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PRI's The World Jun 19, 2012
by The World
Pakistan's Supreme Court disqualifies the country's prime minister from holding office. Also, a personal view of the crackdown on the Christian community in Syria. Plus, a Chilean singer who channels a 91-year-old gypsy in her songs.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Jun 19, 2012
Pakistan's Supreme Court disqualifies the country's prime minister from holding office. Also, a personal view of the crackdown on the Christian community in Syria. Plus, a Chilean singer who channels a 91-year-old gypsy in her songs.
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Spanish Cajas Took Many Risks, Lacked Oversight
The problem with Spanish economic downturn lies with its private, local savings banks, or cajas, which took too many risks and above all lacked oversight.
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Syrian Christian in Massachusetts on Crackdown at Home
Anchor Marco Werman talks to a Syrian architect named Salah Asfoura, who lives in Worcester, MA.
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A Break in the Pan-American Highway
The Darién Gap is an impassable tangle of jungle and swamp between Panama and Colombia that forces journeys along the Pan-American Highway to come to full stop. Only a few hundred travelers annually make this trip.
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Why an 'Israeli Bird' Found in Turkey Was Not a Spy
A European bee-eater bird was found dead in a field in Turkey with a metal ring in its legs, stamped with the words "Israel Tel Aviv," making some Turks wonder if it was part of Israeli espionage.
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A Crisis Within a Crisis: Europe's Identity Crisis
The World's Patrick Cox reports that if there is one thing that European historians agree on, it is that Europe is not naturally unified.
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Beloved Pakistani Singer Ghazala Javed Killed Trying to Pursue Career
A Well known Pakistani singer who fled the Taliban to pursue her career was shot dead Monday night. Several Pakistani singers and musicians have been gunned down by local Taliban, who have declared their music "un-Islamic." Marco Werman talks with the BBC's Zarghuna Kargar.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Barred from Office
The ruling stems from an earlier decision to find Gilani in contempt of court, for refusing to re-open corruption cases against Pakistan's president.
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Egypt Election: Muslim Brotherhood Calls for Mass Protest
The two rivals for the presidency in Egypt are each claiming victory. The ex-Prime Minister and the Muslim Brotherhood candidate both say they garnered just over half the votes. As The World's Matthew Bell reports from Cairo, the scene has been set for a showdown between supporters of the Muslim...
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Chilean Actress Personifies a Gypsy Singer Named Kali Mutsa
Celine Reymond is an actress hailing from Santiago, Chile. She's 29-years-old. But she recently started recording songs in the persona of a 91-year-old Gypsy, who goes by the name of Kali Mutsa, which means "black cat" in Romany.
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Pakistan's Supreme Court disqualifies the country's prime minister from holding office. Also, a personal view of the crackdown on the Christian community in Syria. Plus, a Chilean singer who channels a 91-year-old gypsy in her songs.
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