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PRI's The World Jun 18, 2013
by The World
Tuesday on The World: The US and the Taliban agree to hold peace talks. Also, the protests continue in Brazil over transportation costs and government expenses. Plus, Australia's prime minister tackles gambling advertising in primetime sports.
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Australia Moves to Rein in Gambling Ads in Sports
Sports betting is huge is Australia. It's so big that it's become part of televised prime-time sports. You even see bookies giving odds during the play-by-plays. Australia's prime minister says it's got to stop, and she's given the gambling industry an ultimatum.
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Fancy Hats and High Heels for Ireland's Renowned Horse-Racing Festival
The Geo Quiz features an Irish city that has hosted a summer horse racing festival going back as far as the 1860's. The races and festive atmosphere will again attract visitors this July from all over the world including loyal Geo Quiz listener Eamonn Burke who's introducing the tradition to his...
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Germany Not As Enthusiastic About Obama Five Years After Historic Speech
President Obama will be in Berlin on Wednesday. Last time he was there, as a candidate in 2008, he was embraced by a crowd of 200,000 enthusiastic Germans. Five years later, the German welcome will not be as warm.
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Upward Mobility in Brazil and the Quest for Higher Education
Brazil is commonly referred to as an “emerging economy,” along with countries like China and India. But has Brazil’s economy already emerged? As Brazil’s economy has steadily grown for a decade, life has gotten better for the lower classes. More and more Brazilians, have refrigerators, washers…
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Brazil Protests Continue Over Rising Public Transport Costs and Government Spending on World Cup
Protests continue in Brazil over the rising cost of public transportation and over the government's massive spending to prepare venues for upcoming sporting events.
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Former Afghanistan Advisor Not Optimistic About Taliban Talks
Sarah Chayes, a former special advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is pessimistic about the prospects for US talks with the Taliban.
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Afghan Business Owners Pin Hopes On Peace Talks
Kabul-based businesswoman Hassina Syed thinks talks with the Taliban are critical for the Afghan economy. She heads The Syed Group of Companies, which includes restaurants, hotels and an export-import business. Syed tells anchor Marco Werman that as US military forces leave her country, she's...
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US to Open Peace Talks With the Taliban
The Taliban and the United States agreed Tuesday to hold peace talks, starting later this week. The aim is to negotiate an end to the fighting in Afghanistan.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Jun 18, 2013
Tuesday on The World: The US and the Taliban agree to hold peace talks. Also, the protests continue in Brazil over transportation costs and government expenses. Plus, Australia's prime minister tackles gambling advertising in primetime sports.
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World in Words Podcast: Cold War Linguists: The NSA Spies of Teufelsberg
The US once ran a Cold War listening station atop a man-made mountain in West Berlin. For the American linguists who worked at Teufelsberg, it provided a combination of excitement and boredom-- and a great way to avoid serving in Vietnam. For more: http://www.theworld.org/language
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Tuesday on The World: The US and the Taliban agree to hold peace talks. Also, the protests continue in Brazil over transportation costs and government expenses. Plus, Australia's prime minister tackles gambling advertising in primetime sports.
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