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PRI's The World Jun 26,2013
by The World
Wednesday on The World: The US Supreme Court strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act, we get global reaction. Chinese factory workers hold the owner of an American medical supplies firm hostage over pay. And bad memories of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, where Edward Snowden may or may not be.
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Teaching Manners to China's Nouveau Riche
China has a growing group of nouveau riche. Much of that wealth has been amassed by Communist Party elites and their friends but some of them are discovering that having money without manners doesn't buy them respect. A few of them are seeking to remedy that.
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Namibia's Coastal Desert Named Newest World Heritage Site
The desert region we want you to name for our Geo Quiz is one of the most sought after tourism destinations in Namibia. Some areas of this remote, uninhabited desert landscape look like the surface of the moon, and afford dazzling views of the southern hemisphere's night sky.
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First Ever Russian Themed Float to Participate in NYC's Gay-Pride Parade
Anchor Carol Hills speaks with Pasha Zalutski, a native of Belarus, who is organizing the first Russian themed float in this weekend's Gay Pride Parade in New York City.
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Edward Snowden's Temporary Home is an Awful Airport
Former US intelligence officer Edward Snowden is staying in the transit area of a Moscow airport, according to Russian officials. It's a terrible place to be, according to Fiona Hill, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, who's had several traumas there.
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American Held Hostage in His Own Factory in China
Chip Starnes, the American owner of a medical supplies firm, has been held up by his own workers at his factory in China. Carol Hills talked with Starnes from his office in Beijing.
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How Syria's Civil War Impacts Neighboring Lebanon
On Sunday, followers of a radical Sunni preacher got into an armed battle with Lebanon's Army in the city of Saida. By the time it ended, 18 soldiers and dozens of the preacher's followers had been killed. The violent eruption is just the latest instance of the way the war in Syria is spilling…
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Are Filibusters Used Outside the United States?
Filibusters are pretty common here in the US but it's a tradition that often strikes outsiders as strange. We wanted to find out more about filibusters: Where do they come from and what other countries, if any, use them?
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Indian-American Author Manil Suri Says Supreme Court Rulings Will Carry Moral Weight Globally
Manil Suri thinks the Supreme Court decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act will carry moral weight with countries around the world who have not recognized gay rights. He talks with anchor Carol Hills about what it was like to grow-up gay in India.
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International Spotlight on Supreme Court Rulings on Gay Marriage
The Supreme Court decisions in favor of gay marriage are being celebrated and talked about around the world. Lester Feder is a freelance journalist reporting on same-sex marriage in other countries.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition: Jun 26 2013
The US Supreme Court strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act, we get global reaction. Chinese factory workers hold the owner of an American medical supplies firm hostage over pay. And bad memories of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, where Edward Snowden may or may not be.
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Wednesday on The World: The US Supreme Court strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act, we get global reaction. Chinese factory workers hold the owner of an American medical supplies firm hostage over pay. And bad memories of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, where Edward Snowden may or may not be.
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