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A Russian court has sentenced Brittney Griner to 9 years in prison on drug charges

5:29pm August 04, 2022

by Charles Maynes

A Russian court gave American basketball star Brittney Griner a stiff sentence for possession of hash oil - setting the stage of for ongoing negotiations over a possible prisoner exchange with the US.

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New Zealand MP talks about the movement to change the country's name

4:34pm August 04, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, co-leader of The Maori Party in the New Zealand parliament, about a push to change the country's name to Aotearoa, a Maori name.

Brittney Griner holds a picture of her Russian basketball team as she stands inside a defendants' cage before a court hearing in Khimki, outside Moscow, on Thursday.

A Russian court sentences WNBA star Brittney Griner to 9 years on drug charges

4:32pm August 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The ruling came nearly six months after Griner was detained. Russia has indicated that any potential deal or prisoner swap to secure her release would have to wait until after a verdict in her case.

A girl sits in front of a bakery in the crowd with Afghan women waiting to receive bread in Kabul on Jan. 31, 2022.

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Undercover journalist in Afghanistan finds Taliban are abducting, imprisoning women

1:57pm August 04, 2022

by Terry Gross

Filmmaker Ramita Navai has seen girls and women forced to marry Taliban members or arrested for violating the morality code. Her new PBS Frontline documentary is Afghanistan Undercover.

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What caused the sinkhole has not yet been determined, but experts are investigating.

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A massive sinkhole just discovered in Chile has authorities puzzled

1:13pm August 04, 2022

by Wynne Davis

The 656-foot-deep sinkhole was found Saturday near a mining site. Investigators are working to determine what caused the sinkhole to open, and say they have seen a lot of water inside.

Chinese soldiers wearing masks guard the entrance to the military museum in Beijing on Aug. 1. China says military exercises by its navy, air force and other departments are underway in six zones surrounding Taiwan.

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China fires waves of missiles over the Taiwan Strait, raising tensions in the region

11:10am August 04, 2022

by Emily Feng

China has fired several waves of missiles, hitting targets in the waters that encircle the island of Taiwan, after a visit from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi triggered a tense military standoff.

Grant Schroeder and Emma Ferguson first connected over their mutual love of cats. The couple got married on July 24.

He lived in Oregon and she lived in England. A drawing of a cat brought them together

9:16am August 04, 2022

by Wynne Davis

When Grant Schroeder commissioned a drawing of his cat, Luna, he figured that was it. But he got a lot more when Emma Ferguson, who also had a cat named Luna, took notice. Soon a romance bloomed.

This photo supplied by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) shows diseased corals at a reef in the Cairns/Cooktown on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, April 27, 2017.

Coral levels in some parts of the Great Barrier Reef are at the highest in 36 years

2:04am August 04, 2022

by Ayana Archie

While higher water temperatures led to a coral bleaching event in some areas in March, the temperatures did not climb high enough to kill the coral, according to the Australian government.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, welcomes Paivi Nevala, minister counselor of the Finnish Embassy, left, and Karin Olofsdotter, Sweden's ambassador to the U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022.

U.S. Senate approves Finland and Sweden for membership into NATO

12:00am August 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Wednesday's vote for the candidacy of two Western European nations took a crucial step toward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

A plane carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her delegation departs Taipei on Wednesday.

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Pelosi's Taiwan trip leaves Asian countries nervously awaiting China's response

6:43pm August 03, 2022

by Julie McCarthy

From the Philippines to Singapore, countries are worried the status quo could turn from tension to conflict. Southeast Asia especially feels the strain of living in the shadow of U.S.-China rivalry.