Eyder Peralta

Eyder Peralta appears in the following:

House committee member describes what has been uncovered a year after Jan. 6

Sunday, January 02, 2022

Eyder Peralta speaks with Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., a member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as the 1-year anniversary approaches.

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How to plan for an unpredictable year

Sunday, January 02, 2022

We hear from a couple that just opened a restaurant, a groom planning a wedding, and a concert tour manager about how they are planning for an unpredictable year ahead.

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C. Tangana embraces tradition on his groundbreaking album, 'El MadrileƱo'

Sunday, January 02, 2022

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Spanish rapper C. Tangana about his highly-acclaimed and Grammy-nominated album, "El MadrileƱo."

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Colorado's governor is letting localities decide on COVID-19-related restrictions

Sunday, January 02, 2022

Eyder Peralta asks John Suthers, mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado, about pandemic restrictions and fatigue.

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Omicron is subsiding in South Africa

Sunday, January 02, 2022

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Dr. Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council, about how omicron cases are going down in South Africa, and the lessons for the U.S.

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Highly-contagious omicron could spread quickly through crowded ICE facilities

Sunday, January 02, 2022

Eyder Peralta speaks to Eunice Cho, senior staff attorney at the ACLU's National Prison Project, on the threat omicron poses to those being held in immigration detention facilities.

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Cape Town local remembers Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Sunday, December 26, 2021

In his hometown of Cape Town, South Africans mourn Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

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Sudanese activists want the U.S. to support their push for democracy

Sunday, December 26, 2021

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman, U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, about the ongoing conflicts in that region.

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What term do people of Latin American heritage living in the U.S. prefer?

Sunday, December 26, 2021

NPR's Eyder Peralta asks Isabel Araiza of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi about the terms Latinos use to identify themselves and their communities.

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The novel 'Velorio' tells one story of rebuilding after Hurricane Maria's destruction

Sunday, December 26, 2021

NPR's Eyder Peralta talks with Xavier Navarro Aquino about his debut novel, "Velorio," centered on the devastation of Hurricane Maria.

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A revolutionary movement for democracy has taken hold in Sudan, led by young people

Sunday, December 26, 2021

A huge network of resistance committees has transformed public protest in Sudan, challenging the new junta.

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NYC bans natural gas in new buildings in an effort to combat climate change

Sunday, December 26, 2021

NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to David Iaconangelo of E&E News about New York City's recent ban on natural gas in new buildings and its national implications.

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NPR's East Africa correspondent asks interviewees the songs they carried through 2021

Sunday, December 26, 2021

Music was a buoy during the turbulent times of 2021. Here's a sampling of some meaningful tracks.

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What to know about COVID-19 home tests

Sunday, December 26, 2021

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks to epidemiologist Michael Mina about COVID-19 home tests, how to use them, and what they do and don't tell us.

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The mysterious death of a human rights lawyer during political turmoil in Ethiopia

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Ethiopia prime minister Abiy Ahmed is waging war against Tigrayans in the north and stamping out dissent among ethnic Oromos in the south.

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Even as omicron cases rise, South African experts find good news

Saturday, December 11, 2021

South African scientists say the omicron variant is the most contagious to hit the country, but is causing fewer severe cases than other variants.

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Omicron COVID-19 cases spreading at alarming rate in South Africa

Saturday, December 04, 2021

South Africa's major cities are seeing a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant.

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South Africa is seeing a 4th surge of COVID-19 that's being driven by omicron

Friday, December 03, 2021

South Africa's health ministry says the rate of infection is the highest since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Protestors in Sudan took to the streets Thursday to push for civilian rule

Friday, November 26, 2021

Having forced the military to install the prime minister it had ousted, pro-democracy activists in Sudan are pressing to insure civilian control.

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Sudan's civilian prime minister has been reinstated, but the protests aren't over yet

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Sudan's civilian prime minister has been reinstated after having been removed from power by the country's military a month ago. But protesters aren't satisfied with the deal that was made.

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