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Japanese Anime, Made In China

Anime is a twenty-billion-dollar industry and it is growing fast. But traditionally, anime is produced in Japan. What happens when other countries try producing Japanese-style animation?

Japanese Anime, Made In China

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Asia

Humanitarian Leader Warns Of Economic Collapse In Afghanistan

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, about the looming economic crisis since Afghanistan's western-backed government collapsed to the Taliban.

Humanitarian Leader Warns Of Economic Collapse In Afghanistan

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Tunisia's New Prime Minister Is The First Woman To Hold The Role In An Arab Country

Facing criticism after recent steps threatening Tunisia's young democracy, the country's president has named a new prime minister — the first woman to hold that position in an Arab country.

Tunisia's New Prime Minister Is The First Woman To Hold The Role In An Arab Country

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Business

Toys May Be Scarce (And Cost More) This Holiday Season Due To Shipping Turmoil

Toy makers and sellers are in a crisis ahead of the holidays, ensnarled in unprecedented shipping turmoil.

Toys May Be Scarce (And Cost More) This Holiday Season Due To Shipping Turmoil

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Communities In Canada Plan More Scans For Remains Of Indigenous Children

The discovery of hundreds of graves at now-shuttered residential schools for Indigenous children has opened a new chapter in Canada's treatment of its First Nations.

Communities In Canada Plan More Scans For Remains Of Indigenous Children

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National

Texas Gov. Abbot Has A State Border Force Jailing Migrants, Which Some Say Is Illegal

In Texas, hundred of migrants have been jailed by state authorities. Gov. Greg Abbott has launched his own border crackdown, which critics say is illegal.

Texas Gov. Abbot Has A State Border Force Jailing Migrants, Which Some Say Is Illegal

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We Asked Vets Of The Soviet-Afghan War To Judge The U.S. Exit. Here's What They Said

Over half a million Soviet troops served in Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989. Among the first deployed was Rustam Khodzhayev, seen posing here (front row, first from the left) with his special operations unit in 1981. Khodzhayev family hide caption

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We Asked Vets Of The Soviet-Afghan War To Judge The U.S. Exit. Here's What They Said

Veterans of the Soviet Union's decade-long war in Afghanistan see parallels — and stark contrasts — with the U.S. experience and exit after two decades there.

We Asked Vets Of The Soviet-Afghan War To Judge The U.S. Exit. Here's What They Said

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World Athletics Group Is Investigating 2 Belarus Coaches Over A Tokyo Olympics Flap

Belarus track coaches Artur Shimak (left) and Yury Maisevich are now under investigation, Olympics officials announced on Thursday. The pair are seen here last month at a checkpoint at a Tokyo airport. Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images hide caption

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Sports

World Athletics Group Is Investigating 2 Belarus Coaches Over A Tokyo Olympics Flap

The two coaches were sent packing from the Summer Games after sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya said they tried to force her to leave Japan early.

A 96-Year-Old Who Worked At A Nazi Camp Has Been Caught After Skipping Her Trial

A judicial officer looks at his watch prior to a trial against a 96-year-old former secretary for the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp at the court room in Itzehoe, Germany on Thursday. The woman who is charged of more than 11,000 counts of accessory to murder has not appeared and is wanted by warrant. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption

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A 96-Year-Old Who Worked At A Nazi Camp Has Been Caught After Skipping Her Trial

The former secretary for the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp is standing trial in Germany on more than 11,000 counts of accessory to murder.

A Riot In A Massive Prison In Ecuador Has Left More Than 100 Inmates Dead

Women hug while waiting for some information about their relatives who are inmates at Litoral Penitentiary, after a prison riot, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Wednesday. The authorities report at least 100 dead and 52 injured in the riot which began Tuesday at the prison. Angel DeJesus/AP hide caption

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The Americas

A Riot In A Massive Prison In Ecuador Has Left More Than 100 Inmates Dead

Ecuador's president has declared a state of emergency in the prison system, blaming the violence on rival gangs. The prison near Guayaquil holds nearly 10,000 inmates.

Wednesday

Oklahoma Welcomes Hundreds Of Afghan Refugees — Despite The State GOP's Objections

Imam Mohamed Herbert of the Islamic Society of Tulsa, the city's only mosque, whose congregation is preparing to aid in resettling the 850 Afghan refugees bound for the city. Chris Polansky/Public Radio Tulsa hide caption

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Politics

Oklahoma Welcomes Hundreds Of Afghan Refugees — Despite The State GOP's Objections

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Oklahoma is welcoming more Afghan refugees than any state besides California and Texas. The state Republican party opposes it, but elected GOP leaders are defying it and eager to help new arrivals.

Oklahoma Welcomes Hundreds Of Afghan Refugees — Despite The State GOP's Objections

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Why A Growing Number Of Haitian Migrants Are Headed To The U.S.

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Why A Growing Number Of Haitian Migrants Are Headed To The U.S.

Thousands of Haitian migrants who had gathered on the southern border were deported back to their home country last week, even though some of them haven't lived there for a decade. They'd been living in Chile. But increasingly, Haitians in that country are fleeing, in response to a pandemic-battered economy, rising anti-immigrant sentiment, and new government policies.

Why A Growing Number Of Haitian Migrants Are Headed To The U.S.

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The Americas

Why Haitian Migrants Have Been Making The Trek From Chile To The U.S. Border

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Professor Yvenet Dorsainvil and journalist Ignacio Gallegos, both in Santiago, about the Haitian migrants making their way to the U.S. from Chile.

Why Haitian Migrants Have Been Making The Trek From Chile To The U.S. Border

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Middle East

Near-Famine, Civil Conflict And COVID Leave Yemen In Devastating Humanitarian Crisis

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with David Gressly, the United Nation's resident coordinator in Yemen, about the worsening humanitarian crisis in the nation.

Near-Famine, Civil Conflict And COVID Leave Yemen In Devastating Humanitarian Crisis

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