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In Mumbai, some prosperous neighborhoods sit alongside slums. This year's Gates report on progress toward eliminating poverty notes that there is vast inequality not only between nations, but within many of them.

Gates Foundation Says World Not On Track To Meet Goal Of Ending Poverty By 2030

The foundation has just released its annual report on progress toward Sustainable Development Goals. The conclusion: Inequality is rampant, and it's time for some hard choices.

Former Intelligence Analyst Weighs In On North Korea's Promise To Shut Down Nuclear Site

North Korea has agreed to shut down its main nuclear test site called Punggye-ri. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Patrick McEachern, a former intelligence analyst for the State Department.

Asylum Seeker Wins Australia's Biggest Literary Prize, But Can't Accept It In Person

Author Behrouz Boochani just won Australia's biggest literary prize, but couldn't accept his award in person. He's an asylum seeker who's been held in purgatory for years on an island.

Saturday Sports: SheBelieves Cup, Enes Kanter

NPR's Tom Goldman discusses the sports stories that grabbed his attention this week - including the SheBelieves Cup.

Drawings From Migrant Children Held Along U.S. Border Show Stick Figures In Cages

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Dr. Sally Goza of the American Academy of Pediatrics about migrant children's drawings that show what they think of conditions in detention facilities in the U.S.

CDC Urges States To Be Ready For COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asks states to prepare to distribute a coronavirus vaccine as soon as late October. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Ali Khan, a former CDC official.

Children walk through the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos after the camp was gutted by fire.

Fires Gut Europe's Largest Migrant Camp On The Greek Island Of Lesbos

No cause has been announced but one government minister seemed to blame refugees worried about COVID-19. Some people displaced from the camp deny they would endanger themselves and their families.

A fatigued health care worker takes a moment outside the Brooklyn Hospital Center in April. Many hospital workers these days have to cope with horrific tragedies playing out multiple times on a single, 12-hour shift.

Trauma On The Pandemic's Front Line Leaves Health Workers Reeling

Hospital workers face stresses right now that can compare to fighting a war, and recent research suggests medical staff could be among the hardest hit by the mental health effects of the pandemic.

A medical staff member wearing personal protective equipment pushes an empty gurney at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn on April 8. Nurses who gathered in protest outside Kingsbrook earlier this week said a shortage of protective gear at their hospital is in part to blame for the deaths there.

Brooklyn Nurses Demand More Gear, Saying Colleagues Have Succumbed To COVID-19

Nurses at one Brooklyn hospital said they need more protective gear as several colleagues have succumbed to COVID-19.

Critics Say Mississippi's Cellphone Felony Offense Is Too Harsh

In Mississippi, it's a felony offense for anyone behind bars to possess a cellphone. There's a push there to get the state's supreme court to reconsider one man's 12-year prison sentence.

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