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Backlash Fails To Deter Protesters In Hong Kong's Mongkok Camp

9:02am November 19, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

Armed with a court injunction, city court bailiffs could move to clear part of the Mongkok camp this week. Protesters seem unfazed. They've seen it all, including having dead rodents dropped on them.

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Bloodmobiles To Collect Plasma From West Africa's Ebola Survivors

9:02am November 19, 2014

by Richard Harris

Researchers gear up tests in West Africa to see whether blood from Ebola survivors can help people who are sick with the disease. This is part of a broader effort to test therapies in West Africa.

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India has record no Ebola cases, but the country is on high alert and has quarantined hundreds of travelers from West Africa. This hospital in New Delhi has set up an Intensive Care Unit for potential Ebola patients.

India Quarantines Ebola Survivor Because Of Infectious Semen

8:15pm November 18, 2014

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Ebola can linger in semen for months after a person recovers from the disease. So survivors are typically given condoms and a stern warning. But India is being more cautious.

Pipes for TransCanada's planned Keystone XL pipeline are stored in Gascoyne, N.D. The U.S. House has voted to approve the proposed project, which would allow crude oil to flow from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The Senate plans to vote Tuesday on legislat

What You Need To Know About The Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

7:36pm November 18, 2014

by Jeff Brady

The long-delayed project is a jobs generator to some and an ecological disaster to others. Ahead of a key Senate vote, we revisit what the Keystone XL pipeline would do and why it's so contentious.

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Masked pro-democracy protesters move a barricade farther away from an office tower Tuesday in accordance to a court injunction to clear up part of the protest site, after the arrival of bailiffs outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong. Authoritie

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Hong Kong Clears Part Of Main Protest Camp

7:21pm November 18, 2014

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Pro-democracy protesters had held the site outside Hong Kong's main government buildings for nearly two months. "We will proceed on the principle of peace and nonviolence," said one protest leader.

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North Korea's Charm Offensive Doesn't Distract From Human Rights Record

6:32pm November 18, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

A UN General Assembly committee that deals with human rights and social issues is expected to vote on a measure that puts Pyongyang on a path toward the International Criminal Court.

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French Authorities Work To Identify Militant In ISIS Video

6:32pm November 18, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

One of the Islamist militants identified in the recent beheading video is a 22-year-old Frenchman from Normandy, who locals say had a traditional Catholic upbringing.

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Synagogue Attack Fuels Rising Tensions In Jerusalem

6:32pm November 18, 2014

by Emily Harris

Palestinian attackers killed four people praying in a Jerusalem synagogue, raising fears of increased unrest and violence in the city.

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A jogger goes for a run amid heavy smog in Shanghai on Wednesday. China has for the first time agreed to limit its carbon emissions, but critics are questioning whether the move goes far enough.

China Agrees To Pollution Limits, But Will It Make A Difference?

5:58pm November 18, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

China has for the first time announced a ceiling to its future carbon emissions. Critics say the commitment is primarily symbolic, and unlikely to have a significant impact in the near future.

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The population of the Syrian city of Douma — a rebel enclave — has dropped from 750,000 to about 250,000 since the start of the Syrian conflict. Photographer Saeed al-Batal (a pseudonym) has captured life in this city under siege. Here, a scene from D

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A Syrian's Struggle To Get By

5:52pm November 18, 2014

We rarely hear from the Syrian civilians trapped by the country's civil war. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to a Syrian filmmaker and photographer who describes life in a rebel enclave outside Damascus.

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