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PRI's The World Jun 4, 2012
by The World
Twenty three years after the Chinese authorities sent tanks into Tiananmen Square, China tries to keep its citizens from remembering the anniversary. Then, we get a look at the Transit of Venus circa 1769. Plus, the daughter of legendary sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar, follows in her father's fusion footsteps.
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Israel to Put More Liberal Rabbis on State Payroll
Israel says it will put non-Orthodox rabbis on the state payroll.
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Observing the Transit of Venus: Past and Present
Tuesday, June 5, Venus will pass directly between Earth and the Sun. This planetary confluence will provide a rare spectacle for skywatchers across the globe.
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Eduard Khil, 'Mr. Trololo', King of Soviet Pop, Is Dead
Soviet-era singer, Eduard Khil died today aged 77. Khil found global fame late in life as Mr Trololo, after a 1976 video of him went viral in 2010.
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New Zealand Fights Bio-Invaders
The isolated island country of New Zealand is fighting an invasion of unwanted species that's destroying crops and native animals.
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Liu Xiaobo Commemorates Tiananmen with 'June Fourth Elegies'
Poet Liu Xiaobo wrote a series of poems in the 20 years following the 1989 crackdown. His book, "June Fourth Elegies," has been translated into English by Jeffrey Yang.
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Forgetting Tiananmen: China's Efforts To Ignore Anniversary
Tens of thousands of people have held a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to mark the 23rd anniversary of the crackdown on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Jun 4, 2012
Twenty three years after the Chinese authorities sent tanks into Tiananmen Square, China tries to keep its citizens from remembering the anniversary. Then, we get a look at the Transit of Venus circa 1769. Plus, the daughter of legendary sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar, follows...
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Indian Sitar Player Anoushka Shankar's 'Traveller'
In her latest album called "Traveller," the sitarist tackles Spanish flamenco.
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Twenty three years after the Chinese authorities sent tanks into Tiananmen Square, China tries to keep its citizens from remembering the anniversary. Then, we get a look at the Transit of Venus circa 1769. Plus, the daughter of legendary sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar, follows in her father's fusion footsteps.
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Twenty three years after the Chinese authorities sent tanks into Tiananmen Square, China tries to keep its citizens from remembering the anniversary. Then, we get a look at the Transit of Venus circa 1769. Plus, the daughter of legendary sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar, follows...
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