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Beyond The Panama Papers: How Else Do Wealthy People Avoid Paying Taxes?

6:20pm April 12, 2016

The offshore revelations from the Panama Papers come in the midst of U.S. tax filing season. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author and tax journalist David Cay Johnston about how else wealthy people avoid paying taxes.

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UNICEF Report Finds Sharp Rise In Boko Haram's Use Of Child Bombers

5:39pm April 12, 2016

The militant group, Boko Haram, continues to heavily rely on children, especially girls, to carry out suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria and neighboring countries. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Laurent Duvillier, chief spokesman for west and central Africa for UNICEF, about the organization's report, which found the number of child bombers has risen sharply in the past year.

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Kurds In Iraq Face Economic Woes Amid Refugee Influx, Fight Against ISIS

5:18pm April 12, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Kurdish Regional Government Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani about how the drop in oil prices, the influx of refugees and the fight against ISIS is causing economic devastation for the Kurdish population in Iraq. Kurdish forces were holding the line across a 650-mile front against ISIS, but have not been paid for the last five months.

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93-Year-Old Indian Man Fulfills Dream Of Meeting Duke And Duchess

5:18pm April 12, 2016

Boman Kohinoor, a 93-year-old Indian restaurant owner, got the surprise of a lifetime when he was invited to meet Prince William and Kate Middleton during their trip to India. Kohinoor is a lifelong fan of the royal family.

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Italian Hipsters Help Resettle Syrian Family In A Remote Village

5:07pm April 12, 2016

by Christopher Livesay

Caught up in the plight of Syrian refugees, Italian hipsters went to live in a refugee camp in Lebanon. With the help of church groups, they resettled a Syrian family in a remote Italian village.

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Open on the starry night sky. Pan down to reveal a boat floating in the middle of the ocean. Malak, her mother, and a group of strangers are packed on the boat.

Watch These 3 'Unfairy Tales' And See If They Move You

3:45pm April 12, 2016

by Fran Kritz

A new UNICEF project takes real-life stories of Syrian refugee kids and turns them into short — and really intense — animated videos.

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, seen here in 2014, is being replaced as the apostolic nuncio in the United States, after reaching mandatory retirement age in January.

Pope Francis Replaces Ambassador Who Arranged Kim Davis Meeting

3:11pm April 12, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The move had been anticipated since the exiting nuncio, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 earlier this year.

A Tunisian woman waves her national flag as international activists gather for the World Social Forum in Tunis on March 25, 2015.

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Young Arabs Reject ISIS, Worry About Lack Of Jobs, Poll Finds

1:55pm April 12, 2016

A survey of 3,500 Arab youths in the Middle East and North Africa found that most say ISIS is the biggest obstacle facing the Middle East. The threat of terrorism and cost of living are also concerns.

Riace's medieval old town is a warren of winding cobblestone streets atop a hill. Migrants have revitalized the shopping district.

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A Small Town In Italy Embraces Migrants And Is Reborn

11:24am April 12, 2016

by Sylvia Poggioli

The southern Italian village of Riace had an aging, dwindling population. That was before it was reborn as a global village following the arrival of thousands of migrants from more than 20 countries.

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Young Nigerians draw an attack scene during a therapy program at a refugee camp in Chad for people displaced by the violent conflict with Boko Haram.

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Boko Haram Increasingly Using Children In 'Suicide' Attacks, UNICEF Says

11:02am April 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Child "suicide bombings" by the Nigeria-based militant group have risen from four in 2014 to 44 last year, the U.N. program says. Most of the children were girls.

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