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After a week of negotiation, Gaza ceasefire is unlikely before Ramadan

4:55pm March 08, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Khaled Elgindy, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute where he directs the Program on Palestine and Palestinian Affairs, about the status of Gaza ceasefire talks.

Remembering 'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama, dead at 68

4:55pm March 08, 2024

by Mandalit del Barco

Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama has died. He was 68. His "Dragon Ball" series has sold millions of copies worldwide and has inspired TV, film and video game adaptations.

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People take a selfie with rainbow Pride flags before the start of the Equality Parade in Warsaw, Poland, in June 2023. The Equality Parade was celebrated under the slogan "We predict equality and beauty!"

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After years of legal discrimination, Poland's same-sex couples await civil union law

4:55pm March 08, 2024

by Rob Schmitz

The new government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk has promised to introduce legislation that would legalize civil unions in Poland, one of the few nations in Europe that doesn't recognize them.

Syrian medics launched a vaccination campaign in the northwestern Idlib province in early 2023. Such campaigns depend on the global cholera vaccine stockpile, which is currently empty.

How did the world run so low on cholera vaccine? As outbreaks grow, stockpile runs dry

4:29pm March 08, 2024

by Gabrielle Emanuel

With cholera on the rise around the world, the global vaccine stockpile is running dry. New doses go right to active outbreaks, with none left for prevention campaigns. Can vaccine makers catch up?

Former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández is escorted by Honduran police to be extradited to the United States to face charges related to drug traffickers, on April 21, 2022, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

U.S. court convicts ex-president of Honduras of aiding drug traffickers

4:29pm March 08, 2024

by International Desk

Former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández has been found guilty on charges relating to drug trafficking and weapons possession, in a trial by jury in New York.

This black and white photo taken in May 1982 shows Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama, whose death was announced on March 8, 2024.

Why 'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama was so important to the world of anime

3:58pm March 08, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

Akira Toriyama has died at 68. He was known globally for his best-selling manga series Dragon Ball, which gave rise to the popular anime series Dragon Ball Z, multiple films, and video games.

Protesters hold signs at a demonstration calling for women's rights in Afghanistan in London's Parliament Square on International Women's Day on Friday.

Photos from demonstrations around the world on International Women's Day

1:24pm March 08, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Protesters decried the wage gap, poor maternity leave and unequal access to education. And some used the occasion to call for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of the remaining Israeli hostages.

Chaim Otmazgin, 50, poses for a portrait in his home in Petah Tikva, Israel.

An Israeli responder's work on Oct. 7 shows the challenges of investigating atrocities

1:20pm March 08, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Israel says Palestinian attackers committed sexual violence on Oct. 7. Some accounts of rape were substantiated by a U.N. report, but the allegations continue to face intense scrutiny.

Sandra Martínez Martínez shows the dirty tap water she and her family are using as toilet water at her home in the municipality of Ecatepec, in the State of Mexico, on Sunday.

Mexico City's long-running water problems are getting even worse

5:00am March 08, 2024

by Emily Green

Reservoirs that furnish a large part of the Mexican capital have fallen to historic lows, as low rainfall, climate change and mismanagement exacerbate the problem.

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A woman cries as she meets other relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airline MH370 plane at a security cordon near the Malaysian embassy in Beijing, Friday, March 8, 2024.

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A decade later, parents of Chinese passengers on MH370 still ask about their children

4:23am March 08, 2024

by The Associated Press

Friday is the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of flight MH370. The Boeing 777 left Malaysia bound for Beijing with 239 people on board, but took a sharp turn south and fell off the radar.