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Newly elected prime minister Avdullah Hoti (center) walks out of the parliament building in the capital Pristina, on Wednesday.

After Unprecedented Strains With Longtime Friend U.S., Kosovo Has A New Government

Albin Kurti, ousted as prime minister in March, clashed with the U.S. envoy who is tasked with encouraging peace talks between Kosovo and Serbia. Kurti refused to drop tariffs on Serbian goods.

American evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship arrive at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Monday in San Antonio, Texas.

14 Americans Taken Off Cruise Ship And Flown To U.S. Test Positive For Coronavirus

U.S. officials said the people infected with the virus were isolated from the other passengers. The two evacuation flights landed at military bases in California and Texas.

Uighur writer and poet Abdurehim Imin Parach stands in the Zeytinburnu neighborhood of Istanbul. He has been detained twice by Turkish authorities. NPR spoke to more than a dozen Uighurs in Istanbul who detailed how Turkish police arrested them and sent them to deportation centers, sometimes for months, without telling them why they had been detained.

'I Thought It Would Be Safe': Uighurs In Turkey Now Fear China's Long Arm

Once viewed as a refuge by members of the Muslim minority group, Turkey has detained Uighurs and told them to hush criticism about the Chinese government. Some have already been deported.

What could you possibly have to learn from a houseplant?

The Lessons To Be Learned From Forcing Plants To Play Music

It's not as mean as it might sound (though it does involve a little electrocution) and the results can be both beautiful and, well, eye-opening.

Shake Shack shortened managers' workweeks to four days at some stores a year and a half ago. Recently, the burger chain expanded the trial to a third of its U.S. stores.

Enjoy The Extra Day Off! More Bosses Give 4-Day Workweek A Try

The notion of a shorter workweek might sound crazy to overworked Americans, but around the world, companies and even governments are starting to embrace it. The key is fewer meetings and distractions.

Archipelgao owner, Chef Aaron Verzosa teaches Chef Marcus Samuelsson how to make pandesal.

NO PASSPORT REQUIRED: Season 2

Airs Mondays, Jan. 20 & 27 at 10 p.m., Feb. 3 at 10:30 p.m. & Feb. 10 - Feb. 24, 2020 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden pauses while speaking after receiving an endorsement from Rep. James Clyburn earlier this week.

'I Will Win': What It Would Mean For Biden To Lose South Carolina

The former vice president got some promising results in polling leading into the primary this week. But even with a win, he still has lots of catching up to do to hope to win the nomination.

Joe Biden's Campaign Is On The Line In South Carolina

The former vice president got some promising results in polling leading into the primary this week. But even with a win, he still has lots of catching up to do to hope to win the nomination.

In this picture taken on September 3, 2019 used medical waste is pictured on Clifton beach in Karachi. - Swarms of flies, water-borne illnesses, and rivers of sewage have brought Pakistan's Karachi to its knees this rainy season as decades of mismanagement have turned the countrys commercial capital into a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

She Tweeted About Medical Waste On A Beach — And It Had An Impact

Shaniera Akram, the wife of the legendary Pakistani cricket star Wasim Akram, took a walk on a Karachi beach and saw hazardous medical waste. So she issued a plea for action on social media.

President Trump is an avid social media user, but he has also come down hard on Big Tech. He's hosting a social media summit on Thursday, and some of his biggest supporters on social media will attend.

Far-Right Social Media Personalities Headed To The White House

The Trump administration has invited high-profile, conservative activists and bloggers to the White House for a social media summit. But they did not invite Facebook and Twitter.

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