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Tech and telecom companies stepped up with much needed services. Facebook and Google offered tools to help those in the region let family and friends know they're OK. Other firms cut calling costs.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti about how the Chinese government has been dismantling CIA operations in the country by killing or imprisoning CIA informants.

Robert Mugabe is the only leader that Zimbabwe has ever had. For many, the 93-year-old is a hero, for liberating the country. But he is also seen as a tyrant, for crushing his opposition time and time again, often with violence. What will a new leader mean for Zimbabwe's relations with the West?

A new containment zone in New Rochelle, N.Y., is designed to slow the spread of coronavirus, but officials worry about it reaching seniors, especially those living in nursing homes.

The topics range from the way mangroves fight climate change to a pop-up pub in China where young patrons learn about the issue of sexual consent.

In high-tech Estonia, home of Skype, one group is using the Internet for a different kind of venture: the Bank of Happiness, an online market for good deeds. The concept is that people do nice things for each other, just because — no payments or products are involved. The bank has more than 500 ads.

A federal appeals court struck down North Carolina's voter ID law. Law professor Rick Hasen explains why and what impact it will have.

The Caribbean island had to evacuate all its residents when Hurricane Irma hit last month. NPR's Michel Martin catches up with reporter Anika Kentish, who has been following the story of their return.

Comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial began Monday morning in a suburban Philadelphia courtroom. Lawyers on both sides used opening statements to raise questions about both Cosby and accuser Andrea Constand.

Aung San Suu Kyi aims to convince an international court that charges of genocide against the Muslim minority Rohingya are false. About 700,000 refugees fled a brutal crackdown in 2017.