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Brazil is seeing a record number of coronavirus deaths as a new variant overwhelms the health care system. Over 1,900 deaths on Wednesday marked the second day in a row of record deaths.

Americana trio Lula Wiles join NPR's Mary Louise Kelly to discuss their newest album Shame and Sedition, out May 21st, and how to make a protest anthem in the modern era.

The online-petition startup is the latest tech company where activism among workers has led to the formation of a labor union. Once taboo in Silicon Valley, unions are now on the rise.

Afghans in New Delhi have watched with horror as the Taliban take back control of Afghanistan, and they want to help relatives escape. But many refugees can't get work permits in India.

Augusten Burroughs is one of America's most successful memoirists. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with him about his latest book, Lust & Wonder.

The collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban's return to power are getting different responses from around the world. We hear from reporters in Paris, Beijing and Moscow.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Giulio Boccaletti about his new book Water: A Biography, which takes readers through the complex and surprising history of humanity and water.

In his new book for Gen Z readers, Charles Kenny explains why despite all the gloom and doom, the world is getting better for billions. NPR turned to two Gen Zers to help ask him the tough questions.

Before multiplex cinemas, India had tens of thousands of single-screen movie houses. But the way Indians watch movies has changed, and the pandemic forced many old cinemas to shut their doors forever.

Haiti received its first shipment of doses in July, just days after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse — and amid rising violence, poverty and the hurricane season.