Zap Racket Helps Brazilians Deal With Mosquitoes
Brazilians bedeviled by mosquitoes bat away the nuisances with an electrified tennis racket. (This piece initially aired on June 14, 2015 on Weekend Edition Sunday).
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Global Economy Feels Ripples Of Chinese Stock Market Fall
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to three NPR correspondents about the state of the global economy, including Frank Langfitt in Shanghai, Corey Flintoff in Moscow, and Lourdes Garcia-Navarro in Rio de Janeiro.
Tony Gleaton: Photographing The African Story Across The Americas
Tony Gleaton left a budding career in fashion photography to travel across continents, taking pictures of landscapes and people of the Americas that had special meaning for the African diaspora.
Tropical Storm Danny Losing Strength, But Still Packs A Punch
The storm, downgraded from a Category 3 hurricane to a tropical storm over the course of Saturday, is expected to continue to lose steam as it heads toward the the eastern Caribbean.
Danny Becomes First Hurricane Of Atlantic Season
The storm, tracking westward toward the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean, now has sustained winds of nearly 75 mph.
On Eve Of Embassy Reopening, Fidel Castro Says U.S. Owes Cuba 'Millions'
In a newspaper column, the former Cuban president says "Cuba is owed compensation equivalent to damages" because of the decades-long U.S. embargo.
New Rules Go Into Effect At Busy U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing
At the San Ysidro crossing between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico is requiring foreign pedestrians to show a passport and fill out entry paperwork.
Recession Inspires Brazilians To Protest Against President Rousseff
Once the darling of emerging world economies, Brazil is deeply mired in recession. Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians poured onto streets across the country this past weekend to voice their anger.
You Asked, We Deliver: A Portrait Of The World's Finest Panama Hat
So here it is — only it turns out that it won't be 100 percent finished until someone buys this high point of haberdashery.
The Underage Girls Of Mexico's Sex Trade: Hope Amid The Horror
A new study finds that one in four of the sex workers in Tijuana and Juarez started as minors. A safe house is helping some of them find a new life.