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Fatu spent her day munching on cherry tomatoes, beets, and lettuce at the Berlin Zoo.

She arrived in what was then West Berlin in 1959 when she was about two years old.

Gorillas can live for around 35 to 40 years in the wild and longer in captivity.

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Republican Congressman Tony Gonzalez of Texas says he will retire from Congress as he faces bipartisan calls to expel him.

Gonzalez admitted to an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide.

In a statement, he says, quote, there is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all.

And California Democrat Eric Swalwell is resigning from his seat in Congress as he faces growing backlash to allegations of sexual assault and misconduct.

As NPR's Elena Moore reports, his decision comes just one day after he suspended his campaign for California governor and in the face of a potential vote to expel him from the House over the allegations.

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military is imposing a blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, a day after ceasefire talks between Washington and Tehran failed to produce a breakthrough.

The price of Brent crude is again hovering around $100 a barrel.

NPR's Greg Myrie has the latest.

A number of religious leaders are expressing concern about the dispute playing out between President Trump and Pope Leo.

NPR's Jason DeRose reports the response comes after Trump called the Pope weak for criticizing the Iran war.

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More than 1,000 workers have organized a protest in Haiti's capital to demand a higher minimum wage.

As the conflict in Iran deepens and drives up oil prices, workers shouted, when we are hungry, we don't mess around.

Haiti's government increased diesel prices by 37 percent and gasoline prices by 29 percent earlier this month.