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Bonobo Handshake

In 2005 Vanessa Woods and her fiance settled at a bonobo sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo.She soon discovered that many of the inhabitants of the sanctuary- from apes to humans- are...

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"Kinshasa Symphony" At NY African Film Festival

In this week's Arts File, Kerry Nolan speaks with WNYC contributor Femi Oke about the Kinshasa Symphony Orchestra and a new film that tells its story.The group got its start more than a decade ago as a...

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Kinshasa Symphony: Central Africa's Only Symphony Orchestra

Orchestras everywhere are struggling to stay afloat, but the challenges for the only symphony orchestra in Central Africa were different than those faced by Western musical groups. A new documentary...

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Obama in Mexico; East Ramapo School Response; Eve Ensler

This week President Obama will head to Mexico. We discuss what the administration hopes to accomplish in terms of trade, energy and security. Plus: A Hasidic leader in Rockland County responds to...

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A Child Soldier Breaks Free

Michel Chikwanine had a typical childhood until, at the age of 5, he and his friends were kidnapped by rebel militants. In his new graphic novel for young readers, Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls...

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Marlee Matlin and Camryn Manheim On 'Spring Awakening.' And When DNA Science...

Co-stars Camryn Manheim and Marlee Matlin (with interpreter Jack Jason) alongside their director Michael Arden will discuss their new production of 'Spring Awakening' in the Deaf West Style. Author...

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There’s buzz around Zika, but could yellow fever become the next pandemic?

A Congolese child is vaccinated during an emergency campaign of vaccination against yellow fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa, July 20, 2016. Photo by Kenny Katombe/...

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Bringing Healthcare to Expecting Moms in the Congo

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.While America attempts to sort out its own healthcare crisis, other parts of the world are dealing with far fewer resources in their attempts...

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Ebola outbreak reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo

A colorized, magnified electron microscope image of the Ebola virus grows out of an infected VERO 46 cell. Image by NIAIDThere is an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health...

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New Technology Helps Map the Ebola Crisis

Health workers and emergency teams are converging on areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo to contain the latest outbreak of Ebola with a new experimental vaccine that has proven to contain the...

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To Help the Newest Ebola Outbreak, New York Health Workers Stay Home

Amanda McClellan has degrees in nursing and public health, and spent a decade chasing outbreaks on the ground like Ebola. But she started to feel like there was more she could do. “It’s unethical to...

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Kokoko! at Baby's All Right

Kokoko! at Baby's All RightTickets: $20-25. 21+. Doors at 8 pm.Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is home to a thriving music scene that’s been compared to New York in the...

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