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Zelenskyy has consolidated Ukraine's TV outlets and dissolved rival political parties

Friday, July 08, 2022

President Zelenskyy has consolidated all TV platforms in Ukraine into one state broadcast and restricted political rivals. Political opposition fears such civil liberty constraints could continue.

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Russia has control of a key eastern Ukrainian city

Monday, July 04, 2022

Fighting and shelling remain intense in Ukraine as Russia has control of a key eastern Ukrainian city. In some areas, civilians have faced months of food and power shortages.

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Ukraine wins back control over Snake Island

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Ukraine's southern forces have been striking the island in recent days to take out Russian outposts. Russia's defense ministry said its troops left as a "goodwill gesture."

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At least 20 people were killed in Russia's missile attack on a crowded Ukrainian mall

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Russia has been escalating bombardments of Ukrainian cities this week — attacks Moscow says are aimed at military installations but often hit civilian targets instead.

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Russian missiles end weeks of relative quiet across the western half of Ukraine

Monday, June 27, 2022

More than four dozen Russian missiles hit cities across Ukraine over the weekend as G7 leaders met in Germany to discuss Russia's war on Ukraine and other topics.

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Russian missiles hit western Ukraine

Sunday, June 26, 2022

Russian missiles hit cities in western Ukraine throughout the weekend, an escalation that has punctured the relative lull in fighting in and around Kyiv.

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New Forced Labor Prevention act goes into effect June 21

Monday, June 20, 2022

New U.S. legislation will force companies to prove that goods imported from the Chinese region Xinjiang are not made with forced labor. Experts say proving this is nearly impossible.

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Complex Taiwanese and Chinese identities are exposed after gunman enters church

Thursday, June 09, 2022

A gunman who killed one man and shot others exposes the complex identities of Taiwanese and Chinese people.

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A deadly church shooting exposes the complexities of Taiwanese and Chinese identities

Wednesday, June 08, 2022

A deadly shooting at a Taiwanese church in California exposes rising tensions between Taiwan and China.

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Hard work is a point of pride in China. But a culture of slacking off is now in vogue

Friday, June 03, 2022

Younger workers are questioning the benefits of the daily grind as they face worsening prospects. The rise of "Sang culture" embodies the frustration and soul-crushing weariness.

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So many people are looking to leave China that it's been dubbed the run movement

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Crushed by COVID-19 lockdowns and hemmed in by stricter political controls, more Chinese citizens are exploring options to leave China altogether.

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How goods made with forced labor end up in your local American store

Saturday, May 21, 2022

A new report from a non-profit group finds that goods imported from the Xinjiang region in China could be the result of policies that coerce the Uyghur ethnic minority into factory jobs.

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2-year investigation reveals ICE has data on most of the American public

Friday, May 20, 2022

NPR's Emily Feng talks with Nina Wang, a policy associate at the Center on Privacy & Technology and a co-author of a recent study that exposes the widening dragnet of ICE's surveillance of Americans.

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Shkoon's album 'FIRAQ' gets to their roots, fusing Arabic folklore and German techno

Friday, May 20, 2022

NPR's Emily Feng talks with the German-Syrian duo Shkoon, who are returning to their roots with the release of their new album FIRAQ.

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In a remote Chinese region, thousands are coerced to work

Friday, May 20, 2022

A new report from a Washington nonprofit tracks whether goods from China's western region of Xinjiang are made with forced labor, and how they make their way to customers in the U.S. and beyond.

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Two versions of history collide as Finland and Sweden seek to join NATO

Friday, May 20, 2022

Finland and Sweden have long kept a careful balance — and neutral position — between the West and Russia. But that changed after Moscow invaded Ukraine.

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Much of the U.S. could criminalize abortion. But how will those laws be enforced?

Friday, May 20, 2022

Law professor Kim Mutcherson said that while states are bound by HIPAA laws, individuals are not. This means that abortion "bounty hunters" could help punish people who seek abortions in other states.

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How the U.S. and Russia feel about Finland and Sweden joining NATO

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Finland and Sweden have long kept a neutral position between the West and Russia. But that changed after Moscow invaded Ukraine. Today, the leaders of the two Nordic nations were at the White House.

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'Carbon bomb' projects are hurting any hope of meeting climate goals

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

NPR's Emily Feng talks with Oliver Milman, environment correspondent for The Guardian, about how U.S. fossil fuel projects are damaging efforts to limit climate change.

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Much of the U.S. could criminalize abortion. But how will those laws be enforced?

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

NPR's Emily Feng talks with reproductive rights lawyer Kim Mutcherson about how restrictive abortion laws would be enforced if Roe v. Wade is overturned or weakened.

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