PRI's The World Apr 10, 2013
by The World
North Korea continues it's bellicose rhetoric, but does it have the arsenal to back it up? China's 14 year old golf phenom gets ready to be the youngest player to tee off at The Masters and California Chicano low rider culture goes global.
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A Sister and Brother Battle to Escape Domestic Abuse: 'Everyone was against us'
Domestic abuse is not unusual in many countries, including Afghanistan and Iran. Far less common is a brother willing to defy local authorities and relatives to speak out on behalf of his abused sister. Anchor Marco Werman talks with 24-year-old Ali Shahidy in Kabul. Shahidy describes how his...
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Australia's 'Magnetic' Termites
In Australia’s Northern Territory, termites build mounds that are tall, thin, and aligned like compass needles. How and why the insects do this is not entirely clear. One entomologist offers some theories.
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Guan Tianlang: China's Golf Phenom to Tee it Up at the Masters
Ninety four of the world's best pro golfers are set to tee it up Thursday in Augusta, GA at the Masters. Among them will be Chinese amateur Guan Tianlang, who will be the youngest player ever to compete at the tournament. He is all of 14-years-old. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from The...
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In Spain, Horses the Latest Victims in Economic Slump
When Spain was booming 15 years ago a lot of people bought horses. They were a symbol of status and wealth. Now, with unemployment at a record high and the economy sinking further, people can't get rid of their horses fast enough. Too often they're abandoned to die. A few sanctuaries are trying…
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Venezuela's Globovision on the Block
Globovision is Venezuela's last remaining TV station critical of the country's socialist government but its role as a watchdog may end soon.
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Beneath the Rhetoric, Why North Korean Nuclear Threats Actually Pose a Problem for the US
It's hard to take the dramatic threats from Pyongyang seriously, even if they do present a challenge for the US government. David Straub is an associate director of North Korean Studies at Stanford University. He thinks North Korea suffers of an image issue of its own making, but that one…
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What's in North Korea's Military Arsenal?
As the warlike rhetoric continues from North Korea, we look at what capabilities Pyongyang actually possesses. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with former US negotiator, Joel Wit.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Apr 10, 2013
North Korea continues it's bellicose rhetoric, but does it have the arsenal to back it up? China's 14 year old golf phenom gets ready to be the youngest player to tee off at The Masters and California Chicano low rider culture goes global.
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Low and Slow Around the Globe: Mexican-American Subculture of Lowriding Around the World
The Mexican-American car subculture of lowriding with roots in Los Angeles has spread around the world from Japan to Brazil. There is even a Japanese lowriding magazine about L.A. Chicano and Chicana studies professor Denise Sandoval grew up near the mecca of lowriding in East L.A. and has been...
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World in Words Podcast: Learning Irish and Swearing in Irish
Two takes on the Irish language: one from Patrick's dad, who was a schoolboy in the early years of Ireland's independence, when studying Irish was an exercise in nation-building. Then, an interview with Manchan Magan who made a TV series about traveling around Ireland speaking only Irish. We also...
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World in Words Podcast: A New Protestant Beginning for the Irish Language
The Irish language used to be a symbol of Catholic nationalism. But it's gradually becoming de-politicized, morphing into just another minority language in need of saving. You can see evidence of that change in community halls in Belfast, where a few Protestants are learning Irish. For more:...
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North Korea continues it's bellicose rhetoric, but does it have the arsenal to back it up? China's 14 year old golf phenom gets ready to be the youngest player to tee off at The Masters and California Chicano low rider culture goes global.
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