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Some people on Indonesia’s Simeulue island relied on folklore to escape the 2004 tsunami
The majority of deaths from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were in Indonesia. But the island of Simeulue was largely spared.
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Corruption endemic in Albania
In October, Albania’s former president was arrested on suspicion of corruption and money laundering. The former prime minister and leader of the main opposition Democratic Party is also awaiting trial ...
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The World looks back at a year of sports
It’s been a busy year of news — including in sports. The World’s Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman revisit some of our favorite sports stories of 2024 with our sports correspondent Bianca Hillier.
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On Simeulue island in Indonesia, folk knowledge helped people escape 2004 tsunami
Nearly a quarter of a million people died from the earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004; the majority of deaths were in Indonesia. But one island, off the coast of the hardest-hit province in ...