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ByteDance Rejects Offers For TikTok's U.S. Operations

With its deadline to sell or be banned in the U.S. fast approaching, Chinese tech giant ByteDance said it will not sell TikTok to either Microsoft or Oracle. That's according to China state TV.

September 14, 2020
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  • Asia

Fundamentalist Christian Church In South Korea At Odds With Government Over COVID-19

A fundamentalist Christian church at the heart of a right-wing movement is clashing with the South Korean government over COVID-19.

September 13, 2020
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  • Anthony Kuhn
The train station in downtown Namie, in Fukushima prefecture, is served by the recently rebuilt main train line, which connects with major cities like Sendai and Tokyo.

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  • World

A Karaoke Bar Is Helping A Japanese Town Come Back To Life After Fukushima Disaster

Run by a South Korean woman, the Cosmos Karaoke Bar in Namie, Japan, is a haven for residents who've come back to live in a town that was evacuated and fell into decay after the 2011 nuclear disaster.

September 12, 2020
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  • Kat Lonsdorf
Tomoko stands at the inn in Fukushima prefecture that has been in her family for generations.

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  • Asia

Fukushima Has Turned These Grandparents Into Avid Radiation Testers

After losing trust in official information, the Japanese public took it upon themselves to learn to measure for radioactive matter. Nearly a decade after the nuclear disaster, they're still testing.

September 12, 2020
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  • Kat Lonsdorf
On Jan. 23, workers started building the Huoshenshan hospital for COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China. The photo above was taken on Jan. 30. Construction was done on Feb. 2, and the 1,000-bed hospital opened on Feb. 3. Today it stands empty of patients.

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  • Global Health

Whatever Happened To ... The Instant Hospitals Built For COVID-19 Patients In Wuhan?

Two hospitals were built in a matter of days to house the growing number of patients. Existing facilities were converted to health care centers as well. And now, what happened to them?

September 10, 2020
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By:
  • Joanne Lu
A macaque monkey in a tree in Fukushima prefecture. After the 2011 nuclear disaster, towns and neighborhoods in Fukushima were left devoid of humans for years, and nature started to reclaim the space.

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  • Asia

In Rural Fukushima, 'The Border Between Monkeys And Humans Has Blurred'

After people evacuated their homes following a nuclear disaster in the Japanese prefecture, nature started to reclaim the space. The humans are trying to return, but it's an uneasy coexistence.

September 10, 2020
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  • Kat Lonsdorf
Officials from the Cilandak Subdistrict Office and Police Department carry a coffin in the streets of Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of a campaign to scare people into following pandemic guidelines.

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  • Global Health

Can A Parade Of Coffins Scare People Into Wearing Masks?

City officials in Jakarta, Indonesia, created the life-size coffins — complete with dummies inside — to encourage people to take the pandemic seriously. It didn't quite have the intended effect.

September 09, 2020
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  • Adi Renaldi
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  • Asia

Analysts Recall Plane Collision In 2001 Amid Worsening China-U.S. Relations

A Chinese fighter jet and a U.S. surveillance plane collided over the South China Sea 19 years ago. Analysts say that currently deteriorating China-U.S. relations may lead to another mishap.

September 08, 2020
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  • John Ruwitch
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton is seen from behind the gates of the Department of Justice in Manila, Philippines. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte granted Pemberton a pardon following his conviction in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman.

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  • Asia

Philippines Pardons U.S. Marine In Killing Of Transgender Woman

Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton, 25, was sentenced in 2015 to a term of six to 12 years for homicide, a sentence that was later reduced to 10 years.

September 08, 2020
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  • Julie McCarthy
A view over a gate blocking off the old downtown of Okuma, in Fukushima Prefecture. Fukushima was forever changed by one of the world's biggest nuclear disasters nearly a decade ago.

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  • World

The Ghost Towns Behind The Gates

Fukushima was forever changed by a nuclear disaster in 2011. What does recovery mean for the region? It's an answer filled with resilience, reinvention and regret.

September 08, 2020
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  • Kat Lonsdorf and
  • Claire Harbage

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  • On Aging

How To Care For Older People In The Pandemic (And A Printable Guide!)

Three experts share advice on how to help the older people in our lives — parents, grandparents, neighbors, relatives, friends — feel comfortable and safe in the pandemic.

September 07, 2020
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  • Malaka Gharib
GPB News NPR

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  • Asia

India Surpasses Brazil, Moves Into 2nd Place For COVID-19 Cases

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Joanna Slater, India bureau chief for The Washington Post, about the nation's confirmed infections exceeding 4.2 million — overtaking Brazil with 4.1 million.

September 07, 2020
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People walk through a railway station platform marked with circles to maintain physical distance in Kolkata, India, Monday. India's increasing coronavirus caseload made it the pandemic's second-worst-hit country behind the United States.

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  • Asia

India Moves Into 2nd Place For COVID-19 Cases

The nation's confirmed coronavirus infections exceed 4.2 million, overtaking Brazil, with 4.1 million. The worst-affected country remains the U.S., far ahead with nearly 6.3 million cases.

September 07, 2020
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  • Sushmita Pathak
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  • Music

Whatever Happened To ... The Heavy Metal Mongolian Band Called The Hu?

They're cooking up new music — including a song for a 'Star Wars' video game — and videos on how to prepare traditional foods. Care for a fried meat pie?

September 06, 2020
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  • Katya Cengel
Typhoon Haishen is poised to make landfall in southwestern Japan Sunday, bringing with it heavy rains and lashing winds. Forecasters predict it will then head toward the Korean peninsula.

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  • Weather

Southwestern Japan Braces For Powerful Typhoon Haishen

The storm expected to bring heavy rainfall and high-speed winds on Sunday. Authorities are urging residents of islands of Kyushu and Okinawa to exercise caution.

September 05, 2020
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  • Jason Slotkin
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