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Babacar Niang, known as Matador, raps at a recording studio at Africulturban's center in Pikine, Senegal.

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Senegal's artists are fighting the system with a mic and spray paint

A cultural center in Senegal is creating a safe space where artists can use their platform to speak about climate change while also finding opportunities in the art and music scene.

February 28, 2023
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  • Ayen Bior,
  • Ari Shapiro,
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions at an announcement in Mississauga, Ontario, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023.

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  • Technology

Citing security concerns, Canada bans TikTok on government devices

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government's ban of TikTok on all government-issued mobile devices might be a first step to further action or that it might be it.

February 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Commuters wearing face masks browse their smartphones as they ride on a subway train in Hong Kong on Feb. 7, 2023. Hong Kong will lift its mask mandate Wednesday, March 1, 2023, ending the city's last major restriction imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Asia

Hong Kong's government says it will lift its COVID mask mandate on Wednesday

The city's chief executive said the mask requirement will end outdoors and indoors, but some high-risk premises including hospitals and elderly homes can still require people to wear masks.

February 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Ukrainian journalist-turned-soldier Viktor Dudar's mother (center) grieves at his grave as he's laid to rest in Lviv, Ukraine, last March. Last week the world marked the first anniversary of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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  • World

Latest in Ukraine: As Russia's war starts its second year, eyes are on China (Feb. 27)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

February 27, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
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How an infectious disease expert interprets conflicting reports on COVID-19's origins

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Michael Osterholm about what the general public can understand about the origins of COVID-19.

February 27, 2023
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  • Gus Contreras,
  • Ashley Brown,
  • and 1 more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after a news conference at Windsor Guildhall, Windsor, England, Monday. The U.K. and the European Union ended years of wrangling, sealing a deal to resolve a dispute over Northern Ireland.

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  • Europe

Why Brexit's back in the news: Britain and the EU struck a Northern Ireland trade deal

Britain and the European Union signed a new agreement to solve one of Brexit's thorniest challenges: the trading status of Northern Ireland.

February 27, 2023
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  • Willem Marx
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  • Europe

The impact of the Ukraine war on food supplies: 'It could have been so much worse'

That's the view of Joseph Glauber of the International Food Policy Research Institute. He considers the fear the war would lead to a surge in food prices – and a dramatic worsening of world hunger.

February 27, 2023
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  • Nurith Aizenman
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at a school in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday.

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  • World

Janet Yellen visits Ukraine and pledges even more U.S. economic aid

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a surprise visit to Ukraine and announced $1.25 billion in economic aid as the country's war with Russia goes into its second year.

February 27, 2023
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  • Julian Hayda and
  • Claire Harbage
The Ukrainian flag flutters between buildings destroyed in bombardment in the Ukrainian town of Borodianka. It was one year ago last week that Russia invaded.

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  • Europe

When will it be over? And 9 more questions about Russia, Ukraine and a year of war

How is Russia framing its invasion? What happened to the Ukrainians who fled? And when, how and why will the war end? NPR reporters answer your questions on everything Ukraine.

February 27, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
Inside the Grand Bazaar, a trader carries a carpet from Qom, which is known for its silk carpets.

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  • World

'I can dream it, but I can't afford it': The stark reality of life in Iran right now

It's been more than five months since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, which sparked mass protests in Iran. But part of what fueled them was a sense of economic desperation.

February 27, 2023
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By:
  • Connor Donevan,
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • and 2 more
In this image taken from video footage run by TVB Hong Kong, journalists film a police van believed to be carrying relatives of murdered model Abby Choi on its arrival at the Kowloon City Law Courts Building in Hong Kong, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023.

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  • Asia

Ex-husband and relatives charged in killing of Hong Kong model after body parts found

Police in Hong Kong filed murder charges against the former husband, father-in-law and brother-in-law of a model and influencer after they found what they believe to be parts of her dismembered body.

February 27, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Ilyasah Shabazz (C), daughter of African-American activist Malcolm X, speaks alongside civil rights attorney Ben Crump (L) and co-counsel Ray Hamlin (R) during a press conference in New York on February 21, at the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, formerly known as the Audubon Ballroom, where Malcolm X was shot dead at 39 on Feb. 21, 1965.

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  • Law

Malcom X's family is suing the CIA, FBI and NYPD

Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz and attorney Ben Crump talk to Morning Edition's Leila Fadel about their plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the NYPD and other government agencies.

February 27, 2023
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • Shelby Hawkins
Anti-government demonstrators protest against recent reforms pushed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to the country's electoral law that they say threaten democracy, in Mexico City's main square, The Zocalo, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023.

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  • Latin America

Tens of thousands protest Mexico's electoral law changes

Tens of thousands of people filled Mexico City's vast main plaza Sunday to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's electoral law changes they say threaten democracy.

February 27, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Cherelle Griner, on the left, and Brittney Griner, on the right, speak onstage during the 54th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday.

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  • National Security

Brittney Griner urges the return of U.S. detainees abroad at NAACP Image Awards

In one of her first public appearances since her release from a Russian prison, Griner took the stage to thank everyone for their support and to remind the audience of those still detained abroad.

February 26, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
Rescuers recover a body at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy, after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Rescue officials say dozens of migrants have died after their boat broke apart off southern Italy.

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  • World

At least 59 migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off the coast of Italy

The Italian coast guard and firefighters have recovered dozens of bodies after a wooden migrant boat broke apart in rough seas Sunday near the southern coast of Italy's mainland.

February 26, 2023
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