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NIH Hopes Ebola Vaccine Will Help Protect Aid Workers

12:33pm August 30, 2014

Next week, the NIH begins its first clinical trial of a vaccine to prevent Ebola. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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Russia Moves More Troops Across Ukraine Border, NATO Says

10:22am August 29, 2014

David Greene talks to Alexander Vershbow, deputy secretary general of NATO, about Russian military advances into Ukraine. The NATO-Ukraine Commission held an emergency meeting in Brussels on Friday.

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Journalist James Foley in 2011. He was killed by Islamic State militants in Syria earlier this month.

Foley's Mother: We Didn't Want Him To Go Back To Syria

7:28pm August 28, 2014

Diane Foley tells NPR that her son, slain journalist James Foley, "could have done so many other things. But he, I think, was drawn to some of the drama, some of the rawness of the conflict zones."

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At Africa Summit, South Sudanese President Resents Pressure From U.S.

6:43pm August 28, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

The world's newest country has been roiled by ethnic and political clashes, as well as famine. The U.S. and other African heads of state are pressing the country's president to make peace with rebels.

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Liberia And Sierra Leone Seal Off Ebola Epicenters With Troops

6:43pm August 28, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

As the deadly Ebola virus outbreak continues to spread, affected nations are imposing drastic new measures to try to contain the infection.

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Amid Ebola's Spread, One Rule Reigns: 'Don't Touch'

6:43pm August 28, 2014

Numbers from the World Health Organization put Sierra Leone at the top of the list for cases of Ebola. Yusuf Mackery explains what's being done to prevent infection and raise public awareness.

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Christ In Context: 'Zealot' Explores The Life Of Jesus

2:48pm August 27, 2014

Reza Aslan converted to Christianity when he was a teenager, but became more interested in Jesus than as a Messiah. His book, Zealot, considers Jesus in the context of the time and place he lived in.

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What's on the menu at Tim Hortons? Coffee and doughnuts -- and also sandwiches and pastries.

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Canadians Fret Merger With Burger King Will Change Tim Hortons

12:59pm August 27, 2014

by Jay Field

Burger King announced it is buying the Canadian doughnut-and-coffee chain for about $11 billion. Some Canadians aren't thrilled that their Timmy's is being taken over by the American burger company.

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An oil refining factory owned by the Russian company Rosneft, outside the town of Achinsk, Russia, in 2013. The company says that hundreds of sites are being explored throughout the country as potential sources of oil and gas — but to tap those sites, R

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Sanctions Target Russian Oil, But Will That Persuade Putin?

12:48pm August 27, 2014

by Jim Zarroli

Under new sanctions imposed this week, Russia will no longer be able to buy technology from Western companies to develop its oil fields. Still, the sanctions are limited, and Russia has vast reserves.

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Kiev Claims Russia Has Sights Set On New Eastern Ukrainian City

8:07pm August 26, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Ukraine has accused Russia of trying to open a new front in the war between the government and pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine.

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