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The Challenges Of Responding To Tsunami And Earthquake In Indonesia

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Associated Press reporter Margie Mason about the death toll and damage from an earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia.

The Challenges Of Responding To Tsunami And Earthquake In Indonesia

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A Fiery Debate Over 'Sissies' Vs. Macho Men In China's Social Media

Members of New F4, a popular Chinese boy band, perform during Chinese Central Television's annual back-to-school special. cassette. film via YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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A Fiery Debate Over 'Sissies' Vs. Macho Men In China's Social Media

It started when the boy band New F4 was featured on the annual back-to-school special that every primary and middle school student must watch and discuss.

Earthquake Devastates Indonesian Island

A massive earthquake and tsunami struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, killing hundreds of people. Yenni Suryani of the Catholic Relief Services updates NPR's Michel Martin on rescue efforts.

Earthquake Devastates Indonesian Island

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Running Around New York For The 'Most Persecuted Minority In The World'

the U.N. says the Rohingya are "the most persecuted minority in the world." Above, refugees cross a river to a temporary camp after crossing from Myanmar to Bangladesh. Ahmed Salahuddin/Getty Images hide caption

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Running Around New York For The 'Most Persecuted Minority In The World'

Hassan Abedin is on the go at the U.N. General Assembly trying to get diplomats to focus on the plight of the Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. "My Fitbit is just screaming," he says.

Canada's Parliament Votes To Strip Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Of Honorary Citizenship

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar state counselor, left, speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa last year. David Kawai/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Canada's Parliament Votes To Strip Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Of Honorary Citizenship

The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate's international reputation has taken a severe beating over her government's failure to halt atrocities against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority.

Women Are Not 'Chattel,' Says India's Supreme Court In Striking Down Adultery Law

The hands of a mehendi (henna)-decorated bride is pictured in Mumbai in 2014. India's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that makes adultery a crime. Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Women Are Not 'Chattel,' Says India's Supreme Court In Striking Down Adultery Law

The five justices said the law is unconstitutional because it "treats a husband as the master." The ruling comes barely two weeks after the high court decriminalized gay sex.

Pope Francis Urges Catholics To Trust Historic Agreement With China

Pope Francis released a letter on Wednesday urging Catholics to trust his decision to form an agreement with the Chinese government on the appointment of bishops in China. Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Pope Francis Urges Catholics To Trust Historic Agreement With China

The statement on the appointment of bishops in China has sparked confusion and criticism among some Catholics. The pope reassured them that functionaries won't be named to deal with religious issues.

Trump Accuses China Of Trying To Interfere In Midterm Elections, Citing Trade Dispute

"Regrettably, we found that China has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election — coming up in November — against my administration," President Trump said Wednesday at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council. Looking on is U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters hide caption

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Trump Accuses China Of Trying To Interfere In Midterm Elections, Citing Trade Dispute

"They do not want me or us to win because I am the first president to ever challenge China on trade, and we are winning on trade," the president said at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council.

Life After TB: She Is Deaf, She Still Dances, She Addressed The U.N. Today

Nandita Venkatesan, a TB survivor, spoke at the U.N.'s first high-level meeting on tuberculosis. "It's humbling," she says. "Not long ago I was just a girl lying in bed with a hopeless future." Selamawit Bekele/RESULTS hide caption

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Life After TB: She Is Deaf, She Still Dances, She Addressed The U.N. Today

Nandita Venkatesan of Mumbai, India, has survived two rounds of tuberculosis though one treatment caused her to go deaf. She now advocates for other TB patients and survivors.