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PRI's The World Jun 22, 2012
by The World
Supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood say they won't leave Tahrir Square until election results are announced. Also, Guatemala puts its past on trial, even as few in the country remember it. Plus, the sounds of heavy metal in Bangalore, India.
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A Hot Friday Night in North Vietnam
What's happening on a typical Friday night in Hanoi, Vietnam? We find out from WGBH reporter Phillip Martin who's been traveling in and around this Vietnamese cultural capital.
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Fidel Castro Writes Haiku, Talks Yoga on Twitter
Fidel Castro's haikus extoll the virtues of growing mulberry trees, and he marvels at what yoga can do with the human body.
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Why American Presidents Discount Latin America
Mitt Romney was speaking with elected Latino officials this week in Florida. One item the Republican presidential candidate hasn’t discussed much is his foreign policy platform toward Latin America. For that matter, neither has President Obama. American leaders, from the US president on down…
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Ríos Montt on Trial for War Crimes in Guatemala
Ríos Montt, the former leader of Guatemala, is on trial for committing some of the worst crimes against his own people, but Guatemalans aren't paying attention.
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Families of Victims Stage Walkout in Breivik Trial
A large group of survivors and victims' families walked out of court Friday in Olso, as the self-confessed killer, Anders Behring Breivik demanded to be set free.
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Azonto: A Dance Craze from Ghana Taking Over the World
The dance form, which has popped onto the Ghanaian music scene in the past year, calls for dancers to sort of act out their occupation.
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Science: It's a Girl Thing
A European Commission video showing women wearing bright lipstick, high heels and short skirts, giggling between beekers, has caused a huge backlash in the science community.
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Egyptian Comedian Bassem Youssef Meets His Hero On The Daily Show
A former Cairo heart surgeon has become a sensation in Egypt for his Daily Show-like satirical internet program. Bassem Youssef credits Jon Stewart as one of his heros. Thursday night, Youssef appeared on the program.
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Srdja Popovic Defends Non-Violence When Toppling Dictators
Social movements advisor and former activist, Serbian Srdja Popovic speaks with Marco Werman about Syria and his insistence on keeping social movements non-violent.
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Demands Military Step Aside
The Muslim Brotherhood supporters have held massive demonstrations and the Islamic Group is showing willingness to come to an arrangement with the ruling military council in Egypt.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Jun 22, 2012
Supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood say they won't leave Tahrir Square until election results are announced. Also, Guatemala puts its past on trial, even as few in the country remember it. Plus, the sounds of heavy metal in Bangalore, India.
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Bangalore Metal Band Eccentric Pendulum
Eccentric Pendulum makes its own form of progressive metal, full of tricky time signatures and driving modal riffs.
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Supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood say they won't leave Tahrir Square until election results are announced. Also, Guatemala puts its past on trial, even as few in the country remember it. Plus, the sounds of heavy metal in Bangalore, India.
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