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PRI's The World Jul 11, 2012
by The World
The Taliban is willing to compromise says one Harvard expert. Canadian scientists protest against government closure of environmental research facility. And Australia designates a new protected area that is the size of Kentucky.
Episodes
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Australia Declares Largest Indigenous Protected Area
25 million acres Tanami Desert in Australia's Northern Territory have been designated a protected area.
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Higgs Boson Song Composed From Research Data
Domenico Vicinanza is a particle physicist and a composer and has written a song whose notes are defined by the data points drawn from the research around the Higgs boson.
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Islamists Destroy Ancient Tombs in Northern Mali
Ansar Dine Islamists in Mail have launched a campaign to destroy several historic tombs in the ancient city of Timbuktu.
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Afghanistan: Pragmatists Significant Voice in Taliban, Says Former Diplomat
The Taliban leadership is pragmatic, and prepared to accept less than full control of Afghanistan after American troops leave, according to an insurgent commander who sat down with Michael Semple, a fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights at the Kennedy School at Harvard. Semple tells host…
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Jul 11, 2012
The Taliban is willing to compromise says one Harvard expert. Canadian scientists protest against government closure of environmental research facility. And Australia designates a new protected area that is the size of Kentucky.
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'Mission to Lars': An Autistic Man's Journey to Meet Metallica Drummer
Tom Spicer had a long dream of meeting Lars and his siblings set out to make that dream come true and made a documentary about it.
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Closure of Lakes Laboratory Spurs Protest in Canada
Scientists in Canada staged a rally on Tuesday against the policies of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Protesters say the government is slashing environmental research and weakening environmental protections. Much of the anger stems from the planned closure of an ecological field station in…
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Government vs Greens in Canada
Canada's new federal budget includes some big changes to the country's environmental protections for things like fisheries, endangered species and national parks. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with reporter Peter O'Neil of the Vancouver Sun about the reasons for the changes and the government's...
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How technology is changing Chinese, one pun at a time
As millions more Chinese access the web through their phones and computers, there have been some unexpected effects on the Chinese language. The changes come via slang, puns and other wordplay, but Nina Porzucki reports that they're affecting all Chinese discourse.
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The Taliban is willing to compromise says one Harvard expert. Canadian scientists protest against government closure of environmental research facility. And Australia designates a new protected area that is the size of Kentucky.
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