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The Uneasy Partnership Between North Korea And China

7:18am July 10, 2017

by Rachel Martin

China "continues to walk on eggshells" when it comes to North Korea, says historian Jonathan Pollack. NPR's Rachel Martin asks Pollack about about North Korea's fraught relationship with its neighbor.

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Aerial view of the Heart Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef

While Corals Die Along The Great Barrier Reef, Humans Struggle To Adjust

10:51pm July 09, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

It's the world's biggest coral reef system, home to some 400 types of coral. In the past 18 months, rising ocean temperatures helped cause the single greatest loss of coral ever recorded there.

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ISIS Fighters Being Driven Out Of Mosul And Raqqa

5:32pm July 09, 2017

NPR's Lakshmi Singh talks with Jennifer Cafarella of the Institute for the Study of War about the battle for territory in the two strategic cities.

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Protestors Walk 280 Miles In Turkey March For Peace

5:32pm July 09, 2017

by Peter Kenyon

Hundreds of thousands marched to demonstrate against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after his government imprisoned dissidents following a failed coup last year.

Trump Administration Will Lift U.S. Sanctions On Sudan

5:32pm July 09, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

For two decades the U.S. imposed trade and financial sanctions on Sudan, saying it was responsible for carrying out a genocide. The move to lift sanctions was initiated by the Obama administration.

There have been many attempts at cease-fire deals in the last year in Syria, but there is some hope that this agreement will create a better atmosphere for the next round of peace talks in Geneva.

As Night Falls In Syria, U.S. And Russia Brokered Cease-Fire Appears To Be Holding

4:24pm July 09, 2017

by Maggie Penman

A cease-fire seemed to be holding in southwestern Syria after more than nine hours. The U.S. and Russia brokered deal is the fifth attempt to quell the violence since early last year.

Israel's rabbinical authorities have compiled a list of overseas rabbis whose authority they refuse to recognize when it comes to certifying the Jewishness of someone who wants to get married in Israel.

Have Israel's Religious Authorities 'Blacklisted' 160 Rabbis?

4:13pm July 09, 2017

by Daniel Estrin

Who is a Jew? The latest chapter of this debate reflects the growing schism between Israel's Orthodox religious establishment and rabbis around the world.

Iraqi civilians in Mosul's Old City flash the "victory" sign as they celebrate the government's announcement of the "liberation" of the embattled city Sunday.

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Mosul Has Been Liberated From ISIS Control, Iraq's Prime Minister Says

2:30pm July 09, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"They're now in one particular neighborhood, where the last pockets of ISIS fighters are fighting very hard. It's really their last stand," NPR's Jane Arraf reports from Mosul.

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Iraqi Forces Say They're Victorious In Mosul

10:04am July 09, 2017

by Jane Arraf

Iraq's government has declared that its forces have liberated the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants after months of fighting. NPRs Jane Arraf is in Mosul near the al-Nuri mosque.

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A Paris Auction House For Everyone

8:14am July 09, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

Parisians don't have to be millionaires to bid on a piece of history. The Drouot auction house offers those who aren't super rich a chance to snag a worthy canvas or piece of furniture.