‘Fattoush’ study says food prices soar in Lebanon
PRI Public Radio International· 1 day agoA new study from the University of Beirut is being dubbed the "Fattoush Index." The study measures the increase in prices for ingredients of the Middle Eastern salad due to the faltering Lebanese ...
Proposed changes in DNA collection could help the Pentagon identify the remains of thousands of...
PRI Public Radio International· 6 days agoNow, the Pentagon is considering changing that, essentially modernizing the process. It's looking to Ancestry.com and 23andMe as a model. The World’s host ...
Chad’s President Idriss Déby dies after clashes with rebels, army says
PRI Public Radio International· 15 hours agoChadian President Idriss Déby Itno has died of injuries suffered on the front line in northern Chad,...
Former Amb McFaul weighs in on escalating tensions between the US and Russia
PRI Public Radio International· 10 hours agoTensions between the US and Russia are escalating practically by the day. On Tuesday, the State...
New technology could identify thousands of unknown soldiers who died in World War II
PRI Public Radio International· 6 days agoThe remains of some 6,000 soldiers who died in World War II have still not been identified. Current rules require a DNA sample from a relative before remains can be exhumed for testing. < ...
Raúl Castro expected to step down as leader of Cuba
PRI Public Radio International· 4 days agoCastro's Communist government. It also marks a significant change for the future of Cuba: Raúl Castro is expected to step down as Communist Party chief and leader of the nation at the party's ...
Hong Kong democracy activists sentenced in court as crackdown continues
PRI Public Radio International· 4 days agoKong continues. On Friday, multiple pro-democracy activists and opposition politicians were sentenced in a Hong Kong court. That includes prominent democracy advocates Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee ...
Brooklyn Center mayor on George Floyd case: Black people can no longer tolerate ‘a state of terror’
PRI Public Radio International· 1 day agoThe country and observers from around the world are on edge as closing arguments wrap up in the case...
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny's health warrants 'justified, grave concern,' says his adviser
PRI Public Radio International· 1 day agoThe health of Alexei Navalny is becoming a question of diplomatic urgency. The Russian opposition...