Full story - April 24, 2019
Amal Clooney

A UN resolution condemning sexual violence against women should've been uncontroversial

On Tuesday, the UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning sexual violence in war. It should have been an uncontroversial vote.
Full story - April 24, 2019
A woman stands in front of a banner reading "End Family Detention"

As Trump eyes more family detention, experts say it puts kids at risk

Doctors inspecting detention centers found problems with recruiting and retaining qualified pediatricians and mental health care providers, and a lack of access to emergency and specialty care, given the remote locations of most of the facilities.
Full story - April 24, 2019
A coffee farmer is shown walking through a nursery with a rake in his hand.

The latest culprit in El Salvador’s coffee industry decline? Climate change.

In El Salvador, erratic weather is taking a big toll, agricultural experts say, compounding the challenges for coffee farmers at a critical moment.
Full story - April 24, 2019
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After Trump says America is 'full,' Vermont says 'not us'

Vermont — a state with a declining, aging population and falling birth rates — is trying to be welcoming, but hasn’t quite figured out how to attract new, diverse residents.
Full episode - April 24, 2019
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The Putin and Kim show

What's at stake for the first ever meeting between Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-un? Also, an effort to make the overwhelmingly white state of Vermont more welcoming to immigrants and foreign citizens. And how climate change is having a big impact on El Salvador's coffee industry.
Full story - April 23, 2019
Satellite view of the Kharg Island oil export terminal in Iran. Very Large Crude Carriers — "supertankers" — can be seen loading on the sides.

Iran may sail around US sanctions with ‘cloaked’ tankers

The US has told five countries that they must stop buying Iranian oil. But China may continue to import Iranian crude, despite Washington's protests.
Full story - April 23, 2019
A man sits in a chair with text next to him: "But Prime Minister The question was did you disclose to the ethics commissioner about your Star Wars collection?"

YouTube impersonator to fill in for Trudeau on 'The Simpsons'

A Canadian journalist who does impressions on YouTube will voice Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday's episode of "The Simpsons."
Full story - April 23, 2019
A man waves a backhoe as it lifts dirt to drop onto four caskets laid out in a row

Sri Lanka mourns with mass funerals

More than 100 people were killed in the St. Sebastian church in the village of Katuwapitiya. On Tuesday, the community gathered to mourn their dead in mass funerals.
Full story - April 23, 2019
A woman samples food from a spoon.

Meet Nigeria’s small but growing vegetarian and vegan community

In Nigeria, many say being a vegetarian is just not ... Nigerian. But a tiny, growing group is trying to promote a vegetarian — even vegan — diet.
Full episode - April 23, 2019
A woman is show standing with her eyes closed and a holding a candle.

Sir Lanka buries its dead

Pradeep Thushantha is mourning his family who lost three children in one of the bombings Sunday in Sri Lanka. And, we learn about a website that tracks Iranian oil tankers who are hiding their movements to avoid US sanctions. Plus, Canada's prime minister meets the Simpsons when the family heads to Niagara Falls and causes an international incident.

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