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Back to SearchWhat Cuts to U.S. Aid Mean in Africa
President Trump has derided aid the U.S. provides overseas as rife with fraud. His administration has moved aggressively to eliminate such funding in…
1 year ago
India Sees Opportunity in U.S. Tariffs
With the U.S. undertaking a tariff war with countries like China, India sees and opening. As goods from China sold in the U.S. get more expensive, In…
1 year ago
Rising Sectarian Violence In Syria
In a part of Syria that had been a stronghold of deposed dictator Bashar Al-Assad, there has been a wave of violence against Alawites, the religious …
1 year, 1 month ago
Canada's Next Prime Minister; UN World Heritage Soap
Mark Carney once lead the central bank of Canada and then was tapped to do the same job in England. So he knows a lot about government and finance bu…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Dangerous Popularity of Skin Whitening Products in Nigeria
In many parts of the world skin whitening is a major industry, but women in Nigeria have a particular fondness for creams and lotions that promise to…
1 year, 1 month ago
The European Union Decides to Rearm
Leaders of the European Union have voted to approve a plan to dramatically increase defense spending. The move is a reaction to the U.S. reducing its…
1 year, 1 month ago
Going Back in Time to Soviet Central Asia's Boogie Nights
Today we take a break from the serious and often depressing international news beat to bring you the sound's of Soviet Central Asia in the 1970's and…
1 year, 1 month ago
Mexico and Canada React to U.S. Tariffs; Ukraine Adjusts to Losing U.S. Support
The Trump administration has made good on it's threat to apply 25% tariffs to the two biggest U.S. trading partners, Mexico and Canada. China also ha…
1 year, 1 month ago
A Political Dilemma for Israel's Prime Minister
Our correspondent takes a look at the near future of the the war with Hamas in Gaza through the eyes of Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. …
1 year, 1 month ago
Price of Palestinian prisoner release, and gridlock hell in Lagos
A Palestinian man serving 18 life sentences for a pair of bus bombings in 2004 speaks to NPR days after his release. And, the average person in Lagos…
1 year, 1 month ago