which owns Taobao, put an end to the policies.

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Daryl James was just 15-years-old when he arrived at the Army Apprentice School in the 1970s. He says he was repeatedly abused, as were many others. Now he returns every year just to confirm that the school is still gone. "The ghosts have gone now, " he t

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In Australia, Decades Of Abuse Against Military Recruits Comes To Light

3:08pm June 30, 2016

by Louisa Lim

A commission is investigating complaints by military academy students who say systematic sexual abuse was inflicted on new recruits dating back to the 1970s.

A Japanese mother and her 2-year-old pick up free groceries in Tokyo at the charity Second Harvest. Japan has a limited safety net for the poor and the economy is still struggling to gain traction under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Halfway Around The World, Brexit Hits Japan's Already Soft Economy

6:40am June 28, 2016

by Elise Hu

The world's third largest economy is still struggling to gain traction under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The British decision to leave the European Union has delivered another blow.

VIDEO: 'Call Me Maybe' Parody Pokes Fun At India's Marriage Ads

3:00pm June 26, 2016

by Chhavi Sachdev

A trio of female college students didn't like the way "matrimonial adverts" depict women. So they wrote a song about it.

People watch stock prices on a digital broadcast outside the Bombay Stock Exchange on Friday. Currency, equity and oil markets around the world are feeling the effects of the British vote to leave the EU.

Brexit Created Many Losers, But Some Winners Too. Which Are You?

6:51pm June 24, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Uncertainty generated by Brexit caused many investments to head south. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 3.39 percent. Still, there were some winners, like homebuyers seeking low-interest loans.

Marine Corps Misidentified Man In Iconic Iwo Jima Photo

4:34pm June 24, 2016

by Tom Bowman

Seventy-one years later, the Marine Corps acknowledged it misidentified one of the Marines in Joe Rosenthal's ironic flag raising image from Iwo Jima. The previously unknown Pfc. Harold Schultz of Detroit is the sixth man in the picture, service leaders confirm.

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Can Arnold Schwarzenegger Persuade China To Eat Less Meat?

3:59pm June 24, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

Like the U.S., China is battling obesity and climate change. So it's urging citizens to eat less meat — and spreading the word with public service ads featuring Hollywood stars.

Bakey's offers three spoon flavors — plain, sweet and savory.

This Startup Wants You To Have Your Disposable Spoon And Eat It, Too

6:58pm June 23, 2016

by Didem Tali

An Indian startup sells edible spoons that taste just like crackers, made out of millet, rice and wheat. The company's founder says it's a fun way to encourage people to reduce their plastic waste.

Residents look through the rubble of destroyed houses after a tornado in Yancheng, in China's Jiangsu province on Thursday.

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PHOTOS: 78 People Dead After Powerful Tornado Slams Into Eastern China

5:17pm June 23, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A tornado and hailstorms hit east China's Jiangsu Province, killing at least 78 people. At least 500 people were injured — 200 critically — and search and rescue efforts are ongoing.