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A globe, centered on Ukraine with ripples emanating outwardsÂ around the world.

World News

The ripple effects of Russia's war in Ukraine are changing the world

5:01am May 10, 2022

Stores running out of cooking oil. Gas prices soaring. Farmers scrambling for fertilizer. Nations rethinking alliances. We zoom in on the war's seismic, far-reaching repercussions.

Former Honduran president will be in a New York courtroom for drug charges tomorrow

4:41pm May 09, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Reuters reporter Sarah Kinosian about the former Honduran president's arraignment in New York. He's accused of working with drug cartels to send cocaine into the U.S.

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In 'Mothercoin', the labor of love transcends borders

12:41pm May 08, 2022

by Diba Mohtasham

Mothercoin, by Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz, takes an intimate look at the lives of immigrant nannies in Houston, and how their work in private homes affects their relationship with their own children.

Rescuers recover a body at the site of Friday's deadly explosion that destroyed the five-star Hotel Saratoga, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 7, 2022.

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Crews work through 2nd night after Cuba hotel blast kills 27

2:13am May 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Crews worked through a second night searching for victims of a hotel explosion that killed at least 27 people in Cuba's capital and left more than a dozen missing.

The five-star Hotel Saratoga was heavily damaged after an explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, on Friday.

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At least 8 people have died in an explosion at a Havana hotel

2:47pm May 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

Dozens were injured in the blast that ripped away large sections of the outer wall at the Hotel Saratoga, a 19th century structure. A gas leak was the suspected cause of the explosion.

Cinco de Mayo is part of a deeper story of 2 nations trying to define themselves

5:14pm May 05, 2022

Cinco de Mayo has come to stand for a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage. On May 5, 1862, an epic battle was fought and won by Mexicans, which helped shape the future of Mexico and the U.S.

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Former U.S. consul in Rio de Janeiro raises new alarms about Brazil's Bolsonaro

4:28pm May 05, 2022

The former U.S. consul in Rio de Janeiro, Scott Hamilton, speaks about his concerns about Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and the implications for democratic institutions in the country.

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An abortion-rights activist wears a mask with text that reads in Spanish "Legal Abortion" during a rally outside Congress as lawmakers debate a bill that would legalize abortion, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.

As U.S. may restrict abortion, other nations are easing access

2:21am May 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Recent legislative activities in countries show the U.S. risks being out of step with the progress that the rest of the world is making in protecting sexual and reproductive rights.

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With Title 42 in flux, migrants take over Mexican cities across the border

9:03am May 01, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Pedro Rios of the American Friends Services Committee about how Tijuana, Mexico, is grappling with the continuing influx of migrants.

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Cowboys in Colombia are barefoot legends

8:19am May 01, 2022

by John Otis

Cowboys in the South American country of Colombia have a storied history. To this day, they continue to ride the plains, keeping an eye on cattle. And usually, they do so barefoot.