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Morales Is The Favorite In Bolivia Elections

1:14pm October 12, 2014

by John Otis

Love him or hate him, Bolivia's President Evo Morales is expected to win a third term in today's election. Morales has paved the way for his re-election through his skilled handling of the economy.

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Kerry Soliciting Aid Funds For Gaza Reconstruction

1:14pm October 12, 2014

Secretary of State John Kerry flies to Cairo to take part in an international conference on rebuilding Gaza, after Israel's latest military operation against Hamas militants there.

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In Arid Iraq, Control Of Water Is Part Of ISIS Arsenal

1:14pm October 12, 2014

Water is a crucial resource to those living along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to researcher Matthew Machowski about how ISIS is using that natural resource as a weapon.

In the northwestern United States, this crayfish would be just a friendly bit of local fauna. But in Scotland, it's an invasive species wreaking havoc on trout streams.

American Intruder Lurks In Scottish Streams, Clawed And Hungry

1:14pm October 12, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

Scotland has some of the best trout fishing in the world. Now the North American signal crayfish is taking over waterways, threatening to wipe out native populations of insects those trout eat.

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NPR's Jason Beaubien (center, in sunglasses) talks with Liberians looking for work at the construction site for a 25-bed hospital in Monrovia.

Ebola Diary: The Grave Diggers, The Mistress, The Man On The Porch

7:03am October 12, 2014

by Marc Silver

NPR correspondent Jason Beaubien is on his third trip to the Ebola hot zone since July. Some things seem different — more international aid, more street life. But some things haven't changed.

Commuters wait for a ride — usually from a taxi or minivan — at an intersection near Monrovia's Ministry of Health.

A Ride In Monrovia Means Wrestling With Ebola

6:13am October 12, 2014

by John Poole

Getting around Monrovia, Liberia's congested capital, has become more challenging since the Ebola outbreak began. Passengers and drivers tell NPR how they're coping.

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has fought to end child labor in India, where 11 percent of the country's children work. In 2010, these children toiled at a construction site in New Delhi.

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Aims To Eliminate Child Labor

11:22pm October 11, 2014

by Eleanor Klibanoff

Around the world, 165 million children are exploited as workers on farms, in mines and as domestic servants. Will the Nobel Peace Prize prompt action on child labor?

Malala Yousafzai poses for photographs in New York. Yousafzai, who survived being shot by the Taliban because she advocated education for girls, has been been named one of two recipients for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Pakistani Teen Malala Yousafzai Shares Nobel Peace Prize

5:00pm October 11, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The activist who was shot by Taliban militants for promoting education for girls shares the prize with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian campaigner against the exploitation of children.

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Some Weapons Bound For Syrian Rebels End Up With ISIS

2:20pm October 11, 2014

Conflict Armament Research tracks the weapons the self-proclaimed Islamic State uses. As Damien Spleeters tells NPR's Scott Simon, the group traced weapons back to more than 20 countries.

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Half-Year After Takeover, Russia Controls Crimea

2:20pm October 11, 2014

Six months after it was annexed by Russia, most nations still consider Crimea part of Ukraine. But Morning Edition's David Greene tells NPR's Scott Simon the republic is clearly dominated by Russia.

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