Trying To Get The World Unhooked From Hookworm
The worm infects 740 million people and causes anemia and loss of protein. A vaccine is in the works. And some brave souls are testing it out by ... getting infected with hookworm.
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After 4 Years, Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei Gets His Passport Back
Authorities had seized Ai's passport in apparent retaliation for his social and political work. Ai's work is often fiercely critical of the Chinese government.
Female Genital Mutilation Is A U.S. Problem, Too
A new report says an estimated half a million American girls are at risk. The U.S. and other developed countries can learn from efforts in Africa to eliminate the practice.
A Thai Surrogacy Case, With A 6-Month-Old Girl Caught In The Middle
Baby Carmen was born to a surrogate mother in Thailand. Her parents, one American and one from Spain, have fallen afoul of a new law, and now the Thai woman who gave birth to Carmen wants her back.
Opening Indonesia's Eyes In 'The Look Of Silence'
Joshua Oppenheimer's sequel to the award-winning documentary The Act of Killing follows an optician seeking to confront the men who killed his brother during the Indonesian genocide.
Look Out, Potholes! This 67-Year-Old Retiree Is Out To Fill You
Gandgadhara Tilak Katnam is an ordinary guy with an extraordinary mission: getting rid of India's killer potholes.
Mitsubishi Apologizes To U.S. World War II Veterans For Forced Labor
The Japanese automaker Mitsubishi has apologized to U.S. POWs who were used as forced labor during World War II. James Murphy, 94, was the only serviceman able to make the ceremony in Los Angeles.
Is N. Korea Facing A Famine Or Just Seeking More Aid?
The country warned in June it faces its worst drought in a century. That's raised concerns — and some doubts about the severity of the situation. In the 1990s, 1 million died in a famine.
Japan's Mitsubishi Apologizes For Using U.S. POWs As Forced Labor In WWII
A senior executive personally said sorry to James Murphy, 94, who was forced to work in one of the company's copper mines, something Murphy described as "slavery in every way."
School-Lunch Program Provides Unexpected Benefits For Rural Indian Women
A simple job as a cook at a school can help women in Northern India make big changes in their lives — including escaping domestic violence. For Saroj, it freed her from decades of abuse.