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Venezuelans are cooking over wood fires because of a shortage of propane

8:47am January 08, 2022

by John Otis

In a great irony, Venezuelans are cooking their meals over wood fires because of a shortage of propane. This is in a nation with among the largest oil and natural gas reserves in the world.

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Russia sent troops near Ukraine and to Kazakhstan. The U.S. is watching and waiting

8:47am January 08, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

The situation in Kazakhstan has implications for the stability of the region and for U.S. energy companies active in the Central Asian country.

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Activists demonstrate against a U.S. missile defense system installed in Seongju county, South Korea, since 2017. Protesters stand near the entrance of the base, the site of a former golf course.

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A South Korean village is protesting U.S. plans for THAAD missile defense upgrades

7:19am January 08, 2022

by Anthony Kuhn

The potential upgrade at a U.S. air defense base, within range of missiles in North Korea and China, has residents concerned as Seoul walks a delicate balancing act between the rival powers.

Top global TikToks of 2021: Defiant Afghan singer, Kenya comic, walnut-cracking elbow

7:13am January 08, 2022

What did the world watch on TikTok last year? We round up some favorite videos — including a mukbang ASMR Thai star (don't worry, we explain it) and a potato chip-crunching Kenyan comedian.

How Bosnia's Dodik went from a moderate reformist to genocide-denying secessionist

6:55am January 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Bosnian Serb leader responds to new U.S. sanctions saying the days when the U.S. and other Western democracies "modeled Bosnia to their taste" are long gone.

This photo released by the the National Galapagos Park communications office shows lava from the eruption of Wolf Volcano on Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, on Friday.

Tallest Galapagos volcano erupts, spewing lava and ash

2:54am January 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Ecuador's Emergency Operations Committee said the eruption on Isabela Island didn't represent a risk to humans or to native local species.

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Global wishes for 2022: a gift box for everyone, greater girl power, vertical gardens

9:02pm January 07, 2022

We asked global thinkers like Malala, doctors dealing with the pandemic, educators and more — if you were in charge of the world, what would you like to see happen this year.

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Many in Iraq regard women riding bikes as promiscuous. Some women see it as activism

5:35pm January 07, 2022

by Ruth Sherlock

For some women in Iraq, learning to ride bikes is a way of finding freedom from confining social restrictions.

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Institutions in remote Honduras are permeated by organized drug crime

5:35pm January 07, 2022

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with veteran journalist Carlos Dada, founder of El Faro newspaper, about his latest reporting from Honduras.

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'A Hero' tells the story of how complicated a good deed (and a small lie) can be

5:28pm January 07, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Iranian director Asghar Farhadi about his new film, A Hero. The story examines the complexity of what appears to many to be a good deed.

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