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Astroworld Festival calls to mind other rare but traumatic incidents at concerts and festivals throughout the last half-century. Here's a timeline of those tragedies.
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With one week of the COP26 conference left, people worldwide participated in protests in support of climate change action. Activists say that pledges to cut carbon emissions don't go far enough.
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Climate change is hitting many developing countries hard. In Uganda, one climate activist worries that the upcoming international climate talks won't protect her home.
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The Ain Dubai takes more than half hour for one complete rotation. It stands at more than 800 feet tall — nearly double the London Eye's height.
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NPR's Noel King talks to journalist Isma'il Kushkush about Sudan's military coup, and whether it marks the end of a democratic transition following the ouster of a longtime dictator in 2019.
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Princess Mako married her commoner fiancé Tuesday, in a wedding delayed by controversy. The pair skipped a formal ceremony, and registered the marriage at a government office.
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Mako has married her boyfriend, Kei Komuro, a commoner, and taken his surname. The couple skipped a formal ceremony and instead registered their union at a local government office.
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After overthrowing dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019, Sudan's joint civilian-military transitional government seemed to be stabilizing the nation. Monday's coup took American officials by surprise.
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The U.S. has pledged to deliver 1.1 billion doses of COVID vaccines to countries in need. Billions more are needed. NPR interviewed the State Department's global vaccine coordinator to learn more.
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The Biden administration is lifting its ban on international travelers on Nov. 8. On Monday, it released some of the details of the new rules.
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There's been an apparent coup in Sudan. The military has seized power, dissolved the government and arrested the prime minister. Two years ago, a revolution ousted longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
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Afghanistan is facing crisis on multiple fronts as borders are closed, farmers in the country are facing a drought and the economy is in free-fall.