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Detail of the fabric used on his feet by Marcos Antonio Costa, 27, to climb açaí palm trees to pick its berries in the rainforest near Melgaco, southwest of Marajo Island, state of Para, Brazil, on June 6, 2020.

Opinion: Do you know who's picking your açaí berries?

NPR's Scott Simon details how many of Brazil's açaí berries are harvested: by children.

Following the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant, the United Kingdom imposed new restrictions on arriving travelers from South Africa and other southern African countries. The U.S. is implementing similar restrictions starting Monday.

Fauci says the omicron variant will inevitably appear in the U.S.

The omicron variant has not been detected in the U.S., but Dr. Anthony Fauci says it is certain to be at some point. Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins appealed for people to get vaccinated as a defense.

Elliot Kaye (left), then chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, watches a demonstration of how an Ikea dresser can tip and fall on a child during a news conference at the National Press Club in 2016.

Furniture tip-overs are declining but still injure thousands in the U.S. each year

The Consumer Product Safety Commission also found that there have been 581 tip-over fatalities in the U.S. since 2000. Four in five of the deaths were children.

Loss and Renewal: Moving Forward After A Door Closes

Maya Shankar was well on her way to an extraordinary career as a violinist when an injury closed that door. This week, we revisit our December 2015 conversation with Maya, in which she shares how she found a new path forward after losing an identity she loved.

Boris Johnson faces scrutiny for attending social gatherings that broke COVID rules

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing increasingly harsh criticism from members of his own party following a series of scandals in which he and his associates ignored COVID-19 protocols.

The U.S. has lifted the terrorist label on Colombia's FARC

The U.S. State Department removed Colombia's FARC rebel group from its list of international terrorist organizations.

Actor Ncuti Gatwa at the premiere of the second season of the Netflix series Sex Education.

'Sex Education' actor Ncuti Gatwa will be the first Black lead in 'Doctor Who'

Gatwa, best known for the role of Eric Effiong in the Netflix series Sex Education, is the first Black person to be cast full-time in the starring role in the iconic BBC series.

Alexandra Patsavas, who supervises the music on the TV show The O.C., had high praise for Irish singer Gemma Hayes' The Roads Don't Love You.

The Best CDs You Didn't Hear This Year

Every year 35,000 new CDs are released. With all those artists clamoring for an audience, it's not surprising that some musical gems get overlooked. Three music business insiders share their picks for CDs that didn't get the attention they deserved.

Mariza, the New Diva of Fado

Mariza is a 29-year-old singer of fado — the rich, emotionally textured music tradition from Portugal. She recently spoke with NPR's Melissa Block about her childhood in Lisbon, and about how fado has been her anchor. Hear samples from Mariza's latest CD, Fado Curvo.

A health care worker prepares the current COVID vaccine booster shots from Moderna in February. The company says a bivalent vaccine that combines the original strain with the omicron strain is the lead candidate for a fall vaccination campaign.

Moderna says its new 'bivalent' vaccine shows promise against COVID variants

The company says this version targets both the original coronavirus and the beta variant, and appears to provide broader and longer-lasting protection against different strains, including omicron.

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