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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- 'Tales of Kenzera: Zau' — a video game about grief, inspired by Bantu mythology
NPR's Juana Summers talks with game designer Abubakar Salim about the long journey of creating a game to process the grief of losing his father to cancer.
- What Congress' $60 billion of military aid for Ukraine could mean for the battlefield
Congress has approved $60 billion in military aid for Ukraine. Here's a look at what it it's likely to include and how it might reshape the battlefield.
- Horses were on the loose in London
Riderless horses from the royal Household Cavalry were galloping through central London Wednesday morning. They kept going for several miles.
- Shot by Israeli troops while getting aid, a boy in Gaza fights for his life
UNICEF says one child is injured or killed in Gaza every 10 minutes. This is the story of a 12-year-old boy shot by Israeli forces while he was trying to get food aid.
- The Story of One Child Living in Gaza
As Israel's war against Hamas continues, children in Gaza are suffering. According to the United Nations, more than 25,000 children have been killed or injured since October. That's one child every ten minutes. We hear about one of those children, a twelve year-old boy injured in Gaza.
For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates
- Biden signs $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Ukraine will get most of the weapons as it struggles to combat Russia's overwhelming firepower. The bill also includes more arms for Israel, and humanitarian help for Gaza.
- Runaway horses gallop through central London, blazing a path of mayhem and injuries
Five military horses got spooked during a training exercise, bolting and weaving a path of destruction across the city before being captured. Several people and horses are being treated for injuries.
- South Koreans sue government over climate change, saying policy violates human rights
Plaintiffs including 17-month-old boy nicknamed Woodpecker bring landmark climate litigation in South Korea, the first in Asia to get a public hearing.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Senate appears set to approve $95 billion in foreign aid
The Senate is expected advance a foreign aid package including money for Ukraine and Israel.
- Scrambled GPS: the New Electronic Fog of War
Two stories of how our reliance on GPS becomes problematic in regions experiencing war. In Ukraine, the power grid's use of GPS becomes a liability. And in the Middle East today, GPS "spoofing" causes a variety of issues from plane navigation to internet dating.
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