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PRI's The World Aug 3, 2012
by The World
A Saudi female athlete makes history in a brief appearance in the London Olympics. Also, American farmers suffer through a crippling drought, but Argentine farmers expect a bumper grain crop. And, one of the last remaining American veterans of the Spanish civil war tells his story.
Episodes
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Overwintering on the Antarctic Plateau
The sun is about to return to Concordia Research Station in Antarctica where French and Italian researchers carry out polar science. British medical doctor Alexander Kumar is currently overwintering at Concordia.
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98-Year-Old American Veteran Remembers the Spanish Civil War
James Benét was in his 20s when he left the US to go fight the fascists in Spain's Civil War. He became part of a volunteer force of Americans known as the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. James Benét is one of only four remaining members of that brigade. He's now 98, and he tells his story to reporter...
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Pipeline Troubles
Anchor Aaron Schachter talks with The World's environment editor Peter Thomson about a small oil spill that may have big consequences for a plan to pump oil from Alberta to the Pacific Ocean, and may even play into the fight over the Keystone oil pipeline in the US.
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US Drought May Prove Boon to Argentine Soy Farmers
American grain producers are suffering through their worst drought in a half century. But soy producers in Argentina are looking forward to record crops and profits. Ian Mount has the story from Buenos Aires.
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Pussy Riot Trial: Putin Urges Leniency for Russian Punk Rockers
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russian punk trio Pussy Riot should not face tough sentencing for their protest against him in Moscow's main cathedral. The female musicians are on trial over hooliganism charges after a video of their anti-Putin song appeared online.
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Syria Anti-Violence Resolution Adopted by UN General Assembly
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning the violence by the Syrian government and the Security Council's failure to stop it. Washington Post UN Correspondent Colum Lynch says the UN resolution, which is not enforceable, will have little impact.
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The Argentine Responsible for a Successful Mars Landing
After an eight month journey into space, NASA's most ambitious rover robot is due to land on Mars Sunday night. "Curiosity" is designed to study soil and rock samples and send its findings back to earth. Anchor Aaron Schachter talks to Mars Science Laboratory Project Chief Engineer Miguel San...
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Egypt Fields Female Weightlifters at the London Olympics
Egypt - has sent three dozen women to London 2012. That's the largest number of Egyptian women sent to an Olympic competition. The World's Matthew Bell caught up with one of them. She's a weightlifter.
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London Olympics Preps to Crown World's Fastest Man and Woman
The 2012 London Summer Games are now a week old. There's been plenty of action over the past seven days, but now, attention turns to the Olympic stadium and the track and field events. Who will be crowned the world's fastest man and woman?
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Aug 3, 2012
A Saudi female athlete makes history in a brief appearance in the London Olympics. Also, American farmers suffer through a crippling drought, but Argentine farmers expect a bumper grain crop. And, one of the last remaining American veterans of the Spanish civil war tells his story.
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Afro-Funk & Soul From the 1970s and Today
Music review Tom Schnabel tells us about two recent CDs of African funk. BLO is a reissue of 1970s music from Nigeria, while the band KonKoma has its roots in Ghana.
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A Saudi female athlete makes history in a brief appearance in the London Olympics. Also, American farmers suffer through a crippling drought, but Argentine farmers expect a bumper grain crop. And, one of the last remaining American veterans of the Spanish civil war tells his story.
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