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News Articles: World

An appliance market in Xi'an, China, where Jiang has a construction equipment rental company. He says economic conditions are worse now than during the pandemic, when he started the appliance business, and he isn't selling as much as he used to.

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  • World

A year after China ended its harsh COVID policies, it's struggling to rebound

A year ago, China lifted its draconian COVID restrictions. Many expected the country to bounce back quickly. That hasn't happened.

December 31, 2023
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  • John Ruwitch
English actor Tom Wilkinson poses for photographers on the red carpet ahead of the Royal and World Premiere of the film <em>The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel</em> in London on Feb. 17, 2015.

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  • Obituaries

Actor Tom Wilkinson, known for 'The Full Monty' and 'Michael Clayton,' dies at 75

Wilkinson died suddenly at home on Saturday, his family confirmed. His wife and family were with him, they said in a statement.

December 30, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim

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  • Pop Culture

Top global TikToks of 2023: Mr. Bean of math, makeup demo, capybaras!

The most popular global TikToks of the year are a mix of the over-the-top, the weird and the wonderful. Here's a closer look at five favorites.

December 30, 2023
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  • Danielle Preiss
Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Friday.

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  • Middle East

Airstrikes hit refugee camps in Gaza as U.S. approves new weapons sales to Israel

Israeli warplanes struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza on Saturday, as the Biden administration approved a new $147.5 million emergency weapons sale to Israel.

December 30, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Odesa: Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a damaged apartment building.

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  • World

See the aftermath of Russia's aerial assault on several cities in Ukraine

Several large Ukrainian cities were attacked, including the capital, Kyiv, as well as Dnipro, Lviv, Odesa and Kharkiv.

December 30, 2023
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  • Polina Lytvynova
Rigoberto Urán crosses the finish line of stage 12 of the 110th Tour de France, July 13, 2023, in Belleville-en-Beaujolais, France.

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  • World

For Colombia's most beloved cyclist, winning isn't the point

Rigoberto Urán has never won the Tour de France or Olympics gold. But he's still a superstar. "I think lots of people identify with me because they want to win but don't quite make it," he says.

December 30, 2023
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  • John Otis
A clergyman with the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Chaplain Ivan, conducts a liturgy for Ukrainian troops near the front line in the eastern town of Vuhledar on Dec. 15.

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  • World

2 bitter wars with a long history and no solution in sight

NPR's Greg Myre has been covering both the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Hamas fighting. He looks at where both these wars stand and the prospect for a permanent solution.

December 29, 2023
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  • Greg Myre
Internally displaced Palestinian children use a makeshift wheeled cart to haul water in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, as battles continue between Israel and the militant group Hamas.

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  • Middle East

There's a water crisis in Gaza that the end of fighting might not solve

Before the war, Palestinians in the territory relied heavily on power-hungry desalination plants. But with Israel's intense bombardment, the fate of those plants — and Gaza's water future — is hazy.

December 29, 2023
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  • Anas Baba and
  • Scott Neuman
GPB  NPR

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  • Education

Student journalists are covering campus tension over conflict in the Middle East

The conflict in the Middle East has led to demonstrations, backlash and even violence on college campuses. For student journalists, it's likely the biggest story they've ever covered.

December 29, 2023
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  • Aubri Juhasz
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, N.H.

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  • News

Maine bars Trump from primary ballot; an Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least 20

Maine's Democratic secretary of state removed former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot. An Israeli airstrike killed at least 20 Palestinians in southern Gaza.

December 29, 2023
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  • Majd Al-Waheidi
GPB  NPR

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  • Latin America

He's never won the Tour de France, but he's Colombia's best known cyclist

The tale of cycling mad Colombia's best known cyclist — he may never have won a major race — but he's a social media sensation in a country that takes cycling very, very seriously.

December 29, 2023
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  • John Otis
Cars drive down the street while smoke rises from a fire after a rocket attack in the centre of Kyiv on Dec. 29, 2023.

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  • Europe

Russia launches what Ukraine is calling the biggest aerial barrage of the war

Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 18 civilians across the country.

December 29, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Elections for many national governments and the European Parliament, seen here in Brussels in 2020, will take place in 2024. Experts warn that these elections are ripe targets for bad actors seeking to disrupt democracy.

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  • Elections

2024 elections are ripe targets for foes of democracy

Billions of people around the world are expected to head to the polls in 2024. But experts warn that these elections are ripe targets for bad actors seeking to disrupt democracy.

December 29, 2023
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  • Shannon Bond
People look up at Christmas lights as crowds stroll around downtown Lisbon's Chiado neighborhood, on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023.

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  • World

The world's population was up 75 million this year, will stand at 8 billion on Jan. 1

The growth rate for the U.S. in the past year was 0.53%, about half the worldwide rate. The U.S. added 1.7 million people and will have a population on New Year's Day of 335.8 million people.

December 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A man sells phone cables in front of a mural of the Venezuelan map with the Essequibo territory included in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 11.

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  • Latin America

Venezuela plans military exercises in Caribbean as a British warship heads to Guyana

Venezuela and Guyana are currently involved in a border dispute over a sparsely populated region the size of Florida with vast oil deposits off its shores.

December 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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