PRI's The World: 15th February, 2013
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A meteor exploded over central Russia, shattering windows and causing hundreds of injuries with sonic blasts. Also, why Chicago's Crime Commission is calling a Mexican drug lord "public enemy no. 1." Plus, we ride along on a new family activity in car-crazy China: the holiday road trip.
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Traveling Home for the Chinese New Year, By Car
It's Chinese New Year, and millions and millions of Chinese are traveling home -- and back -- for the holiday. It's a massive migration, and most people do it in planes, trains or buses. But this year, Rebecca Kanthor and her Chinese husband are doing what more and more people in China are doing....
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Why Did Iran Ban Pistachio Exports?
Washington and Tehran may disagree on everything from human rights to nuclear weapons. But they both seem to agree that pistachios are a key national export.
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Buddhist Morality at Myanmar’s Monastic Schools
Myanmar is getting high marks for reform. political and otherwise. Among the government's flurry of activities is a wide-ranging review of its education system. Schools run by Buddhist monks - monastic schools - are likely to play a large part in education reform, as Bruce Wallace reports.
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Now at Law School, Veterans Work to Bring Those Left Behind to US
A network of Americans, including a growing number of veterans, are now helping those who have worked with America’s military get US visas. It is urgent work, especially as US troops prepare to leave Afghanistan and their interpreters behind, many of whom will live in danger for the work they…
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Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Replaces Al Capone as Chicago's Public Enemy No. 1
How did Mexican drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman become Chicago's Public Enemy Number One? Anchor, Carol Hills talks with AP's legal reporter Michael Tarm in Chicago.
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Salif Keita's Sings for Peace in Mali, Again
Anchor Carol Hills tekks us about recent comments made by Malian singer Salif Keita about the violence in his country.
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Mali's Future Not Bright Despite French Military Action
The al-Qaeda militants who took over northern Mali imposed their harsh brand of Sharia law, even though senior leaders urged them not to. The common wisdom is that the militants' behavior alienated most Malians. But that's not the whole story, as the CBC's Laura Lynch reports.
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Azerbaijan: Bounty Money Offered for Author's Ear
The State Department this week called on the government of Azerbaijan to protect author Akram Aylisli. The respected elderly author became the subject of protests and threats of violence, because of his latest book.
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Meteorite Explodes Above Russia's Ural Mountains
A meteor estimated to weigh about 10 tons entered the earth's atmosphere at a speed of 33 thousand miles per hour over Russia's Ural Mountains and caused a shockwave that shattered windows and damaged walls in the town of Chelyabinsk.
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PRI's The World: Latest Edition 02/15/2013
A meteor exploded over central Russia, shattering windows and causing hundreds of injuries with sonic blasts. Also, why Chicago's Crime Commission is calling a Mexican drug lord "public enemy no. 1." Plus, we ride along on a new family activity in car-crazy China: the holiday road trip.
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A meteor exploded over central Russia, shattering windows and causing hundreds of injuries with sonic blasts. Also, why Chicago's Crime Commission is calling a Mexican drug lord "public enemy no. 1." Plus, we ride along on a new family activity in car-crazy China: the holiday road trip.
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