By Selah Hennessy London 29 September 2009 An international aid group says East Africa is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in 10 years. The Britain-based agency, Oxfam, says climate change is leading to extreme drought, killing cattle and threat

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By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 29 September 2009 Conservation groups say creating a global market for trading carbon credits from uncut forests is critical to fighting climate change and should be part of a United Nations-backed agreement being whittled

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By Sonja Pace London 29 September 2009 British PM Gordon Brown gives speech to Labor Party conference, 29 Sep 2009 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown addressed the ruling Labor Party conference in the seaside resort town of Brighton Tuesday with a

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One hundred years ago today, September (the) 27th, 1905, a physics paper was dropped into the mail, addressed to a German journal called AT. The paper was penned by a 26-year-old Swiss patent clerk with dark curly hair years before he sprouted that s

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Indian neighbors seemed to her to be a happily married couple until recently. When I first heard the noise, I almost called 911. It sounded like my downstairs neighbor was bashing his wife against the wall. But I couldn't imagine Gion, a gentle pacif

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This is Day to Day from NPR news, I am Medlin Bran. Have you ever wondered just who runs the Internet? Well a non-profit organization here in the US is responsible for technical oversight, but lately there's been some loud protests from other countri

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Welcome to This I Believe, an NPR series presenting the personal philosophies of remarkable men and women from all walks of life. I believe in honor, faith and service. I believe that a little outrage can take you a long way. I believe in freedom of

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And it is time for StoryCorps on this Friday morning. This oral history project lets you interview someone you love and ask them questions you've always wanted to ask. My name is Hasiyna Price I'm 15 and I'm here with my cousin Danette Banks. My name

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Welcome to This I believe, an NPR series presenting the personal philosophies of remarkable men and women from all walks of life. I believe in honor, faith, and service. I believe that a little outrage can take you a long way. I believe in freedom of

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It's time again for Storycorp, the oral history project traveling around the country. People have been interviewing each other in part to preserve memories. Today a daughter recalls her family's history with the accordion. Joyce Kahkonen's father pla

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 21 September 2009 Thailand's king, the world's longest serving monarch, has been hospitalized on advice from his doctors. The hospitalization of the revered monarch is causing concern among the Thai public. Thai King Bhumibol A

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By Kent Klein Washington 19 September 2009 Michelle Obama (file photo) U.S. President Barack Obama's wife Michelle is joining her husband's campaign to reform the nation's health care system. The popular first lady is speaking out for the president'

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By Kent Klein Washington 22 September 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Israeli and Palestinian leaders to do more to re-start peace talks. Mr. Obama spoke Tuesday before his first three-way meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neta

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By Zulima Palacio Carroll County, Maryland 22 September 2009 The bog turtle In Maryland, environmental officials are working to save one of the smallest and rarest turtles in North America. The bog turtle had the power to move an entire highway proj

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By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 23 September 2009 Pakistan army says that its ongoing operations have severely dented the Taliban-led insurgency in the country's northwest. Military officials say the campaign is being gradually extended to what they consider

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By Jim Randle Pittsburgh 25 September 2009 The leaders of the world's wealthiest nations and key emerging economies are in Pittsburgh, assessing efforts to fight the recession, and seeking ways to prevent future financial problems. A key U.S. offici

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By Jim Randle Pittsburgh 25 September 2009 Leaders of 20 of the world's leading and emerging economies are gathered in Pittsburgh, seeking ways to fight the recession, and keep economic troubles from breaking out again. Friday, presidents, prime min

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 September 2009 A boy stands in a Menik Farm displaced persons camp in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka (May 2009 file photo) Sri Lanka has pledged to send home nearly 300,000 ethnic Tamils being held in refugee camps. The assuranc

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By Andr de Nesnera Washington 17 September 2009 Russian President Dmitri Medvedev (L) shares a laugh with US President Barack Obama at Group of Eight (G8) summit in L'Aquila, Italy, 10 Jul 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart

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By Greg Flakus Houston 17 September 2009 Theodore Roosevelt In an age when green, as in environmentally friendly, is all the rage, one of the most prominent U.S. historians has written a book about a man who provided the foundation for much of the c

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