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Turkish Youth Frustrated at Weak Opposition Parties, Strike Out on Their Own
Princeton University's Zeynep Tufecki has spent several days with protesters hunkered down in a tent city in Istanbul's Gezi Park. She tells anchor Marco Werman that the Turkish youth are tired of trying to work through the country's weak opposition parties and are striking out on their own.
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Bus Fare Protests in Brazil Turn Violent
Things got ugly in São Paolo Thursday night when 5,000 demonstrators blocked traffic and vandalized buildings in the city. Police used teargas and rubber bullets to disperse them. So what's all this commotion about? A simple urban concern: A hike in bus fare, the equivalent of just 10 US cents.
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Pirate Joe's in Canada Sued by Trader Joe's
In today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for a Canadian city, where Mike Hallatt has opened up a store dedicated to reselling Trader Joe's popular products.
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Trust and Betrayal in a Tale from Modern Chechnya
Author Anthony Marra talks with anchor Marco Werman about his debut novel "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena." Marra's story is set in modern Chechnya and delves into the moral dilemmas facing strangers thrown together in war.
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Playing the Eiffel Tower
An American composer Joseph Bertolozzi is in Paris collecting sounds from the Eiffel Tower. He's banging the struts, bolts and girders and recording the results. With that, he plans to compose a piece of music. Reporter Christopher Werth met up with the composer and his recording team on top of…
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Syria's War Arrives in Tripoli, Lebanon
Syria's war has arrived in Lebanon. The northern city of Tripoli has seen clashes that echo what's going on in Syria. In some cases, the fighting in Tripoli pits one neighborhood that supports the Syrian government against one that backs the Syrian rebels. Many fear Lebanon could be dragged…
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How to Determine Whether Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria
Anchor Marco Werman talks to a leading expert on chemical weapons about the process of determining whether the Assad government has deployed them in its conflict.
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Iranians Flock to the Polls to Elect a New President
Iranians voted today in a presidential election. The vote is widely seen as rigged in favor of the government's preferred candidates.
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PRI's The World: Latest Edition (06/14/2013)
Election day in Iran as voters decide who should replace President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Plus, protests erupt in Brazil as price hike on buses irks riders. And, collecting sounds from the Eiffel Tower.
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Election day in Iran as voters decide who should replace President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Plus, protests erupt in Brazil as price hike on buses irks riders. And, collecting sounds from the Eiffel Tower.
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