NPR7 hours agoA fluorescent green Venice canal is beguiling residents. Police are on the caseverified_publisherNPR - Emma BowmanSomething's in the water of Italy's famed Grand Canal in Venice. Venetians woke up to a mysterious patch of fluorescent green in the central waterway on Sunday. The verdant stretch hugged an embankment near the Rialto Bridge, and appeared to spread as the day went on, based on images posted to …
NPR7 hours agoHow Taiwan used women's voices to send secret messages into China and woo defectorsverified_publisherNPR - Emily FengKINMEN, Taiwan — Back in the 1970s, Tian Liyun could not travel to China's mainland, but her voice could. She was among a crew of Taiwanese broadcasters who took turns trying to cajole listeners in Communist China to defect. They recited slogans and played music, with powerful speakers and shortwave …
NPR8 hours agoThousands evacuated as Typhoon Mawar approaches the Philippinesverified_publisherNPR - The Associated PressMANILA, Philippines — Philippine officials began evacuating thousands of villagers, shut down schools and offices and imposed a no-sail ban Monday as Typhoon Mawar approached the country's northern provinces a week after battering the U.S. territory of Guam. The typhoon is packing maximum sustained …
NPR10 hours agoNorth Korea has notified Japan it plans to launch a satellite in the coming daysverified_publisherNPR - The Associated PressTOKYO — North Korea on Monday notified neighboring Japan that it plans to launch a satellite in coming days, which may be an attempt to put Pyongyang's first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit. Japan's coast guard said the notice it received from North Korean waterway authorities said the …
NPR22 hours agoErdogan cements his power with a victory in Turkey's presidential runoff electionverified_publisherNPR - Fatma TanisISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured a victory in a historic runoff election, the toughest challenge of his political career. The win cements his third term in power and signifies the endurance of his one-man executive rule, despite mounting grievances against him in …
NPR1 day agoTurkey returns to the polls for its presidential run-off electionverified_publisherNPR - Peter KenyonToday is Turkey's run-off election. Two weeks ago President Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to get a clear majority in his bid for reelection. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: It's Election Day in Turkey again. President Erdogan failed to get a clear majority two weeks ago. Many analysts suggest his strong showing …
