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About Larisa @NewsHourWorld

Larisa Epatko produced multimedia web features and broadcast reports with a focus on foreign affairs for the PBS NewsHour. She has reported in places such as Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Haiti, Sudan, Western Sahara, Guantanamo Bay, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Turkey, Germany and Ireland.

Larisa’s Recent Stories

World Sep 19

Scots wake up to ‘no’ vote victory

Updated at 3:30 a.m. EDT Friday | Scots voted to stay in the union with England, following Thursday's historic referendum.

World Sep 16

In Liberia, Ebola takes a toll on small businesses

Patrice Juah’s shop in Liberia is an explosion of color. Brightly printed garments in violet, turquoise and daffodil yellow hang in neat rows along the walls. Her business is one of the many threatened by the Ebola crisis.

World Sep 12

Defying death threats, ‘Butterflies’ network helps abused women in Colombia

Gloria Amparo grew up in the rural area surrounding one of Colombia’s most violent and crime-ridden cities, Buenaventura. But she experienced violence on a more personal level. Her father beat her mother. It pushed her to want to leave that…

World Sep 11

Why do some Iraqis support the Islamic State group?

The Islamic State militants have murdered, raped and choked off whole communities to the brink of starvation. So why don’t the inhabitants of the areas they control in Iraq and Syria rise up against them?…

World Sep 10

What you need to know about the Islamic State group ahead of speech

President Obama will address the nation at 9 p.m. EDT Wednesday to outline the U.S. response to Islamic State militants who have taken over parts of Syria and Iraq.

World Sep 08

WHO: ‘Many thousands of new cases’ of Ebola expected in Liberia

An assessment team from the World Health Organization said Monday that "many thousands of new cases are expected in Liberia over the coming three weeks."…

World Sep 05

Obama touts NATO unity on Ukraine cease-fire, Islamic State response

President Barack Obama said Friday he is encouraged that NATO members universally acknowledge the "significant threat" the Islamic State poses, and that they have to take action.

World Sep 04

How is the Islamic State funded?

In response to our coverage of the Islamic State militant group, several viewers have asked how the group is funded. Turns out, it gets millions from oil and ransoms.

World Sep 03

In Ebola-stricken West Africa, many of the sick ‘have nowhere to go’

Despite world health agencies’ best efforts to clamp down on ever-increasing Ebola outbreaks, people in West Africa who are in the center of the virus' path are finding it hard to get accurate information and proper medical care, United Nations…

World Sep 02

Second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, killed by Islamic extremists

U.S. authorities have confirmed that an online video showing Islamic State militants killing American journalist Steven Sotloff is authentic.

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