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Venezuela Prepares For Controversial Vote

8:00am July 30, 2017

In a controversial vote in Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro could further imperil the state of democracy. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Alexandra Ulmer, Venezuela correspondent for Reuters.

Haiti's 'Bayakou': Hauling Away Human Excrement By Hand

8:00am July 30, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Haiti's capital city doesn't have a sewer system. Instead, so-called nightsoil, or human excrement, is largely removed by hand by workers who toil at night under cover of darkness.

Family Life Around The World

8:00am July 30, 2017

Lulu Garcia-Navarro checks in with writer Dan Kois, who is traveling with his family to discover exactly what makes families click. He talks about Holland, bicycles and how family decisions are made.

Malala cuts a birthday cake in the shape of a book at a restaurant in Dohuk. The youngest Nobel laureate turned 20 on July 12 in Dohuk, five years after she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan.

For Malala, Now 20, Birthdays Are Best Spent With Girls Who Dream Big

7:50am July 30, 2017

by Jane Arraf

The world's youngest Nobel laureate spent her 20th birthday this month with displaced Yazidi girls in northern Iraq. She spends each birthday with girls who are struggling to get an education.

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22,000 Evacuated From Tomorrowland Festival After Stage Catches Fire

11:44pm July 29, 2017

by Emma Bowman

A "technical malfunction" led to a dramatic display of flames at the electronic dance music festival on Saturday night, during its Spain stop. Organizers say no injuries have been reported.

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Pakistanis Wonder If Courts Are Deciding The Fate Of Politicians Instead Of Elections

6:09pm July 29, 2017

by Diaa Hadid

Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was dismissed by the country's Supreme Court following a corruption scandal, announced that he is nominating his brother to take over the post.

Apple has been accused of removing apps from its China App Store that can be used to skirt the country's Internet filters. Above, customers at an Apple Store in Beijing in 2016.

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Apple Accused Of Removing Apps Used To Evade Censorship From Its China Store

5:58pm July 29, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

VPNs can be used to skirt China's "Great Firewall" of Internet censorship. China is among Apple's biggest markets, and the company has shown a willingness to comply with Beijing's demands.

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Venezuelan Election Looms Amid Fears of Dictatorship

4:16pm July 29, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Venezuelans vote Sunday for delegates to an assembly that will have the power to rewrite the constitution and annul the opposition-led legislature. Critics say this body will usher in a dictatorship.

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Pakistan's Supreme Court Removes Prime Minister From Office

3:42pm July 29, 2017

by Diaa Hadid

The country's highest court disqualified Nawaz Sharif following a corruption scandal related to last year's release of the Panama Papers.

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People watch as coverage of an ICBM missile test is displayed on a screen in a public square in Pyongyang on July 29, 2017.

Analysts: North Korea Improves Its Capabilities With Each Missile Test

10:28am July 29, 2017

by Elise Hu

North Korea fired a missile on Friday that experts say had the capability of striking U.S. cities. Korea observers argue with each successive test, the U.S. and allies lose leverage with Pyongyang.

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