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Popcorn Prices Lead To Supreme Court Case In India

8:21am December 29, 2019

by Sushmita Pathak

In India, movie popcorn prices have led to protests. One man says barring people from taking their own snacks into theaters discriminates against the poor, and has taken the case to the Supreme Court.

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Why Japanese Fathers Don't Take Paternity Leave

8:21am December 29, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan is trying to get more men to take paternity leave in order to address the country's aging population and shrinking workforce. Despite being guaranteed a year of leave, only 6% take it.

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South Korea was once the largest source of children for international adoptions. The U.S. became their main destination. Some Korean-born adoptees feel distant from both the country of their birth and the country where they were raised, but in recent year

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'Feeling Like We Belong': U.S. Adoptees Return To South Korea To Trace Their Roots

5:50pm December 27, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

South Korea was once the largest source of children for international adoptions. Now some adoptees are building ties with birth family members. Critics say South Korean adoption laws need improvement.

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A Small, But Growing Number Of People In China Say They Care About Data Privacy

5:48pm December 27, 2019

by Emily Feng

China surveils its citizens but doesn't do a good job of protecting the information it collects. Now a small number of privacy advocates are saying the country should do more.

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Residents outside their home, damaged by Typhoon Phanfone at Concepcion town, Iloilo province, central Philippines on Friday.

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Death Toll Rises In Wake of Philippines Typhoon: At Least 28 Dead

3:21pm December 27, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

As tens of thousands of people struggle to rebuild their homes and lives in the Philippines, officials say the number of casualties is expected to rise.

Police and rescuers work on the site of a plane crash near Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan on Friday. A Bek Air flight crashed Friday shortly after takeoff, killing at least 12 people on board.

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Kazakh Flight Crashes, Killing At Least 12 And Injuring 54

12:22pm December 27, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The plane was a Dutch-built Fokker 100 aircraft operated by Bek Air, which bills itself as Kazakhstan's first low-cost carrier. Officials said the plane's tail hit the runway twice during takeoff.

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At Least 12 Killed In Kazakhstan Plane Crash

6:28am December 27, 2019

by Lucian Kim

A plane crashed in Kazakhstan shortly after takeoff Friday, killing at least 12 people.

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Dozens Killed As Typhoon Hits Philippines

6:28am December 27, 2019

A typhoon has killed dozens of people in the Philippines. NPR's Noel King talks with journalist Ana Santos.

Japan's Justice Minister Masako Mori, pictured in 2014, called it an "extremely cruel and brutal case." She signed Wei Wei's execution order on Monday.

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Japan Hangs Chinese Prisoner, First Foreigner Executed In 10 Years

8:59pm December 26, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"It is an extremely cruel and brutal case in which the happily living family members ... were all murdered because of truly selfish reasons," Justice Minister Masako Mori said at a news conference.

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Some Adoptees Are Returning To South Korea To Trace Their Roots And Reconnect

5:25pm December 26, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

South Korea was first and the largest source of children for international adoptions, with the U.S. as their chief destination. Now, some adoptees are returning to South Korea to trace their roots.

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