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The drought across Europe is drying up rivers, killing fish and shriveling crops

The drought across Europe is drying up rivers, killing fish and shriveling crops

An unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of the European continent, damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions and causing wildfires and threatening aquatic species.
by The Associated Press

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What is the legacy of burn pits? For some Iraqis, it's a lifetime of problems

What is the legacy of burn pits? For some Iraqis, it's a lifetime of problems

The PACT Act provides new access to services for American veterans struggling with the health effects of exposure to burn pits. But in Iraq, civilians who were exposed are still on their own.
by Simone Popperl, Jeevika Verma and Leila Fadel

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The Cold War to Brittney Griner: a new twist in U.S.-Russia prisoner swaps

The Cold War to Brittney Griner: a new twist in U.S.-Russia prisoner swaps

The U.S. and Russia are trying to work out a prisoner exchange that involves basketball star Brittney Griner. While they've done deals for decades, the trading usually involves spies for spies.
by Greg Myre

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Here's just how close the war in Ukraine has come to Europe's largest nuclear plant

Here's just how close the war in Ukraine has come to Europe's largest nuclear plant

Satellite images and social media analyzed by NPR show attacks have hit structures around the plant, coming dangerously close to causing a nuclear accident.
by Geoff Brumfiel, Julian Hayda and Daniel Wood

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Inside a TV news station determined to report facts in the Taliban's Afghanistan

Inside a TV news station determined to report facts in the Taliban's Afghanistan

Once a mortal threat, the Taliban have let Afghanistan's leading news channel stand. But every day is a struggle for the journalists who still work there.
by Steve Inskeep and Arezou Rezvani

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Photos: A look at the first week of August around the world

Photos: A look at the first week of August around the world

From the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland, to boats heading out to sea on the first day of the fishing season in China. Shia Muslims gather for the Muharram ceremony, and migrants wait to be transferred to Porto Empedocle in Italy. Here are the most striking images of the week.
by Kerem Yücel and MPR News Staff

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Shift in war's front seen as grain leaves Ukraine; plant hit

Shift in war's front seen as grain leaves Ukraine; plant hit

The body that oversees an international deal intended to get 20 million tons of grain out of Ukraine to feed people around the world said the loaded vessels were cleared to depart the country on Sunday.
by The Associated Press

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