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PRI's The World Dec 17, 2012
by The World
The first funerals are held for the victims of the Newtown massacre. We get global reaction. Japan votes conservatives back into power. And Florida tomato growers call for new trade rules 20 years after NAFTA.
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Citizen Science to Help Identify African Animals
A new "citizen science" project allows armchair researchers the chance to help identify and classify animals in one of Africa's oldest national parks.
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NAFTA 20 Years After: Florida's Tomato Growers Struggling
Florida produces the most fresh tomatoes of any state in the nation. But the growers there say they can't compete with lower-priced Mexican imports much longer. And now they're fighting a 16-year-old trade agreement that could put the idea of free trade at risk and potentially spark a trade war...
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Life Getting Worse for Egypt's Poor
Egyptians voted on ratifying their new constitution over the weekend. It's being billed as a bold step in democratic reform. But Egypt's poor are being left out of the process, as The World's Matthew Bell reports from Cairo, that's especially true for the poorest Egyptians.
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In Parliamentary Elections, Japan Chooses a Pro-Nuclear Conservative Party
In Japan, the main opposition party, the conservative LDP, won the parliamentary elections. This is a shift to the right for Japan, and more surprisingly perhaps, a show of support for a pro-nuclear party, in a country devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster a year and a half ago.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Dec 17, 2012
The first funerals are held for the victims of the Newtown massacre. We get global reaction. Japan votes conservatives back into power. And Florida tomato growers call for new trade rules 20 years after NAFTA.
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Justin Adams Guitarist for Juju and Founder of Mali's Festival in the Desert
British guitarist Justin Adam and Gambian musician Juldeh Camara make up the Afro-beat duo Juju. Adams is also founder of Mali's Festival in the Desert. Adams' about the future of the festival and Juju's new album "In Trance."
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World in Words Podcast: US Army Barters Citizenship for Language Skills
The US Army is reviving a program that offers immigrants with certain language skills a fast track to US citizenship. Many of the slots, including all those for Korean speakers, have already been filled. For more: http://www.theworld.org/language
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The first funerals are held for the victims of the Newtown massacre. We get global reaction. Japan votes conservatives back into power. And Florida tomato growers call for new trade rules 20 years after NAFTA.
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