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Afghan Ismail Shinwari, 22, waits at a rest stop in Greece near the border with Macedonia. Afghans are among the few migrants who are allowed into Macedonia. Shinwari, who is traveling with two Afghan friends, says he's trying to reach Belgium. "We need t

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Migrants Hit A Roadblock On The Greece-Macedonia Border

7:14pm December 10, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

Macedonia is blocking the path of migrants trying to head north, deeper into Europe. Greece is taking them back from the border to Athens, even as hundreds more arrive at the frontier every day.

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Postcard From Paris: Meet The Matchmaker Of Clean Technology

5:49pm December 10, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

The Climate Technology Centre and Network is like a green-tech dating agency. Nations with problems are matched with those that have solutions. More than 40 countries so far submitted help requests.

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Macedonia Blocks Migrants; They're Bused Back To Athens

6:04am December 10, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

Greek police cleared hundreds of asylum-seekers away from a border crossing with Macedonia. With the Macedonia's border closed to all but three nationalities, other migrants are in limbo.

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Deadline Nears For Negotiators To Reach Deal On Climate Change

9:56pm December 09, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

At the U.N. climate summit in Paris, negotiators have 48 hours until their deadline to reach a deal on global warning. NPR has the latest from the summit.

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Chart: How The World's Wealthy Countries Rank When It Comes To Helping The Global Poor

Why Luxembourg Outranks The U.S. When It Comes To Helping Poor Nations

6:04pm December 09, 2015

by Nurith Aizenman

A new ranking looks not just at dollars but at trade barriers, environmental impact, arms sales and openness to migrants.

De Brum says that the long-term goal of the climate summit, keeping temperature increases below 2 degrees Celsius, would still be a disaster for his country. Its slogan is "1.5 to stay alive." He's shown here at a 2013 climate meeting in the Marshall Isla

For The Marshall Islands, The Climate Goal Is '1.5 To Stay Alive'

5:22pm December 09, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

The islands have more to lose than most any country at the Paris climate summit. Some territory is already disappearing under rising seas. The foreign minister explains the predicament.

World Reacts To Donald Trump's Call To Ban Muslims Traveling To U.S.

4:18pm December 09, 2015

Bloomberg's Zainab Fattah in Dubai, and Joerg Lau, foreign editor for Die Zeit in Berlin, put the reaction to Donald Trump's comments on Muslims into context.

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French Bread Is Known Worldwide, Says Chief Baker At Climate Talks

7:25pm December 08, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

Fueling the climate talks in France means one thing: bread — and lots of it. The bakery at the climate talks in Paris makes 10,000 bread rolls a day.

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A kissing bug is ready for its scanning electron micrograph extreme close-up. This insect bites humans, sucks their blood and infects them with a parasite, transmitted through feces.

Kissing Bug Disease: Latin America's Silent Killer Makes U.S. Headlines

4:17pm December 08, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

A classic horror story was written about it. Some think Charles Darwin died from it. The oldest mummies in the world have traces. And this year, it's in the news — but not always in an accurate way.

An old church in Vik, the southernmost village in Iceland. Icelanders pay a "parish tax" to support organized religions.

Icelanders Opposed To Government Support Of Religion Form Their Own Religion

4:09pm December 08, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

Zuists get together now and then to read ancient Sumerian poetry but make no secret of their broader goals.