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  • The Downstream Effects of China's Rare Earth Mining

    The Downstream Effects of China's Rare Earth Mining
    2025/07/18
    China has nearly cornered the market in rare earth minerals, which are a necessary component to much of our technology today. But China sources some of those rare earths and other heavy metals from neighboring Myanmar. And the ramped up in production there is causing downstream environmental concerns in Thailand. We go to Thailand to understand the issue.

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  • Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media

    Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
    2025/07/18
    Act now to ensure public media remains free and accessible to all. Your donation will help this essential American service survive and thrive. Visit donate.npr.org now.

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  • China's Stranglehold on Coveted Rare Earth Minerals

    China's Stranglehold on Coveted Rare Earth Minerals
    2025/07/17
    The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth minerals, sought after for the production of cell phones, computers, electric and hybrid vehicles, and more. But in the last few decades, China has cornered that market and surpassed the US. We explore how.

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  • The Impact of Fewer Babies Being Born in Countries Around the Globe

    The Impact of Fewer Babies Being Born in Countries Around the Globe
    2025/07/16
    More families around the world are choosing to have fewer children or none all. Many countries, including the U.S., now face a rapidly aging population that could begin to shrink. We look at why this is happening and what it could mean for the future.

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  • Childhood Stamp Collection Opened a Reporter's Eyes to the World

    Childhood Stamp Collection Opened a Reporter's Eyes to the World
    2025/07/15
    Clearing out a closet, attic or garage can be a chore. Old photographs, clothes and books can create clutter, or take up space that's sometimes needed for something else. But every so often, the heirlooms or mementos that you find retain some value: if that's emotional value, it can be hard to part with them. If it's financial, that can make it easier, as Willem Marx hoped it would be with his childhood stamp collection in London.

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  • Syrians in Turkey Decide Whether to Return Home

    Syrians in Turkey Decide Whether to Return Home
    2025/07/14
    Millions of Syrians fled their country during the civil war that lasted more than a decade. Now the dictator has been deposed and the country is trying to recover. Many ex-pat Syrians, including a large number in Turkey, are looking at what they have left in Syria and deciding whether to return.

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  • Russia Intensifies Its Air War in Ukraine

    Russia Intensifies Its Air War in Ukraine
    2025/07/11
    Russia ratcheted up air attacks by drones and missiles on Ukraine this week. The increase comes as President Trump has expressed frustration at Russian President Vladimir Putin's seeming unwillingness to enter talks to end the war. Trump indicated the U.S. would resume shipments of weapons to Ukraine that had previously been suspended. Our correspondent in Kyiv gives us the latest.

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  • Syria, Six Months After a Dictator Departed

    Syria, Six Months After a Dictator Departed
    2025/07/10
    Our correspondent goes back to Syria six months after the ouster of dictator Bashar Al-Assad to see the country's growing pains in its new era.

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    7 分