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PBS NewsHour - World

Attitudes towards experimenting on monkeys are diverging

Many countries are growing warier, even as China races ahead [...]

As wildfires continue to ravage America, floods are wreaking havoc elsewhere

Both phenomena are linked to climate change [...]

America, China and the race to the Moon

Half a century on, the race back to the Moon looks markedly different from the first [...]

As the death penalty becomes less common, life imprisonment becomes more so

Reformers say life is often too long [...]

As lockdowns lift, media firms brace for an “attention recession”

People have spent a year glued to screens, but now the attention boom is turning to bust [...]

News Wrap: Pelosi calls McCarthy a 'moron' as House leaders trade barbs over mask rules

In our news wrap Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy traded barbs over the House's reimposed masking requirements. McCarthy called them a bid for "control," and… [...]

Haiti's new PM pledges to hold elections as soon as possible following president slaying

Haiti's newly installed prime minister has pledged to hold elections as soon as possible following the slaying of President Jovenel Moïse. Ariel Henry spoke on Wednesday during his first press… [...]

Greeks split over pathway, elevator construction for disabled Parthenon visitors

The United Nations world heritage body, UNESCO, wants Greece to stop installing concrete paths around the iconic Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens. Much of the work has been completed,… [...]

Mexico says officials spent $61 million on Pegasus spyware

The government says many of the contracts with the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group were signed with front companies, which are often used in Mexico to facilitate kickbacks or avoid… [...]

Leftist rural teacher sworn in as Peru's president

A leftist political novice who has promised to be a champion of his country's poor has been sworn in as Peru's new president. Rural teacher Pedro Castillo has never held… [...]