Scotland is making free period products the norm
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Monica Lennon, a member of the Scottish Labour Party, about Scotland becoming the first country to offer free period products.
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Germany's Rhine is at one of its lowest levels. That's trouble for the top EU economy
A hot, dry summer has meant the water level on the Rhine River, Western Europe's most important waterway, is at a record low, making it too shallow for many ships to pass.
It's been a hot summer. Here's how people around the world have been staying cool
Extreme heat is increasingly common throughout the globe, and this summer hit us with a newfound vengeance. From Spain to India, Rough Translation looked at ways people try to beat the heat.
A new label revives forgotten female composers' music
The new record label La Boîte à Pépites is dedicated to raising the profile of female composers whose works have been neglected.
Afghan women raise their voices in two new anthologies
This week marks a year since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan. But the Taliban hasn't succeeded in silencing Afghan women, whose voices ring out in two new and powerful collections.
Scotland becomes the first country to offer tampons and pads for free, officials say
Studies have shown that a significant number of people struggle to afford menstrual products, and going without can cause people to miss school or work.
What it was like as family of Ukrainian prisoners of war waited for news after blast
The families of Ukrainian soldiers imprisoned by Russian forces have embarked on a desperate search for information after a deadly explosion at the prison where the soldiers are kept.
The doctor to detect the monkeypox outbreak tried to warn about how it was spreading
Back in 2017, a doctor in Nigeria noticed how fast a local outbreak of monkeypox was spreading. He tried unsuccessfully to warn the world that Nigeria's outbreak could spread globally.
Over the river from a Russian-occupied nuclear plant, a Ukrainian town fears a spill
The small town of Nikopol, Ukraine, sits across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Attacks are causing serious alarm for the community.
Is there enough monkeypox vaccine to go around? Maybe yes, more likely no
Only one company makes the currently used monkeypox vaccine. Supply is limited in wealthy nations like the U.S. Less well-off nations, like Nigeria, where the outbreak began, have no vaccines at all.