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Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a fresh rebuke against Myanmar over its repression of the Rohingya minority group, just days after a U.N. report concluded that security forces had slaughtered and raped hundreds of men, women and children in a “campaign of terror.”

"Pope Francis Rebukes Myanmar Over Treatment of Rohingya" is from the February 08, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The first inkling that Ross Mitchell knew something had gone awry was when a busload of Bulgarians he had hired to pick blueberries last month failed to appear. The way he saw it, they had been “hijacked.”

"‘Brexodus’ of Workers Has British Employers Scrambling to Fill Jobs" is from the December 16, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

What will our future look like — not in a century but in a mere two decades?

"What’s Next for Humanity: Automation, New Morality and a ‘Global Useless Class'" is from the March 19, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Ever since China announced last year that it no longer wanted to be the “world’s garbage dump,” recycling about half the globe’s plastics and paper products, Western nations have been puzzling over what to do when the ban went into effect, which it did on Jan. 1.

"Plastics Pile Up as China Refuses to Take the West’s Recycling" is from the January 11, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

The Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, threw early results of the country’s presidential election into doubt Wednesday, claiming that the electoral commission’s servers had been hacked to award the incumbent, Uhuru Kenyatta, a significant lead.

"Kenya Election Returns Were Hacked, Opposition Leader Says" is from the August 09, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Kristi Burns.

In a historic ruling and a first in Africa, Kenya’s Supreme Court nullified on Friday the re-election of a sitting president, ordering a new vote to be held within 60 days after its stunning decision that balloting last month had been tainted by irregularities.

"Kenya Supreme Court Nullifies Presidential Election" is from the September 01, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

Millions of Kenyans went to the polls Tuesday to vote for a new president, the culmination of a campaign dominated by concerns about the potential for vote-rigging and fears that the country will be plunged into violence once the winner is announced.

"Kenyans Vote in Presidential Election, Amid Fears of Violence" is from the August 08, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Kristi Burns.

The government of President Yoweri Museveni, still in power 31 years after setting out as a great hope for African democracy, routinely intimidates dissidents and journalists. Live broadcasts of demonstrations are banned, and social media is blocked during elections that are already deeply flawed. And the longer Museveni clings to power, the tighter his grip on dissent appears to be.

"Uganda Tries to Commit Critic of President to Mental Institution" is from the April 14, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Jef Holbrook.

Outside the Maasha’Allah internet cafe, Mohammed Hussain raised his voice over the recorded Quranic verses blaring from the abaya shop two doors down. He was furious that Britain’s latest terrorist attacker had amplified his city’s stigma.

“Why do all the jihadis come to Birmingham?” He half-shouted, prompting a passing group of teenage girls in bright colored headscarves to frown, then giggle.

"Unfairly or Not, London Attack Points to Birmingham as a Haven for Radicals" is from the March 26, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Katrin Bennhold and Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Even as he was preparing for the biggest struggle of his life, leading Britain in its fight against Nazi Germany, Winston Churchill had something else on his mind: extraterrestrials.

"A Lost Essay From Churchill, on Alien Life" is from the February 15, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

The killer turned out to be homegrown, a 52-year-old Briton, Khalid Masood, who had a criminal record but was not on any police-monitoring lists. The Islamic State, which rejects peace and coexistence, described Masood on Thursday as a disciple and hero for the assault carried out a day earlier in the shadow of Big Ben.

"Toll of London Attack Is Global for an Assailant Born in Britain" is from the March 24, 2017 World section of The New York Times.

A 42-year-old man who burned a Quran and posted a video of it on Facebook has been charged with blasphemy in Denmark, a striking decision by prosecutors in a country that is largely secular but has grappled with the role of Islam in public life.

"Danish Man Who Burned Quran Is Prosecuted for Blasphemy" is from the February 24, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

They called him Abu Zakariya al-Britani — the surname means “the Briton” — and they say he blew himself up Monday in an attack at a village southwest of Mosul, Iraq.

"British Militant Carried Out Suicide Attack in Iraq, Islamic State Group Says" is from the February 22, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Londoners struggled to maintain their poise Monday after a 24-hour strike on the Underground forced the evacuations of subway stations, left buses dangerously crammed and made thousands of commuters walk for hours to get to and from work.

"Strike Leaves London’s Underground Empty. Aboveground Is a Different Story." is from the January 09, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Russia sought an apology from Fox News on Monday after program host Bill O’Reilly described President Vladimir Putin as “a killer” during an interview with President Donald Trump.

"Kremlin Asks for Apology After O’Reilly Calls Putin ‘a Killer’" is from the February 06, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain knew about an unarmed Trident missile that reportedly misfired during a test in June, a spokesman said on Monday, after claims that the government had kept the failure a secret.

"May Knew of British Missile That Reportedly Misfired, Official Says" is from the January 23, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

LONDON — A car struck and injured several pedestrians and cyclists, then crashed into a security barrier just outside the Houses of Parliament in London early Tuesday, in what police said they were treating as a terrorist attack.

"London Driver Held in Terrorism Inquiry After Hitting Barrier Near Parliament" is from the August 14, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

LONDON — Police in London on Wednesday identified a Sudanese-born Briton from Birmingham as the driver who had plowed a car into three people and crashed outside Parliament, leaving authorities trying to pry a motive from a suspect they said was uncooperative.

"Briton From Sudan Is Named as Suspect in London Crash" is from the August 15, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Kristi Burns.

NORTHAMPTON, England — It was a seething, stomping protest in this ordinarily genteel medieval town: Throngs of residents, whistling and booing, swarmed the county hall. “Criminals!” they shouted. They held up banners that read: “Tory councilors wanted for crimes against people in Northamptonshire.”

"As Austerity Helps Bankrupt an English County, Even Conservatives Mutiny" is from the August 17, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.    

Gina Martin was at a concert in London last year, waiting excitedly for her favorite band to come on stage, when a man standing nearby with whom she had chatted briefly suddenly rubbed himself against her and placed his phone between her legs. She quickly realized that he had taken a picture of her crotch.

"U.K. Government Backs Bill to Make ‘Upskirting’ a Crime" is from the June 15, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Fleet Cooper.