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The disfiguring disease Noma, found mainly in poor areas of sub-Saharan Africa that lack health care, kills 90% of victims, most of them children, when left untreated. Noma is preventable with awareness, and to that end, aid groups are urging the World Health Organization to add Noma to its list of neglected tropical diseases. Henry Wilkins reports from Kongoussi, Burkina Faso.

In Lebanon, a desperate economic situation has led to a rise in illegal logging. Local authorities are in a bind as they try to protect both a valuable ecological heritage and their own vulnerable residents. Jacob Russell reports from northern Lebanon. Producer: Marcus Harton.

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Wednesday's show tips off with a Sonny Side of Sports salute to Stephen Curry, the new three-point king in the NBA. The Golden State Warriors star became the most prolific outside shooter in NBA history Tuesday night when he broke Ray Allen's record of 2,973 career three-point field goals. If you're keeping score, Curry now has 2,977. On Wednesday's program, we'll hear reactions from Curry, his coach Steve Kerr and his longtime teammate Draymond Green. Also, Harris Okatta, th...

VOA Asia presents the best and most interesting stories from our veteran reporters covering East Asia and the Pacific. VOA Asia tells what U.S.-Asian relationships might mean in your daily life, and what Asians think about life in the United States.

Local groups in northeast Syria are working to protect and restore archaeological sites damaged by over a decade of conflict between the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad and rebels. VOA’s Zana Omer has more in this story, narrated by Sirwan Kajjo.

Weighing action against Myanmar. Former Afghan president speaks. U.N. urges support for refugees. Australia reopens for foreign nationals. Women learning cryptocurrency. Yarn street art. Chris Casquejo hosts VOA Asia.

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Yarnbombing is part street art, part graffiti, and part activism. A new art trend in New York City takes the age-old craft of crocheting to the streets, where traditionally walls and fences have been serving as canvases for graffiti artists. Nina Vishneva has the story, narrated by Anna Rice

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