Jackie Northam
Stories
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Business
Salvage Teams Race To Reopen Blocked Suez Canal
A massive container ship that has blocked the Suez Canal for six days has been partially freed. Traffic has not yet resumed in the canal, which is among the world's most important waterways.
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Business
Here's How A Long Shutdown Of The Suez Canal Might Roil The Global Economy
With one of the world's largest container ships solidly lodged in the Suez Canal, blocking billions of dollars' worth of commerce each day, NPR takes a look at the worldwide implications.
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World
What It Would Take For Biden To Revive The Iran Deal
President Biden wants to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal that his predecessor pulled out of. It's at a standstill, but analysts say the Biden administration can make gestures to bring Iran to the table.
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Politics
Biden Has Options To Leverage Trump's Sanctions On Iran
The tough sanctions that former president Trump slapped on Iran are still in place and President Biden has a few options to use them to bring Iran back to the nuclear deal.
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Politics
Biden Announces U.S. Will Engage Diplomatically To End War In Yemen
Taking on two world crises, President Biden pledged to use diplomacy to end the long Yemen war and to allow more refugees to come to the US.
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Politics
How U.S.-Saudi Arabia Relations Could Change Under Biden Administration
Saudi Arabia got a pass from the Trump administration on the controversial moves of its crown prince. The Biden administration is expected to change that.
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Business
'Sea Prison': COVID-19 Has Left Hundreds Of Thousands Of Seafarers Stranded
Once the pandemic began, many countries prevented crew members from leaving ships. Some ended up trapped at sea for more than a year. Maritime organizations are pushing for more seafarer protections.
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Health
Many Seafarers Are Stranded Aboard Ships Because Of The Coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic has trapped hundreds of thousands of seafarers aboard cargo ships, unable to get off or switch crews due to fears of spreading the infection.
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World
Saudi Arabia To Reopen Borders With Qatar
The U.S. has brokered a deal between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, ending a long feud that undermined the Trump administration's strategy in the Persian Gulf.
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World
Loujain Al-Hathloul: Saudi Arabia Transfers Activist's Trial To Terrorism Court
The activist's sister tells NPR her parents "saw a very weak, tired, exhausted Loujain" at her court appearance: "They said that her body was shaking, that she could barely hold the papers."