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June 27, 2017

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Conflict & Justice

After ISIS counterattack, Iraqi forces continue bloody offensive in Mosul

PRI's The World

June 26, 2017

Updated

06/27/2017 - 5:45pm

Members of ISIS are putting up fierce resistance as an Iraqi offensive for Mosul's Old City, where a few hundred militants are believed to be holed up, entered its second week.

Arts, Culture & Media

Kevin Kwan's new novel satirizes the richest of the rich in Asia

PRI's The World

June 26, 2017

He says his "Crazy Rich Asians" trilogy is like a Singaporean version of "Downton Abbey."

Arts, Culture & Media

An American tradition took shape in Mexico — and then returned to the US

PRI's The World

June 26, 2017

A photographer documents the performance of an iconic sport that is creating new traditions in Chicago and talks about it with his brother-in-law.

Politics

Nabra Hassanen's murder feeds anti-immigrant rhetoric on the conservative internet

PRI's The World

June 23, 2017

Nabra Hassanen's killer was found to be an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, spurring the claim that undocumented immigrants are dangerous.

Conflict & Justice

A top US ally runs secret torture prisons in Yemen

PRI's The World

June 23, 2017

Multiple sources revealed to the Associated Press that a US ally, the United Arab Emirates, is torturing prisoners in a network of prisons across southern and eastern Yemen, and that Americans are interrogating detainees at some of these same prisons.

Politics

In Otto Warmbier death, a clash between permissive, authoritarian cultures

PRI's The World

June 23, 2017

Updated

06/25/2017 - 11:15am

The latest edition of Politico Magazine asks the question: "Who Killed Otto Warmbier?" The answer is more complicated than you might think.

Conflict & Justice

Russia has been testing cyberwarfare techniques on Ukraine since 2014. What's next?

PRI's The World

June 23, 2017

The World spoke with Wired reporter Andy Greenberg, who found that Russia has been using Ukraine as a testing ground for its cyberwarfare techniques since 2014.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Homesick? Two immigrant entrepreneurs are creating virtual reunions.

PRI's The World

June 23, 2017

The Family Reunions Project goes beyond seeing photos on Facebook or calling relatives over Skype. But the project's creators were not prepared for how people would react when they put on goggles and "visited" home.

Politics

Their lives are changing because of Trump’s immigration policies. Here’s how.

PRI's The World

June 23, 2017

We're following the stories of individuals as they navigate the policy and ideological shifts happening during the Donald Trump administration. From an undocumented immigrant to a Nobel Prize winner, here's how immigration affects people.

Politics

As Brazil's president races to change labor laws, investigators circle

PRI's The World

June 22, 2017

A 3-year-old anti-corruption probe called Operation Car Wash has advanced deep into the backrooms of Brazilian politics and business, implicating politicians from all major parties.