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Desperate Scramble Preceded Sinking of Ferry

NPR

Published February 4, 2006 at 2:09 PM EST

Survivors arrive at the Egyptian port of Safaga on Saturday.

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As medical strike drags on in South Korea, patients are on edge

Se Eun Gong

Seven months have passed since South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced a plan to increase the number of doctors. Trainee doctors walked off their jobs in protest and they haven’t returned.
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Torrential rains trigger mass evacuations as rivers surge in Central Europe

The Associated Press

Torrential rains in Central Europe have forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels on Sunday.
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How do you help young Afghan refugees heal? A new program in Maine offers a way

Rhitu Chatterjee

Research shows that a toxic mix of past traumas and the stresses of resettlement puts refugee kids at significantly higher risk of long term mental health challenges. A new effort aims to mitigate those risks by supporting parents and children in refugee families.

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