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Middle East

Mashrou' Leila Performance Canceled At Lebanon Music Festival

After objections by Christian leaders in Lebanon, organizers of a festival there canceled an upcoming appearance by Mashrou' Leila, a popular band with an openly gay lead singer.

Mashrou' Leila Performance Canceled At Lebanon Music Festival

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No U.S.-China Trade Deal Yet; Talks To Resume In September

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (left) looks on as U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks with and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Shanghai on Wednesday. Ng Han Guan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

No U.S.-China Trade Deal Yet; Talks To Resume In September

The White House called the brief talks in Shanghai this week between top U.S. and Chinese officials "constructive" and said negotiations are expected to pick up again in early September.

Africa

Ethiopians Plant 350 Million Trees As Part Of 'Green Legacy' Program

In one day, Ethiopians planted more than 350 million — that's million with an M — trees. It was an effort to combat climate change and deforestation. The program has been dubbed Green Legacy.

Ethiopians Plant 350 Million Trees As Part Of 'Green Legacy' Program

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Mongolia's Long Road To Mining Wealth

Trucks churn up coal dust at the Tavan Tolgoi coal mine in the South Gobi desert. The Tavan Tolgoi deposit is estimated to possess 6.5 billion tons of coal, including high-grade coking coal — a product vital to the steel-making process. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Changing Mongolia

Mongolia's Long Road To Mining Wealth

Mongolia is undergoing a dramatic transformation from a pastoral society to one whose economy is based on mining, especially copper and coal. With the change has come opportunity — and loss.

Mongolia's Long Road To Mining Wealth

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Princess Haya, Estranged Wife Of Dubai's Ruler, Asks U.K. Court For Protective Order

Princess Haya bint al-Hussein of Jordan (right), accompanied by her lawyer lawyer Fiona Shackleton (center), leaves the High Court in London on Tuesday. Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Princess Haya, Estranged Wife Of Dubai's Ruler, Asks U.K. Court For Protective Order

Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, one of six wives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, fled the United Arab Emirates last month with her two young children.

North Korea Conducts 2nd Missile Test In A Week

South Koreans in Seoul watch a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observing a missile launch after Pyongyang's latest test was announced on Wednesday. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images hide caption

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Asia

North Korea Conducts 2nd Missile Test In A Week

The latest test of two short-range missiles follows a similar launch last week. It comes as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he is "hopeful" talks between Washington and Pyongyang will resume soon.

Tuesday

Asia

South Korea Says About 20% Of Its Population Is At Risk For Internet Addiction

South Korea's government and health officials are worried about teens addicted to gaming and their smartphones in the world's most connected society.

South Korea Says About 20% Of Its Population Is At Risk For Internet Addiction

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See-Saw Diplomacy Lets People Play Together Along U.S. Border Wall

A set of pink seesaws allowed people to share some fun along the U.S.-Mexico border wall this week. Here, a woman helps her little girls ride the seesaw that was installed near Ciudad de Juarez, Mexico. Christian Chavez/AP hide caption

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National

See-Saw Diplomacy Lets People Play Together Along U.S. Border Wall

A playdate recently broke out at the fence that separates the U.S. and Mexico in an event that was "filled with joy, excitement, and togetherness."

Europe

Will Russia Allow Street Protests To Continue In Moscow Or Is A Crackdown Coming?

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Shaun Walker, a correspondent for The Guardian, about a recent surge in protests and whether the Kremlin is cracking down on dissent.

Will Russia Allow Street Protests To Continue In Moscow Or Is A Crackdown Coming?

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Asia

Huawei Reports Its Revenue Is Soaring Despite Roadblocks From The U.S.

Chinese tech giant, Huawei, says its revenue soared 23% in the first half of this year, despite the Trump administration placing the company on an export blacklist.

Huawei Reports Its Revenue Is Soaring Despite Roadblocks From The U.S.

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