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Governments in countries across Africa have promised to deliver free menstrual pads to girls. But are they getting the details right?

Petrov was on overnight duty in 1983 when computers indicated the U.S. had launched a nuclear strike against his country. He had only a few nerve-jangling minutes to act.

Swiss authorities are puzzled by several toilet systems in Geneva that are clogged with shredded currency. Each individual bill is worth nearly $600.

"Hard to compare to anything I've ever seen, the sheer destruction from the impact of this collision," said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

It's a great tale of Cold War intrigue that includes eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, a CIA covert operation and a Soviet sub with nuclear missiles that sank to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

"You don't realize until you lose electricity that [it] basically runs your life," says one resident who is most worried about the oppressive heat. "It's like living in the 1700s."

If NPR makes a mistake, usually listeners won't know without checking online.

Over 400,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in just the past three weeks. Aid agencies and the Bangladesh government are struggling to cope.

Hemp, Hops and Truffles – sounds like an ingredient list for a new craft beer All three are being studied as potential alternative cash crops here in…