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Mexico City Goes Days Without Water During Maintenance Shutdown

A tank truck distributes free water to homes and other nonprofit locations while service is cut off for maintenance in Mexico City. Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Mexico City Goes Days Without Water During Maintenance Shutdown

It's hard to find a bucket, pail or plastic receptacle in the city of millions that isn't full of water. Residents stored water in whatever they could find in preparation for the pipes going dry.

Europe

Trump's Criticisms Of NATO Not Apparent As It Holds Largest War Games Since Cold War

President Trump's criticisms of NATO are not apparent at the huge exercises being held by the alliance in Norway, where the U.S. military has the largest commitment of forces, and a prominent role.

Trump's Criticisms Of NATO Not Apparent As It Holds Largest War Games Since Cold War

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Asia

What It's Like To Be On The Blacklist In China's New Social Credit System

China is piloting a new social credit system, calculated from financial transactions and daily behavior. NPR's The Indicator learns what it's like to be on the country's list of untrustworthy people.

What It's Like To Be On The Blacklist In China's New Social Credit System

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Business

Chinese Yuan Continues To Tumble In Value Against U.S. Dollar

This makes Chinese goods imported to the U.S. cheaper and offsets the impact of President Trump's tariffs. At the same time, the stronger dollar makes it harder for U.S. companies to export to China.

Chinese Yuan Continues To Tumble In Value Against U.S. Dollar

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Pot Is Now Legal In Canada. But Admitting To Using It Can Get You Banned From U.S.

Canada legalized recreational marijuana in this month, but Canadians can find themselves barred from entering the U.S. if they say they've used it. A Canadian flag flies in Windsor, Ontario, in June, with the Detroit skyline visible behind it. Brittany Greeson/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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National

Pot Is Now Legal In Canada. But Admitting To Using It Can Get You Banned From U.S.

Canadians say they are being asked at the U.S. border whether they have ever used marijuana. Some were surprised at the result.

Louis Cha, Who Wrote Beloved Chinese Martial Arts Novels As Jin Yong, Dies

Novelist Jin Yong — the pen name for writer and journalist Louis Cha — has died, triggering tributes and mourning from his fans. Here, a customer reads a book at a memorial section at a bookstore in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. VCG/VCG via Getty Images hide caption

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Asia

Louis Cha, Who Wrote Beloved Chinese Martial Arts Novels As Jin Yong, Dies

He's been called China's Tolkien, its Martin, its Rowling — all in one. With his adventure stories rooted in ancient China, Louis Cha gave life to decades' worth of martial arts films.

'It Is Time To End This Conflict': U.S. Calls For Cease-Fire In Yemen

A Yemeni man walks through the rubble of a building after a Saudi-led coalition airstrike last month in the capital, Sanaa. "The time is now for the cessation of hostilities," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday. Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East

'It Is Time To End This Conflict': U.S. Calls For Cease-Fire In Yemen

Top Trump administration officials said they're seeking a halt to hostilities in the war-torn country — and that they'd like to see it within 30 days, to open the door for more permanent peace talks.

Inside Gaza's Factory Making Prosthetic Legs For Palestinian Protest Amputees

Palestinian prosthetics technicians in Gaza prepare leg stump casts in the first step of building a prosthetic leg socket for young Palestinian amputees who lost a leg after being shot by Israeli troops during protests at the Gaza-Israel border. Daniel Estrin/NPR hide caption

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Inside Gaza's Factory Making Prosthetic Legs For Palestinian Protest Amputees

As many as 75 Palestinians have needed a leg amputation after suffering Israeli gunshot wounds at Gaza border protests, according to the Artificial Limbs and Polio Center in Gaza City.

Inside Gaza's Factory Making Prosthetic Legs For Palestinian Protest Amputees

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Indonesian Rescuers Detect 'Ping,' Believe They've Located Crashed Plane

Next of kin attempt to identify personal items of loved ones who were on board Lion Air flight JT610, at a port in Jakarta on Wednesday. Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Asia

Indonesian Rescuers Detect 'Ping,' Believe They've Located Crashed Plane

Remains of dozens of people have been recovered in the aftermath of the crash of the plane with 189 aboard. Searchers have located a large object underwater that could be the plane's fuselage.

Asia

Pakistan's Supreme Court Overturns Blasphemy Conviction

Pakistan's Supreme Court has overturned the blasphemy conviction of a Christian woman who had been sentenced to death for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

Pakistan's Supreme Court Overturns Blasphemy Conviction

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Politics

News Brief: Trump Visits Pittsburgh, Americans Divided On #MeToo, Pakistan Blasphemy Case

After a visit to Pittsburgh, President Trump resumes campaigning tonight in Florida. Also, new NPR-Ipsos polls show the country deeply divided on sexual assault and harassment.

News Brief: Trump Visits Pittsburgh, Americans Divided On #MeToo, Pakistan Blasphemy Case

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Pakistan's High Court Acquits Asia Bibi, Christian Woman On Death Row For Blasphemy

Supporters of Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP), a hard-line religious political party, chant slogans during a protest on Wednesday against the court decision to overturn the conviction of Asia Bibi. Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Asia

Pakistan's High Court Acquits Asia Bibi, Christian Woman On Death Row For Blasphemy

The woman, a 51-year-old illiterate farmhand, was convicted in 2010 after an argument with her Muslim co-workers. The country's religious right has called for her execution.

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