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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

• What was 'Disease X' and what can we learn from it?
  Four weeks after a puzzling outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has identified the cause.
  
• Examining Biden's presidential legacy. And, north Gaza's last key hospital shut down
  President Biden signed significant legislation that his backers say will leave a lasting impact. And, north Gaza's last major hospital has been shut down with no ceasefire in sight.
  
• Reporters' notebook: revisiting Afghan refugees starting anew in the U.S.
  NPR reporters revisit Afghans who fled their home country after Taliban's takeover in the summer of 2021.
  
• What to know about Finland, Russia's 'shadow fleet' and a severed undersea cable
  Finland says a ship affiliated with Russia's "shadow fleet" is linked to a 60-mile-long anchor drag mark on the seafloor. A power cable in the Baltic Sea was severed last week.
  
• WHO director urges Israel to stop attacks on Gaza's medical infrastructure
  World Health Organization director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who escaped an Israeli airstrike in Yemen, says Gaza's health crisis is indescribable and is calling for a ceasefire.
  
• Examining the state of India's opposition parties
  India's opposition coalition gained ground this year following a weeks-long election. But are they ready to challenge ruling BJP's prominence?
  
• Morning news brief
  This year was an intense one for the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. U.N. aid groups say hospital's collapse in northern Gaza threatens people's survival. How might history remember Joe Biden?
  
• South Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash
  Many worry how effectively the South Korean government will handle the disaster as it grapples with a leadership vacuum after the impeachments of the country's top two officials.
  
• Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed documents in 'major' cyber incident
  The revelation comes as the U.S. grapples with a massive cyberespionage campaign that gave Chinese officials access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans.
  

Monday, December 30, 2024

• Photos: Former President Carter redefined post-presidency role
  The Nobel Peace Prize winner devoted himself to improving the health of people around the world, promoting democracy and resolving global conflicts.