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September 19, 2017

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Trump's Twitter storms have a parallel in India

PRI's The World

September 20, 2017

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi also uses Twitter to communicate with the people, often generating the same sorts controversies as President Donald Trump in the US.

Arts, Culture & Media

These photos show the strength and beauty of aboriginal cultures in Canada

PRI's The World

September 20, 2017

Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week featured the creations of designers from First Nations communities across Canada.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Instead of fighting global competition, Alaska's salmon industry is (reluctantly) embracing it

PRI's The World

September 19, 2017

Alaska’s salmon fishermen were nearly destroyed by a worldwide glut in farmed salmon. But they went from fighting global competition to embracing it.

Conflict & Justice

Trump wants a big military parade, but the Founding Fathers might not approve

PRI's The World

September 19, 2017

President Donald Trump has again mentioned the idea of having a massive military parade in Washington for the Fourth of July. Historically, the US has never put the military on such a pedestal. The Founding Fathers, in fact, despised the idea of a standing army of any sort.

Conflict & Justice

Aung San Suu Kyi breaks her silence on Rohingya crisis, but a fellow Nobel laureate isn't impressed

PRI's The World

September 19, 2017

“She is not acting like a beacon of hope for democracy, in my book. Nor is she protecting the human rights of all of the people of Myanmar."

Politics

Russian trolls appear to be staying out of Germany's election. Here's why.

PRI's The World

September 19, 2017

Just days before the German general election, a new report by the Oxford Internet Institute finds that the types of bots and fake accounts that played a big role in the US election are largely absent from the online political conversation in Germany.

Conflict & Justice

Mueller 'blocking all the escape routes' for Paul Manafort

PRI's The World

September 19, 2017

Robert Mueller may think Paul Manafort holds the key to many unanswered questions.

Science, Tech & Environment

Climate change brings melting ice, and cruise passengers, to a small town in Canada's north

PRI's The World

September 19, 2017

A large luxury cruise ship doubled the population of a small Inuit town for a day this summer as it sailed through the once ice-choked Northwest Passage.

Conflict & Justice

The little-known story of Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi Minh’s admiration for the US

PRI's The World

September 18, 2017

The founding father of modern Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh. He led Vietnam's communist revolution against French colonial rule and then took on the United States. But it seems he long had an admiration for the US and repeatedly sought the country's help in the decades before the Vietnam War.

Politics

President Trump attends his first UN General Assembly this week. Here's what to expect.

PRI's The World

September 18, 2017

President Donald Trump makes his debut at the United Nations General Assembly this week. Thousands of world leaders, diplomats and advocates will debate issues ranging from North Korea's nuclear threat to the Paris climate accord.

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A new warning to North Korea, Mexico City quake, Modi's army of internet trolls

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Trump's Twitter storms have a parallel in India

These photos show the strength and beauty of aboriginal cultures in Canada

Instead of fighting global competition, Alaska's salmon industry is (reluctantly) embracing it

Trump wants a big military parade, but the Founding Fathers might not approve

Aung San Suu Kyi breaks her silence on Rohingya crisis, but a fellow Nobel laureate isn't impressed

Russian trolls appear to be staying out of Germany's election. Here's why.

Mueller 'blocking all the escape routes' for Paul Manafort

Climate change brings melting ice, and cruise passengers, to a small town in Canada's north

The little-known story of Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi Minh’s admiration for the US

President Trump attends his first UN General Assembly this week. Here's what to expect.

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