By Scott Simon NPR’s Scott Simon talks to freelance reporter Lydia Emmanouilidou about the deadly capsizing of a boat off the Greek coast in June, and how authorities failed to help roughly 700 migrants on board. Source: New report shows the Greece Coast guard’s role in boat capsizing that killed hundreds
By Joanna Kakissis Award-winning novelist Victoria Amelina, who retrained as a war crimes researcher to document Russian atrocities and preserve Ukrainian culture, has met a tragic end. (Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR) Award-winning novelist Victoria Amelina, who retrained as a war crimes researcher to document Russian atrocities and preserve Ukrainian culture, has met a tragic end. […]
By Vincent Ni A book recounts how precious works of art thousands of years old were taken to safety as Japan began its invasion of China in the 1930s — a part of China’s history largely unknown outside Asia. (Image credit: Simon & Schuster) A book recounts how precious works of art thousands of years […]