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Support For Syrian Regime Critical In Fight Against ISIS, Putin Says At U.N.

10:23pm September 28, 2015

Syria expert Joshua Landis of the University of Oklahoma talks about the state of play in Syria, and the possible paths forward for the region, and worried world powers.

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Catalan Separatists Win Elections But Face Challenges In Breakaway From Spain

10:23pm September 28, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

Separatists in Spain's prosperous northeast region of Catalonia are celebrating an election victory they say puts them on track to establish the world's newest country. But their failure to win an absolute majority, and fierce opposition from Spain's central government, means months of negotiations and uncertainty lie ahead.

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India's Prime Minister Urges Indians To Stay In Their Country

10:23pm September 28, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

During his trip to Silicon Valley, Narendra Modi spoke about the "brain drain" that's led many educated Indians to settle in the US. He would like to reverse it, as would many Indians in the U.S.

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Top Bridge Players Withdraw From Bermuda Bowl Amid Cheating Scandal

10:23pm September 28, 2015

A cheating scandal has rocked the world of bridge. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Newsweek reporter John Walters to get the details.

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Obama, Putin Meet After Trading Dueling Statements On Syria

10:23pm September 28, 2015

by Scott Horsley

President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Monday after both spoke at the United Nations General Assembly. The two have been at odds over a solution to the Syrian conflict.

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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault was inaugurated in 2008. The

Reclaiming Syria's Seeds From An Icy Arctic Vault

8:22pm September 28, 2015

by Dan Charles

On a remote Arctic island, there's an underground vault filled with seeds. Now, for the first time, scientists are about to retrieve some of those seeds to replace a collection trapped in Syria.

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Syrians arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos are part of the largest flow of refugees since World War II. The challenge for the U.N. is to find the funds and political will to address refugee needs while tackling the newly ratified Sustainable Developme

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Are The New U.N. Global Goals Too Ambitious?

6:57pm September 28, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

End poverty and hunger. Educate all kids. Fight climate change. Can the U.N. do all that while coping with the biggest refugee flow since WWII?

A fruit dealer in the Kashmir region of India separates rotten apples from freshly harvested apples.

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Even Poor Countries End Up Wasting Tons Of Food

6:23pm September 28, 2015

by Roff Smith

It's not just a developed world problem. One of the authors of Food Foolish talks about the problem in low-income countries, where food often decays in the fields or spoils on the way to market.

Baseball, surfing and skateboarding could be in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, under a proposal announced by Organizing Comittee President Yoshiko Mori on Monday.

Baseball May Return To 2020 Olympics; Tokyo Organizers Also Want Surfing

5:40pm September 28, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers would like to see baseball, skateboarding and surfing — but not bowling — when they host the Summer Games.

On Plane Back To Rome, Pope Reflects On His First U.S. Visit

3:26pm September 28, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

A visibly tired Pope Francis spoke with reporters during a freewheeling press conference in the air. Topics included his impressions of the U.S., clergy sex abuse and women's role in the church.

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