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The Vatican has sought to make a papal trip to Iraq, the traditional home of Abraham and now a shrinking Christian minority, since 2000. Pope…

China’s ruling Communist Party has declared “total victory” over extreme poverty. Did that really happen, and if so, how? Source: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/05/974173482/what-chinas-total-victory-over-extreme-poverty-looks-like-in-actuality Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…

The Biden administration is allowing asylum seekers who have been waiting in Mexican border towns into the U.S. for their day in immigration court. Now…

A year ago, as the pandemic began, fitness instructor Joe Wicks started a daily exercise class for kids on YouTube. The videos became popular with…

For months, the conflict in Ethiopia between the Addis Ababa and a defiant regional government has costs thousands of lives and displaced at least a…

“Each year that Wisdom returns, we learn more about how long seabirds can live and raise chicks,” said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Beth…

U.S. policy has focused on eradicating the crop used for making cocaine in Colombia. Here’s why farmers keep replanting it. (Image credit: Raul Arboleda/AFP via…

NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with British historian Kate Williams about the upcoming broadcast of Oprah Winfrey’s CBS interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess…

The pontiff arrived at Baghdad International Airport where he was greeted by the prime minister. During his four-day visit, Francis will focus on Iraq’s ancient…

Chinese legislators in Beijing are set to overhaul Hong Kong’s elections systems. Once semi-autonomous, mainland China has curtailed freedoms in Hong Kong. (Image credit: Lam…

The blocked shipment of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines was the first intervention by the EU since the bloc approved rules that could restrict vaccine exports to…

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, detail their break with Buckingham Palace in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams discusses…

February job numbers will be released this morning. The Biden administration has ended Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” program. And, the Chinese parliament discusses Hong Kong’s…

Democratic senators are seeking sanctions against Honduras’ president for alleged human rights abuses and corruption, and looking to suspend U.S. security assistance to Honduran security…

U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly Clements says she’s pleased the U.S. plans to raise the cap on refugees to 125,000 per year. Work…

Canada Post is distributing prepaid postcards to 13.5 households in an effort to encourage people to connect with others through a handwritten note in its…

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Elizabeth Holmes, writer and longtime royal watcher, about the fallout from Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s interview…

Myanmar’s military has used live ammunition to quell ongoing protests, which are trying to restore democratic rule, killing scores of protesters in recent days. Source:…

In a speech, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken described China as the Biden administration’s biggest political test. Source: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/04/973791975/secretary-of-state-described-china-as-bidens-biggest-political-test Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…

Many U.S. doctors have received their COVID-19 vaccines, but nearly a third are foreign-born with family in countries facing no access to it — a…

Brazil is seeing a record number of coronavirus deaths as a new variant overwhelms the health care system. Over 1,900 deaths on Wednesday marked the…