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PRI’s The World

Latest Edition: Oct. 13, 2011

with Lisa Mullins
and Marco Werman

Greece Crisis Heavy Burden on Traditional Family Bonds

Greek Village Life (Photo: James Burke/Flickr)

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The harsh economic climate in Greece is putting a lot of stress on the traditional family support system there.

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Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Named Most Powerful in the World

Ai Weiwei (Photo: Wiki Commons)

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“Art Review” journal has named Chinese artist Ai Weiwei the most powerful person in the art world. Ai’s detainment by Chinese officials this past spring brought an international outcry for his release.

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Mexican City Fighting to Restore its Image

Mexican Security Forces (Photo: Jesús Villaseca Pérez/Flickr)

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The Geo Quiz visits a Mexican city where business leaders are fighting to restore an image that’s been damaged by years of drug violence and crime.

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Israelis React to Shalit – Hamas Prisoner Swap

A wall covered with notes for Gilad Shalit. (Photo: Daniel Estrin)

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Israelis react on the exchange of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for one captive Israeli soldier.

Slideshow: Israel Reacts to Prisoner Swap

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Slideshow: How ‘Whip It’ Inspired Roller Derby in Colombia

Bogota Rock and Roller Queens (Photo: rockandrollerqueens.com)

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How the Hollywood movie “Whip It” sparked a craze for roller derby among Colombia women.

Slideshow: Bogota Rock and Roller Queens

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Leaping Antelope Tackles Cyclist in South Africa

(Photo: Max Cluer/YouTube)

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We’re looking for a game reserve in South Africa’s KwaZulu Natal province. If you’re riding your bike there, you might wanna look out for game crossing …

Video: Antelop tackles bicyclist in South Africa

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Esma Redzepova, the Queen of Gypsy Music

Esma Redzepova. (Photo: Matthew Brunwasser)

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Esma Redzepova, famous around the world as “Queen of Gypsy Music” for her voice and humanitarian work, adds “politician” to her resume.

Slideshow: Esma Redzepova

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Myanmar ‘to Grant Prisoner Amnesty’

Myanmar's President TheinSein (Photo: Thai govt/Wiki Commons)

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The US said this week, if Myanmar showed concrete progress on issues like political prisoners, it would respond.

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Chinese Investment at the Cost of Respect in Zambia?

Zambian coal miners for Chinese mine NFCA wait for bus to work (Photo: Mary Kay Magistad)

Zambia is one of those rare places where, when people ask, ‘how are you?,’ they expect an answer. And just about everyone asks. It’s a form of greeting, not completed until you answer and ask the same [...]

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Evangelizing in Swaziland

Road in Swaziland (Photo: Alex Gallafent)

Over the years I’ve developed an unenviable reputation as a serial track-changer. That is, I put on a bit of music for a friend, eagerly await the looks of rapture I assume will surely come over them, and then—either when said looks don’t appear or I think of something better to play—I change the track [...]

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The Battle for Sirte

NTC Fighters in Sirte (Photo: BBC Video)

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Fighters loyal to the Libyan government are trying to battle their way to the center of Sirte. The city has been defended by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.

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Florida Gallery Investigates Nazi Stolen Art

Girolamo Romano's "Christ Bearing the Cross Dragged by a Rascal."

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A 16th century painting is believed to have been stolen from an Italian family by the Nazis during World War II.

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Increase in the use of Drone Raise Legal Concerns

Mary Ellen O’Connell (Photo: Notre Dame)

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Officials in Pakistan say a US drone attack Thursday killed a top member of the militant Haqqani network. Legal scholar Mary Ellen O’Connell discusses the legal concerns raised by drone strikes.

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Haiti: Is Humanitarian Aid Going Where it’s Needed?

Linda Polman's "The Crisis Caravan" book cover (Image: MacMillan)

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Dutch journalist Linda Polman, author of “The Crisis Caravan: What’s Wrong with Humanitarian Aid?” Polman says Haiti is an example of a place where a lack of coordination has hampered aid distribution.

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Singer Daniela Mercury’s ‘Cannibalist’ Approach to Music

Daniela Mercury (Photo: danielamercury.art.br)

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Anchor Marco Werman talks to singer Daniela Mercury about her cannibalist approach to mixing rhythms that have made Brazilian music great.

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