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Editor's note: This is the latest update of a story that NPR has run on several occasions after mass shooting events in the United States. It was last…

It's Capetown, 1981. A family gathers for what looks like a back-slapping birthday party — but is actually a farewell. In the South African drama Moffie,…

Here are a few song recommendations to help you soothe your nerves.

Pfizer presented data to investors showing that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine boosts immunity. The company believes everyone will need a boost eight to 12 months after receiving a second shot.

Improving Pakistan's infrastructure will be the first step in creating a network of roads, railways, pipelines and shipping lanes that stretch all the way to Europe.

The Cumbre Vieja volcano has damaged hundreds of homes and forced more than 6,000 people to evacuate as lava raced across La Palma, part of the Spanish archipelago known as the Canary Islands.

The announcement provides needed momentum for global climate change negotiations in November, but coal power is expected to keep growing within China itself.

Delegates to a United Nations wildlife conference have agreed to ease a 13-year-old global ban on ivory trading. The decision is a victory for southern African nations, but conservationists see it as a defeat for elephants. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

The results assure a second five-year term for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

Leakey made important contributions to our understanding of human origins through his fossil finds. He later gained fame for taking on poachers who threatened to wipe out Kenya's elephants and rhinos.