Lauren Frayer
Stories
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Health
COVID is spiking in India, further straining the country's health system
India's COVID-19 caseload is quickly rising, as omicron threatens the country's already precarious health system.
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World
India blocks foreign funding for Mother Teresa's charity
The Indian government says it has refused to renew a permit that allows the Missionaries of Charity to use foreign funds to operate orphanages and hospices across the country.
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Health
COVID-19 surges are forcing countries around the world to adapt
Health experts worldwide are warning that the battle against the Omicron variant is far from over. Three NPR correspondents provide the latest on the pandemic from Europe and South Asia.
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Arts & Life
This 19th-century short story might help combat racism against refugees today
India's Rabindranath Tagore was the first nonwhite writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature. His 1892 story, "The Kabuliwala," fostered empathy for migrants and refugees. It still resonates today.
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Asia
India's top military official, Bipin Rawat, dies in a helicopter crash
An investigation is underway into Wednesday's helicopter crash that killed India's top military leader — along with 12 other people, including his wife.
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World
Riots haven broken out after soldiers in India killed members of an indigenous tribe
The killings of more than a dozen tribal people by Indian forces threaten a shaky ceasefire in one of the world's longest-running struggles for self-determination by indigenous people.
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Education
New Delhi is closing schools as it tries to deal with air pollution
Kids in Delhi, India, have been indoors for 20 months –- first for COVID, now for smog beyond four times what's safe. Officials have installed towers to filter it, but scientists say they don't work.
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Business
India's farmers faced down a popular prime minister and won. What will they do now?
India is repealing controversial farm laws that sparked a year of protest from farmers. Analysts say it's both a victory for nonviolent resistance, and a shrewd political move.
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World
Comedian Vir Das called out sexual violence in India. Now he faces lawsuits
In his Kennedy Center show, Das spoke of two sides of his native India: rich and poor, united but divided over women's rights and more. It was a hit in D.C., but brought legal trouble in India.
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Health
Air pollution in northern India is causing partial lockdowns in New Delhi
India's capital is under partial lockdown because of a health emergency. But it's not COVID-19. It's air pollution that has exceeded four times what's safe.