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PRI's The World: 14th August, 2012
by The World
Why suicide bombings in Afghanistan raise new security questions. How the Weibo, China's answer to Twitter, is shaking up things there. And how Hollywood invented a language for HBO's Game of Thrones.
Episodes
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Batter Up! The International Little League World Series
A Little League baseball team from eight countries and the US are in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania to play in the 2012 International Little League World Series.
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As Mexico Drug War Rages, Los Dos Laredos Struggle
Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico share a border and an economy. So the increase in Mexican drug violence means businesses in both Laredos are struggling.
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Helen Gurley Brown: the Global Legacy Of 'Cosmo'
Journalist Edith Zimmerman tells anchor Marco Werman the foreign editions of Cosmo she has read are remarkably true to the original.
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Chinese Microblogging Site Weibo Turns Three
The World's Mary Kay Magistad looks at the way Weibo is changing the relationship between Chinese people and their government.
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Afghan Withdrawal Raises Concerns Over Security, Economy
Abdul Waheed Wafa says a return to full scale civil war is not going to happen.
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Why the US Presidential Candidates are Keeping Mum on Afghanistan
Analyst Joshua Foust examines the big picture in Afghanistan with Marco Werman, and explores why the US presidential candidates are keeping mum on Afghanistan.
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PRI's The World: Latest Edition 08/14/2012
Why suicide bombings in Afghanistan raise new security questions. How the Weibo, China's answer to Twitter, is shaking up things there. And how Hollywood invented a language for HBO's Game of Thrones.
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America, But Better: Canadian Comedians Take On US Politics
Our "continental BFF's" are here to save us from ourselves. Anchor Marco Werman talks to comedians and co-authors Chris Cannon and Brian Calvert about their new book, America, But Better: The Canada Party Manifesto. The book takes a poke at some of the differences between the countries and…
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Why suicide bombings in Afghanistan raise new security questions. How the Weibo, China's answer to Twitter, is shaking up things there. And how Hollywood invented a language for HBO's Game of Thrones.
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Why suicide bombings in Afghanistan raise new security questions. How the Weibo, China's answer to Twitter, is shaking up things there. And how Hollywood invented a language for HBO's Game of Thrones.
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