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PRI's The World Jun 27, 2012
by The World
Gunmen storm a pro-government TV station in Syria, leaving three people dead. Also, university students in Sudan protest planned austerity measures. And the music and activism of Mexico's Carla Morrison.
Episodes
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A Mexican Voter Who Supports A Return of the PRI
The third installment in our series on Mexican voters and what they want ahead of Sunday's presidential election. Reporter Myles Estey profiles a Mexico City entrepeneur who favors a return to power of the PRI, the party that ran Mexico from 1929 to 2000.
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Buried Treasure In A Potato Field
A massive hoard comprising 30,000 to 50,000 coins have been found on an island in western Europe.
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Students Protest Against Economic Austerity in Sudan
For the past week, Sudanese students have been taking to the streets in Khartoum and around the country.
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What Chile's Student Movement Did Next
Chile's student movement is grappling to graduate from a protest movement to a political one.
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Texas Piñata Ban Under Review
A piñata ban in nearly three dozen parks in Harris County, Texas has rankled Hispanic community leaders and activists.
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Syria Crisis: What Are the Options For the West?
Syrian rebels are bringing their fight closer and closer to Damascus and Bashar Al Assad said in a speech on Tuesday that his country was now "at war."
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Turkey Rules Out Immediate Retaliation Against Syria Over Jet Incident
Syrian forces shot down a Turkish reconnaissance jet last Friday. Now, Turkish prime minister Erdogan said that there would be no immediate retaliatory strike against Syria.
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War Arrives in Damascus: One Activist's Account
Day-to-day life for Amer al-Sadeq, an activist with the Syrian Revolution Coordinators' Union is far from secure. He describes for host Marco Werman the escalating tensions in his northeast Damascus neighborhood.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Jun 27, 2012
Gunmen storm a pro-government TV station in Syria, leaving three people dead. Also, university students in Sudan protest planned austerity measures. And the music and activism of Mexico's Carla Morrison.
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Mexico's Carla Morrison Speaks the Language of the People
Singer Carla Morrison has been selling out concerts across the country and has also been active politically, supporting Mexico's student movement.
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Are We Still Tribal?
Sporting events and language differences bring out our tribalism, linguistic and otherwise. That may not help in solving the Euro Crisis. A conversation with evolutionary biologist Mark Pagel.
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Gunmen storm a pro-government TV station in Syria, leaving three people dead. Also, university students in Sudan protest planned austerity measures. And the music and activism of Mexico's Carla Morrison.
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