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U.N. Climate Conference President On 'Last Best Chance' To Combat Global Warming

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alok Sharma, president of the United Nations climate change conference COP 26, which is set to take place in Glasgow after being postponed a year.

Almanac - Wednesday 10/7/20

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The winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine are Gregg Semenza of the U.S., Peter Ratcliffe of Britain and William Kaelin of the U.S. They're seen here on a screen during a news conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

Trio Wins Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine For Work On Cells And Oxygen

The three physicians "found the molecular switch that regulates how our cells adapt when oxygen levels drop," a member of the Nobel Committee said.

The small bird was believed to have gone extinct, but after a bumper crop of beech seeds this year, conservationists estimate the orange-fronted parakeet population has likely doubled.

Rare New Zealand Parakeet Population Doubles After 'Epic' Breeding Season

The orange-fronted parakeet, known locally as the kākāriki karaka, is in the midst of a prolonged mating season after a beech seed boon. So far, more than 150 chicks have been born in the baby boom.

News Brief: CDC Web Tool, Jamal Khashoggi Report, USPS Delays

CDC launches tool for people to find where to get vaccinated. Biden administration is expected to release a report on the killing of a Saudi journalist. House panel presses postmaster on mail delays.

Bob Dole testifies before a Senate committee in 2007. The 1996 Republican presidential nominee and longtime GOP Senate leader has died.

Bob Dole, longtime GOP senator and 1996 presidential nominee, dies

After recovering from wounds suffered in World War II, Dole went on to represent Kansas in Congress for more than 30 years.

In A 2-Hour Prime-Time Interview, Oprah Talks To Meghan And Harry

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Kristen Meinzer, a royal watcher and author, about Oprah Winfrey's interview broadcast on CBS with Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the duke and duchess of Sussex.

News Brief: U.S. Wildfires, Coronavirus Relief Bill, Russian Election Hackers

Fires continue to rage in the West Coast. The Senate failed to advance another COVID-19 relief bill. And, Microsoft says the Russian hackers who disrupted the 2016 election are back.

Heba Alrejleh and Radwan Jomaa with children Aya, 11, Lilian, 4, and Mohamed, 10. "The words 'to send us back to Syria' means to destroy our lives," says Jomaa.

In Denmark, Fears Grow Among Syrian Asylum-Seekers As Residence Permits Are Revoked

Denmark says security in Syria has improved enough for some refugees to go back. "The words 'to send us back to Syria' means to destroy our lives," says a Syrian whose residence permit was revoked.

In Mumbai, some prosperous neighborhoods sit alongside slums. This year's Gates report on progress toward eliminating poverty notes that there is vast inequality not only between nations, but within many of them.

Gates Foundation Says World Not On Track To Meet Goal Of Ending Poverty By 2030

The foundation has just released its annual report on progress toward Sustainable Development Goals. The conclusion: Inequality is rampant, and it's time for some hard choices.

New York Philharmonic Takes The Show On The Road. Literally

After a five-month hiatus because of the pandemic, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra takes its show on the road in its pull-up concert series out of a pickup truck.

Lorde, whose new album <em>Solar Power</em> was released Aug. 20, 2021.

Lorde, Now Fully Adulting, Embraces A Folksy Analog On 'Solar Power'

The pop star has spent the four years growing up and slowing down – she speaks to Morning Edition about her new album and sound, including using her synesthesia like a creative scythe.

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