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In Heart Of Amazon, A Natural Lab To Study Diseases
Dengue fever has returned to Iquitos, Peru. Researchers are studying the disease's migration by tracking mosquitoes and taking health surveys of the community. They're hoping the city-size experiment will help them understand what works best to stop the disease from spreading.
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Japanese Told To Beat The Heat With Hawaiian Shirts
Japan is trying to preserve power following the crisis that crippled the Fukushima nuclear plant. As offices cut back on air conditioning to save energy, some professionals are jumping at the invitation to don lighter clothes, such as Hawaiian shirts.
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Turkish Border Town Feels Effects Of Syrian Unrest
The economies of Aleppo, Syria's northern business center, and Gaziantep, in southern Turkey, have been stalled by Syria's protest movement and the government's violent response. The events in Syria could lead Turkey to get tough against its ally.
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The Secret World Of Child Brides
Photojournalist Stephanie Sinclair documents the secret world of child brides in cultures around the world.
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Britain, France Plan To Offer U.N. Resolution On Syria
Britain and France, with U.S. backing, are planning to introduce a resolution at the U.N. Security Council condemning the Syrian government's crackdown on protesters around the country. It is far from clear if Russia and China, the other two veto-wielding members of the Security Council, will vote for the resolution.
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In Syria, Tanks Head To Northern Town
A column of some 50 Syrian army tanks is headed toward the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour, the scene of heavy fighting over the past few days — much of it between security forces and soldiers who defected and joined anti-government protesters. A resident says the town is mostly deserted now after thousands of people fled to the surrounding countryside or the nearby border with Turkey. NPR's Deborah Amos talks to Melissa Block.
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OPEC Decides Not To Increase Oil Production
Oil prices rose Wednesday after OPEC, in a surprise, decided not to increase oil production. Saudi Arabia, traditionally the most influential OPEC member, was overruled by several members, including Iran, Iraq and Venezuela.
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How Do Officials Find An E. Coli Oubreak's Source?
An outbreak of a nasty strain of E. coli in Germany has killed more than two dozen people and sickened more than 2,700 others. German authorities are still struggling to determine the source of the virus. Melissa Block talks to food safety expert Dr. David Acheson, formerly of the Food and Drug Administration, about the forensics of tracking down food contamination.
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Despite Radiation, Some Japanese Villagers Stay Put
Radiation levels in one Japanese village are twice the level requiring evacuation, but some farmers are still trying to salvage what they can of their crops and livestock. "If you've got 600 cows, it's not that easy to get rid of them," one resident says.
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Yemen Unrest Creates Accidental War Correspondent
Just before the clashes of the Arab Spring erupted in Yemen, Patrick Symmes of Outside Magazine arrived to report on tourism in the desert country. Symmes experienced Yemen's culture, food, and sand dunes — along with police barricades, pat downs and a growing revolutionary buzz in the air.
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Kissinger: U.S.-China Ties Hold Promise And Peril
Forty years after the U.S. and China resumed formal relations, the man who did much to advance the reconciliation tells NPR it's "of crucial importance" how the relationship between the powers evolves. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's new book is On China..
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OPEC Leaves Oil Output Levels Unchanged
Officials with the 12-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said they were unable to reach consensus on raising production and the meeting ended in disarray. The group has the option of meeting within the next three months to consider a hike. The decision to maintain current levels caused oil prices to jump.
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U.S. Missiles Kill Suspected Militants In Pakistan
A pair of drone missiles killed at least 23 suspected Taliban fighters in a strike that targeted a gathering in North Waziristan of suspected low-level militants, Pakistani officials said. The U.S. strikes continue a campaign that has accelerated since the killing of Osama bin Laden last month.
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Tank Convoys Reportedly Grind Toward Syrian Town
An activist said thousands of government troops were closing in on the area around Jisr al-Shughour and that an attack seemed imminent. Residents were abandoning their homes in fear of a brutal strike after dozens of security forces died there earlier this week.
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Report: Afghan Economy May Buckle When U.S. Exits
After a two-year investigation, Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee concluded that Afghanistan is at risk of financial crisis when foreign troops leave in 2014 if the U.S. doesn't overhaul its nation-building program. The report also said billions of dollars spent on developing areas cleared of the Taliban have had only limited success.
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In Greek Port, Storm Brews Over Chinese-Run Labor
Chinese shipping giant Cosco has locked in a $5 billion, 35-year deal at the Greek port of Piraeus. For China, the pier is a strategic gateway to bring Chinese goods into Europe and beyond. But a former Cosco dockworker says he was never given breaks and was kept on 24-hour call for nine months.
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Pakistan: Many Identities, Insecurity Shape A Nation
What facet of Pakistan is difficult for outsiders to understand? Editor Najam Sethi says his compatriots are both hospitable to visitors and suspicious of them — especially superpowers. Writer Mosharraf Zaidi says the answer lies in Pakistan's collective post-traumatic stress disorder.
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China's Global Reach
Between 2005 and 2010, China invested more than $319 billion overseas, funding projects spanning sectors like energy, agriculture and finance.
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Russian Spacecraft Ferries Trio To Space Station
The Soyuz spacecraft blasted off from Kazakhstan early Wednesday. Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, NASA's Michael Fossum, and Satoshi Furukawa of Japan will dock with the space station until mid-November.
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Palestinian Mosque Set Ablaze In West Bank
Suspicion fell upon Jewish settlers, both because they have carried out similar acts in the past and because the graffiti read, "Price tag, Aley Ayin." "Price tag" is a settler practice of attacking Palestinians in revenge for Israeli government operations against settlers. Aley Ayin is a small, unauthorized settler outpost evacuated last week.
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