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Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for their research on the institutional roots of national wealth and poverty.

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for their research on the institutional roots of national wealth and poverty. Christine Olsson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Nobel Prize goes to 3 economists who study the wealth and poverty of nations

The award is shared by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and James Robinson of the University of Chicago for their research on the institutional roots of national wealth and poverty. They will split the prize money of 11 million Swedish krona or about $1.058 million.

Nobel Prize in Economics goes to 3 American economists who study global inequality

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Global reproductive and women's rights groups react to overturn of Roe v. Wade

A patient talks with a nurse at a traveling contraception clinic in Madagascar run by MSI Reproductive Choices, an organization that provides contraception and safe abortion services in 37 countries. The group condemned the overturn of Roe v. Wade and warned that the ruling could stymie abortion access overseas. Samantha Reinders for NPR hide caption

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Global reproductive and women's rights groups react to overturn of Roe v. Wade

Some nonprofit groups have welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court decision. But many global reproductive and women's rights groups condemned the ruling.

The COVID-19 pandemic has now killed 5 million people around the world

In September, visitors sit amid white flags that were part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's "In America: Remember," a temporary art installation that commemorated Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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The COVID-19 pandemic has now killed 5 million people around the world

The U.S. leads the world in the number of confirmed deaths from the virus — 745,800 people — followed by Brazil and India, according to Johns Hopkins University's coronavirus tracker.

They're Asking Biden To Vaccinate The World. It's Not Fair. But It's Not Impossible

COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX, the international vaccine-sharing program, arrive in Khartoum, Sudan, on Aug. 5. In a letter to President Biden, health experts are asking him to take action to manufacture and distribute vaccines to the entire world. Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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They're Asking Biden To Vaccinate The World. It's Not Fair. But It's Not Impossible

An open letter from 175 experts to President Biden made the ask. "We're not trying to be unreasonable," explains Dr. Paul Farmer, one of the signers. "We're trying to be optimistic and audacious."

A Doc Was Mad That People Die From Preventable Diseases. So He Wrote A Book About It

Dr. Eugene Richardson in a helicopter during the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, where he worked as a clinical lead for Partner in Health's response to the outbreak. He is the author of the new book Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Public Health. Katie Barron hide caption

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A Doc Was Mad That People Die From Preventable Diseases. So He Wrote A Book About It

Harvard professor Dr. Eugene Richardson explores colonialism's impact on global health in Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Public Health.

In The Battle Against COVID-19, A Risk Of 'Vaccine Nationalism'

President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping, shown in 2019, have faced criticism for their handling of the coronavirus. Both are now pushing hard for a vaccine. The United States has already agreed to pay a drug company more than $1 billion to produce a vaccine that's yet to be approved. Xi says if China succeeds in developing a vaccine, it will be declared "a global public good." Kevin Lamarque/Reuters hide caption

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In The Battle Against COVID-19, A Risk Of 'Vaccine Nationalism'

The race to defeat the coronavirus is generating competition among nations and multinational companies. The main competition appears to be between the United States and China.

In The Battle Against COVID-19, A Risk Of 'Vaccine Nationalism'

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Europe's Economy Was Hit Hard Too, But Jobs Didn't Disappear Like In The U.S.

Employees assemble motors at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Stuttgart, Germany, on Wednesday. The German government pays much of laid-off workers' salaries for up to 12 months during economic crises. Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Europe's Economy Was Hit Hard Too, But Jobs Didn't Disappear Like In The U.S.

Many governments, especially in European countries, are handling unemployment differently, paying companies to keep their workers on the payroll until the pandemic is over.

Europe's Economy Was Hit Hard Too, But Jobs Didn't Disappear Like In The U.S.

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