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North Korea Condemns Raid On Its Embassy In Spain

7:24am April 01, 2019

by Anthony Kunn

More than a month ago, there was a raid on North Korea's embassy in Spain. An obscure group claimed responsibility for the break-in and declared a revolution against the North Korean government.

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Asylum-Seekers From Latin America Inundate U.S. Border At El Paso

7:21am April 01, 2019

by David Greene

The U.S. threatens to shut down the border because of the crush of asylum-seekers. In El Paso, Texas, U.S. authorities had been holding migrants under a highway bridge behind fencing and barbed wire.

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U.S. Plans To Cut Aid To 3 Countries Over Crisis At Southern Border

7:21am April 01, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to Ken Baker, CEO of Glasswing, a non-profit group working in Central America, about U.S. plans to cut aid to nations not doing enough to stop migrants from reaching the border.

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Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum arrives in Kabul in 2018. Dostum survived a second attempt on his life in under a year on Saturday afternoon.

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Afghan Vice President Survives Second Assassination Attempt In Less Than A Year

5:35am April 01, 2019

by Francesca Paris

Taliban insurgents attacked the convoy of Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum on Saturday. Afghan officials said he was unharmed but at least one of his guards was killed.

News Brief: Border Crisis, Joe Biden, 2020 Census

5:07am April 01, 2019

The U.S. threatens to withhold aid to countries responsible for migrants trying to cross into the U.S. Former Vice President Biden faces allegations of misconduct. And, the Census begins in a year.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga unveils the name of new era "Reiwa" on Monday. The new era starts May 1, when Crown Prince Naruhito takes the throne from his father.

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New Era Name 'Reiwa' Defines Japan As Emperor Akihito Prepares To Abdicate

3:36am April 01, 2019

by Francesca Paris

The new era begins on May 1 with the ascension of Crown Prince Naruhito, following the 30-year "Heisei" era of Emperor Akihito.

Flamingos flock to Mumbai between September and April, but this year there are almost three times more birds than the amount that usually flocks to the area.

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More Flamingos Are Flocking to Mumbai Than Ever Before. The Reason Could be Sewage

7:21pm March 31, 2019

There is an almost three-fold increase in the flamingo population in Mumbai, India. Rahul Khot, assistant director at the Bombay Natural History Society, tells NPR his speculations as to why.

Zuzana Caputova, elected as Slovakia's first female president, greets supporters on Saturday evening.

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The 'Erin Brockovich of Slovakia' Is Elected The Country's First Female President

7:12pm March 31, 2019

by Rebecca Ellis

Slovakia elected anti-corruption campaigner Zuzana Caputova Saturday evening. The environmental activist turned politician has been hailed as the "Erin Brockovich of Slovakia."

Josefine Wallenå of Sweden sits on the Iron Throne after driving eight hours to find it.

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A Game of Thrones Fan Traveled To The Arctic As Part Of A Worldwide Scavenger Hunt

6:51pm March 31, 2019

HBO created a world-wide scavenger hunt to promote the last season of Game of Thrones. Josefine Wallenå of Sweden drove eight hours in her quest to find the Iron Throne.

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Has Sexism Become A Barrier To A Brexit Breakthrough?

5:19pm March 31, 2019

This week, the British parliament once again rejected a plan by Prime Minister Theresa May's to leave the European Union. NPR's Korva Coleman speaks with Hannah Peaker, a leader of the Women's Equality party, about May's leadership and her critics.