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Mirza Luqman Effendy of Brewphobia in South Jakarta prepares coffee for a cupping session.

Indonesia Wakes And Up And Smells Its Own Coffee — Then Drinks It

1:18pm February 26, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

Indonesia is the world's fourth-largest coffee producer, exporting more than it consumes. But that's changing, as demand from a rising middle class fuels entrepreneurship and connoisseurship.

Members of Malaysia's hazardous materials team conduct a decontamination operation at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Sunday.

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Banned Nerve Agent Killed Kim Jong Nam Within 20 Minutes, Malaysia Says

12:02pm February 26, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The dose smeared on the face of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's half-brother was so high, even an antidote may not have been able to save him, according to the Malaysian health minister.

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New Robot Patrols Chinese Airport

8:12am February 26, 2017

The airport in Shenzhen, China has a new intelligent robot trained to carry out security checks. It has facial recognition capabilities and can fire electroshock weapons.

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South Africa Xenophobic Attacks

6:43pm February 25, 2017

Tensions over immigration erupted into violence in Pretoria, South Africa, this week. Reporter Peter Granitz says foreigners are scapegoats for those who are actually upset with the government.

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'The Americans' Showrunners On Writing Cold War-Era Drama Amid New Russian Relations

6:43pm February 25, 2017

Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields, co-showrunners of the acclaimed series "The Americans," about Russian spies in the Washington, D.C., area, look ahead a season amid newly tense times with Russia.

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A member of the Syrian government forces mans a checkpoint in Homs, the country's third-largest city, on Saturday.

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As Negotiators Talk Peace In Geneva, Bombings Kill At Least 32 In Syrian City

3:57pm February 25, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The blasts Saturday left dozens dead in Homs, mostly held by President Bashar Assad's regime. Those attacks were answered by government airstrikes, even as delegations met abroad for U.N.-led talks.

An annular solar eclipse observed from Tokyo in 2012.

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'Ring Of Fire' Eclipse Set To Blaze In Southern Skies

3:47pm February 25, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The annular solar eclipse, which will leave just a sliver of sun shining behind the moon, will be visible from the southern hemisphere Sunday. Here's how to watch, even if you're outside its path.

Pig farm workers push live pigs into a large grave in Nipah in 1999. To stop the outbreak, the Malaysian government culled almost 1 million pigs, nearly destroying the country's pork industry.

A Taste For Pork Helped A Deadly Virus Jump To Humans

10:00am February 25, 2017

People were dropping dead in Malaysia, and no one could figure out why their brains were swelling. A young scientist solved the mystery. Then he had to get people to believe him.

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The Ramifications Of Using A Chemical Weapon In Kim Jong Nam's Assassination

8:28am February 25, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Georgetown University Asia expert Victor Cha about the global repercussions of the deadly nerve gas attack on Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korea's dictator.

Ada Colau, center, celebrates after her election as Barcelona's mayor in 2015.

For Barcelona Activist Turned Mayor, The Anti-Corruption Goals Stay The Same

6:38am February 25, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

Ada Colau is a former Occupy activist, once arrested for blocking home evictions during Spain's economic crisis. Now she's Barcelona's mayor, a job in which, she says, "you're closest to the people."