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Award-Winning Author Recalls Past Experiences With Hurricanes In Native Haiti

4:32pm October 07, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat about her article in The New Yorker, "Hurricane Matthew's Devastating Toll in Haiti." She's been in touch with friends and family whose homes were destroyed, and she reflects on how she and others will find ways to help and and support them.

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Colombia's President Wins Nobel Peace Prize

11:27am October 07, 2016

by John Otis

Juan Manuel Santos was cited for reaching a peace agreement with the FARC insurgency. Earlier this week, Colombia's voters narrowly rejected the peace deal in a binding referendum.

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People help each other across the river La Digue in Petit Goave, Haiti, on Wednesday, a day after Hurricane Matthew raked the island nation.

In Haiti, Slow Revelations About The Scale Of Hurricane Destruction

9:09pm October 06, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Hurricane Matthew drowned and battered the island nation on Tuesday. At least 283 people died and, more than 48 hours after the storm made landfall, many of the worst hit areas are still inaccessible.

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At Least 100 People Dead After Hurricane Matthew Hits Haiti

7:10pm October 06, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

Reports are beginning to surface from Haiti's southwest coast, which received a direct hit from Hurricane Matthew earlier this week. The storm left the region cut off for days. Thousands of homes have been destroyed, and at least 100 people are reported dead.

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Medical Shortages Lead To Avoidable Deaths In Venezuela

6:06pm October 06, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Associated Press correspondent Hannah Dreier about how shortages of medicine, medical supplies and services are causing avoidable deaths in Venezuela.

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Colombia Returns To Drawing Board After Peace Deal Failure

4:34pm October 06, 2016

by John Otis

Colombia returned to the drawing board after a widely celebrated and highly touted peace deal with leftist guerrillas failed at the ballot box. It was a sharp rebuke to those convinced it would win widespread voter support.

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The probability of tropical storm force winds predicted by the National Hurricane Center for Hurricane Matthew.

'We Were Already In A Cholera Crisis'; Hurricane Pummels Haiti, Heads North

9:17pm October 05, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Hurricane Matthew killed at least 11 people in Haiti before it barreled north toward the Bahamas. Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas all declared states of emergency as they prepared for the storm.

Haiti's Presidential Election Delayed In Wake Of Hurricane

6:01pm October 05, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Haiti's presidential election has been delayed multiple times in the past year. The country is being run by an interim president, whose constitutional mandate has already expired.

A man carries a Nile Perch of about 175 pounds caught in a lake in Uganda. The huge fish — they can weigh up to 440 pounds — were introduced to several African lakes and have wiped out hundreds of local species.

Why A Really Big Fish Isn't Always Good For Business

3:59pm October 05, 2016

by Natalie Jacewicz

Developing countries have been invaded by 200-pound Nile perch, pretty flowers and beavers. A new study asks: What's the impact?

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Meet The Man Tapped To Become The Next U.N. Secretary-General

3:20pm October 05, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The U.N. Security Council endorsed Portuguese politician Antonio Guterres. A former U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Guterres led worldwide efforts to help refugees.

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