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Deep in debt to smugglers, this migrant girl is struggling to make ends meet

5:14pm March 18, 2024

by Nadine Sebai | The Public’s Radio

A migrant teen struggles to pay the people who smuggled her into the United States. She'd been working at a fish processing plant that illegally employed underage migrants.

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On Wednesday, people looked at a Banksy mural in London which has been defaced with white paint. The artwork first appeared overnight on Sunday and was confirmed to be Banksy's work on Monday.

New Banksy tree mural in London has been defaced

4:03pm March 18, 2024

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Banksy's artwork, which was unveiled Monday, provides a burst of green foliage to a denuded, severely pruned tree in Islington North. By Wednesday, the mural was partly covered in white paint.

Rahima Banu had the last recorded case of naturally occurring variola major smallpox, a deadly strain of the virus, in 1975. At left: Banu in her mother's arms as a small child. At right: Banu today, close to 50 years old, lives in a small village in Bangladesh with her husband, Rafiqul Islam, and their children.

The improbable victory over smallpox holds lessons for health threats in 2024

3:33pm March 18, 2024

by Dr. Céline Gounder

Physician Céline Gounder traveled to India and Bangladesh to bring back unheard stories from the eradication of smallpox, many from health workers whose voices have been missing from the record.

Russian President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin meets with the media at his campaign headquarters in Moscow on Monday.

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After a quarter century in power, Russian President Putin isn't going anywhere

3:16pm March 18, 2024

by Charles Maynes

Vladimir Putin won a landslide reelection victory, taking some 87% of all ballots following three days of voting derided by Russia's opposition and the West as neither free nor fair.

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Displaced Palestinians gather in the yard of Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital on Dec. 10, 2023. The hospital, Gaza's largest, war raided by the Israeli military early on Monday.

Israel's military launched an overnight raid on Gaza's largest hospital

1:31pm March 18, 2024

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Israeli military said it was "operating to thwart terrorist activity" at Al-Shifa Hospital. The Gaza Ministry of Health says the raid violates humanitarian law.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking on a visit to his campaign headquarters after a presidential election in Moscow, Russia, early Monday.

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Putin wins Russian election; Supreme Court tackles misinformation, censorship case

8:10am March 18, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

Putin hails his victory in a Russian election with no real opposition. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that examines whether the government can combat misinformation online.

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Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters hold cutout pictures of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting in Barasat on the outskirts of Kolkata on March 6. In India, Modi's face is everywhere as the country heads to elections.

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What to know as India sets elections for April

5:00am March 18, 2024

by Omkar Khandekar

India goes to polls in a month in the world's largest elections. Here are three things to know about the contest that could see Prime Minister Narendra Modi winning a third term.

A man enters the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, March 10, 2024.

First charter flight with U.S. citizens fleeing Haiti lands in Miami

2:22am March 18, 2024

by The Associated Press

More than 30 U.S. citizens were on the government-chartered flight, officials said in a statement. It later arrived at the Miami International Airport.

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Putin basks in election win that was never in doubt even as Russians quietly protest

9:50pm March 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin will extend nearly a quarter century of rule for six more years after wrapping up an election that gave voters no real alternatives.

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Putin extends his rule in unprecedented 5th term

5:39pm March 17, 2024

by Charles Maynes

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed victory in an election where the outcome was never in doubt.

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