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Remembering The Fall Of One Of The World's Great Ebola Experts

3:05pm August 10, 2015

Dr. Sheik Umar Khan, Sierra Leone's foremost expert on Ebola, died of the disease one year ago. Dr. Ian Crozier was the next health care worker infected at the same hospital — but he survived.

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A child is vaccinated in Makadara Health Clinic, Nairobi, Kenya.

Catholic Bishops In Kenya Call For A Boycott Of Polio Vaccines

1:32pm August 10, 2015

by Gregory Warner

Africa marks one year without polio on Tuesday. But there are now concerns in Kenya, where bishops have declared a boycott of the vaccine on the eve of a WHO polio vaccination campaign.

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State Dept. Study On Human Trafficking Comes In For Criticism

9:24am August 10, 2015

Lawmakers and human rights groups have criticized a 2015 State Department report on human trafficking, saying politics may have interfered with the evaluation of countries' human rights records.

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An aerial view shows a flooded town in Pingyang county after typhoon Soudelor caused floods and mudslides, in Zhejiang province, China, on Sunday.

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Typhoon Lashes China Coast After Raking Taiwan

5:11am August 10, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Typhoon Soudelor, now downgraded to a tropical storm, caused the heaviest rainfall in a century in one area of China. At least a dozen people were killed. Six others died when the storm hit Taiwan.

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Haitians Go To The Polls For The First Time In 4 Years

11:22pm August 09, 2015

Haitians vote Sunday in parliamentary elections that are three years overdue. The parliament was dissolved after Haiti's government failed to hold a vote. Reporter Peter Granitz explains.

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For One Couple, Grub Farm Cures Stress Of Modern Korean Life

7:12pm August 09, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Thousands of Koreans are giving up the urban grind for a more bucolic lifestyle, including a couple that started a larva farm. (This piece first aired on Aug. 3, 2015 on All Things Considered.)

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A 16-year-old refugee shows the scars he received while held on a human trafficking boat. Evidence of physical violence like this lends credence to the stories of those seeking asylum in the U.S. It's Dr. Katherine McKenzie's job to evaluate it.

Before Obtaining Asylum, Refugees Must Show The Scars Behind The Stories

5:17pm August 09, 2015

by NPR Staff

Like many medical professionals, Dr. Katherine McKenzie examines the wounds of her patients — but she doesn't treat them. The forensic physician evaluates asylum-seekers' claims of torture.

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Sumiteru Taniguchi, 86, a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, walks up to deliver his speech at the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing in Nagasaki, southern Japan, on Sunday.

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Japan Marks 70 Years Since U.S. Atomic Bombing Of Nagasaki

4:04pm August 09, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The southern city was devastated three days after Hiroshima, in the closing act of World War II. At the ceremony, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe renewed his country's pledge to shun nuclear weapons.

In three years, entrepreneur Raindolf Owusu, 24, has started a company, launched Africa's "first browser" and made a slew of health apps.

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How To Build A Tech Empire At Age 24

2:50pm August 09, 2015

by Aggi Ashagre

Dubbed "The Mark Zuckerberg of Accra," Raindolf Owusu is developing tools to bring the Internet to all Africans — and to train the next generation of tech leaders on the continent.

On The Eve Of Dominican Day Parade, A Deportation Policy Draws Criticism

2:46pm August 09, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

The controversy over the Dominican Republic's policy to deport thousands of people of Haitian descent is reverberating through Caribbean-American communities in New York City.

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