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The Two-Way
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left walks with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Saturday at U.N. headquarters in New York. At a U.N. conference, Xi pledged billions in Chinese aid to developing nations.

China Pledges Billions In Development Aid

Sep 26, 2015
President Xi Jinping, speaking at a United Nations conference in New York, says Beijing hopes to increase its share to a total of $12 billion by 2030.
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The Two-Way
Bombing suspect identified by Thai police as Adem Karadag wearing yellow shirt is escorted by Thai police during the crime reenactment at the bomb blast scene at Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, on Saturday.

Thai Police: Two Already In Custody Carried Out Deadly Bombing

Sep 26, 2015
Authorities in Thailand now say that the men, arrested last month, are the bomber and an accomplice in the attack that killed 20 and wounded more than 100 others.
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Goats and Soda
Thovonda Brown, now 25, dipped in and out of extreme poverty after she left home at age 13.

Life On $1.25 A Day: Plenty Of Worries But Still Time For Tea

Sep 25, 2015
United Nations member states pledged Friday to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030. That's defined as surviving on $1.25 per person per day. What is life really like on that amount?
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Environment

Obama And Xi Emerge From Meeting With Big-Ticket Promise On Climate

Sep 25, 2015
Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Obama agreed on at least one thing this week: They need to coordinate action to lower greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change.
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Business

Deep Economic Ties Keep U.S., China Engaged

Sep 25, 2015
A look at the economic backdrop to today's summit meeting between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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The Two-Way
The tables are set in the State Dining Room of the White House for Friday's state dinner honoring visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping.

For China's President, An Evening Of Lobster, Lamb and Ne-Yo

Sep 24, 2015
President Obama is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a state dinner Friday. The menu features American favorites with "nuances of Chinese flavors." Ne-Yo, a part-Chinese R&B artist, will perform.
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The Two-Way
A group of migrants run to board a train as heavy rain starts to fall in Barcs, Hungary, on Thursday.

Croatia, Serbia Close Border In Row Over Migrants

Sep 24, 2015
Zagreb shut down crossings for migrants and Belgrade followed suit in a tit-for-tat over the burgeoning refugee crisis.
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U.S.

Obama Meets With China's President Amid 'Enormous Strain' Between Nations

Sep 24, 2015
China's president Xi Jinping arrives in Washington, D.C., for a two-day state visit. It comes as relations between the two countries are turbulent. Analysts say this will be President Obama's most difficult summit to date.
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Parallels
Phil Schmidt shows two of the five tattoos he has received to pay tribute to his son Jonathan, who was killed in Afghanistan three years ago.

American Dad Fights For The Afghan Interpreter Who Aided His Fallen Son

Sep 23, 2015
Some 13,000 Afghans and Iraqis who worked with the U.S. are awaiting visas they were promised. NPR's Quil Lawrence looks at a case involving an Afghan interpreter who was in the thick of the fighting.
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The Two-Way
The International Monetary Fund says the U.S. and China have a combined annual gross domestic product of about $30 trillion.

U.S.-China Business Relationship Is, As Trump Might Say, Huge

Sep 23, 2015
Even U.S. companies that don't have close ties with China have to be concerned with its slowing growth. When China buys fewer goods and commodities, prices fall for producers everywhere.
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The Two-Way
"I was most captivated by Ernest Hemingway's <em>The Old Man and the Sea</em>," Chinese President Xi Jinping told his audience at a banquet in Seattle on Tuesday night.

In U.S. Visit, China's President Talks Hemingway And Rum

Sep 23, 2015
Speaking at a Westin hotel in Seattle, the Communist leader referred to the show House of Cards and recounted how he drank rum at a bar in Cuba out of his affection for Ernest Hemingway.
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U.S.

Cybersecurity Tops Agenda As Chinese President Visits Obama

Sep 23, 2015
One of the biggest topics President Obama is expected to discuss with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week is the hacking of U.S. companies by China. American officials say the issue threatens relations between the countries, and the U.S. is threatening to impose sanctions.
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Goats and Soda
Men ride with Red God, which is housed in the base of a 60-foot tower.

The Red God Had The Earthquake Blues — But Now He's On A Roll!

Sep 22, 2015
Every 12 years, the Nepali deity goes for a chariot ride so the faithful can pay homage and pray for a good harvest. He ventured out in April, ran into an earthquake and took a very long break.
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The Two-Way
The front page of Tuesday's edition of the <em>International New York Times</em>, with a story about Thailand's king.

Thai Printing Company Refuses To Issue Today's 'New York Times'

Sep 22, 2015
The newspaper whose motto is "All the news that's fit to print" didn't meet a printer's requirements in Thailand on Tuesday because of a story about the king.
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Goats and Soda
Powder, tea bags, energy bars — these are some of the ways that moringa is attempting to make inroads into the American diet.

The Marketing Of Moringa: Is This The New Kale?

Sep 21, 2015
It could be. The moringa tree grows like a weed and has nutritious leaves and seed pods. But in both the developing and developed world, folks aren't always eager to try it.
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Goats and Soda

Mother Knows Best When It Comes To Cooking With Moringa

Sep 21, 2015
Moringa is being touted as the newest superfood. But people in Asia and Africa have been eating it for years. And now there's renewed interest in the tree's ability to feed poor communities.
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The Two-Way
Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a news conference with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier about the ongoing crisis in Syria, at Villa Borsig, Berlin, on Sunday.

Kerry: U.S. Will Take 100,000 Refugees A Year By 2017

Sep 20, 2015
The secretary of state said the U.S. would ratchet up the number of migrants Washington accepts over the next few years to help the European Union deal with the ongoing crisis.
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The Two-Way
Syrian refugee woman cries by one of her children as she and family members arrive in an overcrowded dinghy on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea from the Turkish coast, on Saturday.

Dozens Of Migrants Feared Dead In Aegean Sea Boat Accidents

Sep 20, 2015
At least 13 refugees were killed when a ferry boat hit their dinghy and two dozen other are missing in after a boat sank off the Greek island of Lesbos.
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The Two-Way

Thai Activists Stage Pro-Democracy Rally In Defiance Of Junta

Sep 19, 2015
A few hundred activists from the New Democracy Movement marched through the streets of Bangkok calling for a restoration of elected government.
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The Two-Way
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers a speech during the international seminar commemorating the 10th anniversary of the September 19 joint statement of six-party talks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on Saturday.

China Calls On North Korea To Halt Planned Space Launch, Nuclear Test

Sep 19, 2015
Beijing says "all parties" involved in the North Korean nuclear issue should refrain from actions that could increase tensions.
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Goats and Soda
A rooftop perch is perfect for kite-flying.

Let's Go Fly A Million Kites (And Watch Them Cut Each Other)

Sep 19, 2015
Each January, the skies over cities in the Indian state of Gujarat are full of kites. It's a celebration of spring — and a chance for cutthroat competition.
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The Two-Way
A dinghy with volunteer rescuers (left) tows a dinghy overcrowded with Afghan refugees that was drifting out of control between the Greek island of Lesbos and the Turkish coast on Saturday.

Croatia, Hungary Trade Refugees And Harsh Words

Sep 19, 2015
Zagreb has begun sending thousands of migrants back to hard-line Hungary, sparking a war of words between the two nations over border security.
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Goats and Soda
Source: <em>The Lancet</em>

The Good News And Bad News About How People Die

Sep 18, 2015
Childhood malnutrition and unsafe water are no longer in the top 10 of risks for death. But lifestyle-related risks, from smoking to diets high in salt and low in fruits, are killing millions.
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The Two-Way
A young woman holds a placard protesting against controversial military reform bills outside Japan's parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday. Lawmakers passed two measures to expand the role of Japan's military for the first time since World War II.

Japan's Parliament Approves Landmark Laws To Expand Military's Role

Sep 18, 2015
After days of intense debate, the controversial security bills were approved allowing the Self-Defense Forces to be deployed overseas for the first time since World War II.
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The Two-Way
Soldiers help emergency workers wheel an injured man to a hospital after an attack by Taliban militiamen on an air force base in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Friday.

Nearly 30 Dead In Taliban Attack On Pakistan Air Base

Sep 18, 2015
A mosque inside the military compound near Peshawar was also attacked and many killed in the assault were attending Friday prayers.

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