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FILE - Demonstrators march for Scottish Independence through Glasgow City center, Scotland, Britain, Jan.11, 2020.
Europe

British PM Johnson Faces Scottish Independence Challenge

freed hostages. Bamenda. 4/19/2021 Moki Edwin Kindzeka, VOA
Africa

Freed Cameroon Captives Says Separatists Chopped Off Their Ears and Fingers 

Telling America's Story

President Joe Biden meets with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, left, and members of congress to discuss his jobs plan in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, April 19, 2021.
USA

Biden Tells Lawmakers He’s Open to Compromise on US Infrastructure Package

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this shot as it hovered over the Martian surface on April 19, 2021, during the first instance of powered, controlled flight on another planet.
Science & Health

NASA's Mars Helicopter Takes First Successful Test Flight

COVID-19 Pandemic

In this photo taken Friday, June 19, 2020, a laboratory specialist secures samples taken from potential coronavirus patients at…
South Sudan in Focus

South Sudan Stops Using Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine Over Expiration Fears

A health worker talks to a woman in a quarantine center for COOVID-19 patients, in New Delhi, India, April 19, 2021.
COVID-19 Pandemic

India’s Capital Shuts Down as Pandemic Chokes Health Care System

Special Projects

Illustration of protesters in Turkey carrying Uighur and Turkish flags
East Asia Pacific

A Uyghur Man’s Journey from a Chinese Prison to Turkey

Ethiopia's Tigray Region Conflict Unpacked
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Tigray, Ethiopia: From Conflict to Humanitarian Crisis

Headlines

Former UN Chief: ‘Fleeting Window’ of Opportunity to Resolve Myanmar Crisis
Climate Activist Joins WHO in Calling Out Vaccine Inequities
Ukraine Tensions Reignite Russian-Turkish Battle over Waterway
Human Rights Watch Calls Out China’s ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Toward Uyghurs
To Improve Strained Relations, Ugandan Army, Media Face Off on Soccer Field 

Press Freedom

An Indian police officer aims his pellet gun towards demonstrators during a protest after Friday prayers in Srinagar March 5,…
Press Freedom

Keep Your Distance, Kashmir Police Tell Media

Plugged In

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Plugged In-Vaccines and Immunization - Episode 166

Extremism Watch

Children walk out of a building during the handover of orphaned children, whose parents were suspected of belonging to the Islamic State group, to a Russian delegation by Syrian Kurdish officials, in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli, April 18, 2021.
Extremism Watch

US-Backed Syrian Forces Hand Over 34 Children of IS Fighters to Russia 

Video

FILE PHOTO: Soybeans are harvested from a field on Hodgen Farm in Roachdale, Indiana, U.S. November 8, 2019. Picture taken…
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Amid Soaring Prices for Crops, US Farmers Seek More Trade

New York High-Schoolers Help Struggling Kids Catch Up with Schoolwork
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New York High-Schoolers Help Struggling Kids Catch Up with Schoolwork

Former Indonesian Beauty Queen Runs Business to Empower Refugees
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Former Indonesian Beauty Queen Runs Business That Empowers Refugees

'Vaccine Fairies' Help Thousands Book Appointments
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How 'Vaccine Fairies' Help Americans Book Appointments