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There are plenty of factors in life that contribute to happiness. But could keeping in touch with your loved ones be the most important?

After Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved to shut down the social media service to quiet opposition, the country's president tweeted his objection to the ban.

The remarks made in a radio interview by Executive Council convener Bernard Chan, who said he underestimated opposition to the bill, come as Hong Kong braces for further protests over the weekend.

The International Court of Justice says it did not find that Bolivia's neighbor Chile has a legal obligation to enter into negotiations with Bolivia about access to the ocean.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Allison Arwady, public health commissioner for the city of Chicago, about her city's preparations for a growing number of cases.

Dengue afflicts nearly 400 million people worldwide every year, but a vaccine has remained elusive. New research offers a path forward.

Many women and even doctors underestimate a woman's heart attack risk, research shows, as they focus on weight and breast health instead. Tiny damaged arteries in the heart may not show up in scans.

Carter had a late-career renaissance when she performed for New York's Jazz at Lincoln Center in 1992. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the recording showcases how much feeling Carter put in her singing.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy, which lists the growing power of China's Xi Jinping among this year's top political risks.

No, really. Some serious scientists collaborated with Facebook in 2010 and found that the app added 340,000 additional voters that election cycle.