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A giant inflatable toilet in front of U.N. headquarters marked World Toilet Day on November 19, 2014.

Check Out Every Single One Of The U.N.'s Special Days

March 21 is especially popular — it's got five "international days," from World Poetry Day to International Day of Forests.

Best-Of 'Live at Lake Effect': A special New Year's Day show

Today’s Lake Effect is a special music show to celebrate the New Year featuring songs from our "Live at Lake Effect" series, as well as interviews with the team involved in creating the episodes.

North Carolina Pastor Criticizes Trump's First 100 Days As 'A Disaster'

NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with Winston-Salem pastor John Mendez, who he met back in January during a road trip leading up to Donald Trump's inauguration. He says the Trump presidency has been even worse than he anticipated.

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a news conference in March.

Coronavirus Spread Hits 1-Day High, World Health Organization Says

"The world is in a new and dangerous phase," WHO's director-general says. "Many people are understandably fed up with being at home ... but the virus is still spreading fast."

A woman walks past a collapsed building in Jeremie, Haiti, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, four days after the city was struck by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake.

What We Know About The Situation In Haiti, Days After The Massive Earthquake

Tensions are rising among Haitians as recovery teams are still slow in reaching the needy impacted by the Aug. 14 earthquake that hit the southwestern area of the island.

Rescue workers look through the rubble of a collapsed building in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan on Sunday, following a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck early on Saturday. For more than 30 hours, rescuers have worked to free more than 120 people buried under the rubble of the apartment complex.

Day After Deadly Quake In Taiwan, Survivors Still Emerging From Rubble

More than 170 people have been saved from a collapsed high-rise building, and rescuers believe more survivors are trapped inside. At least 26 people are confirmed dead after Saturday's earthquake.

A sign on the M8 motorway last week in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Science Behind A 14-Day Quarantine After Possible COVID-19 Exposure

What's behind the "14 days of self-quarantine" guidance after exposure to someone with COVID-19 or after travel from a place with a high number of cases? Think of yourself as a potential incubator.

From pager blasts to Nasrallah's killing: 12 days that transformed a bloody conflict

NPR steps back and takes a closer look at the days leading up to the killing of Hezbollah's leader. Experts say this development has transformed an already complex and deadly conflict.

India's COVID-19 Cases Break World Records 4 Days In A Row

Nearly 350,000 new cases were confirmed Sunday, more than any country on any day since the pandemic began. India's health system is collapsing. There are pleas for oxygen, hospital beds and medicine.

A sales clerk speaks with a customer in front of Microsoft Corp.'s display at an electronics store in Tokyo. Microsoft's division in Japan says it saw productivity grow by 40% after allowing employees to work for four days a week rather than five.

4-Day Workweek Boosted Workers' Productivity By 40%, Microsoft Japan Says

Employees at Microsoft Japan worked four days a week, enjoyed a three-day weekend — and got their normal, five-day paycheck. As part of the trial, the company also capped meetings at 30 minutes.

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