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Italian Museum Burns Art in Protest to Save Art
Casoria Contemporary Art Museum has embarked on a controversial campaign to protest budget cuts to the arts. It's burning works of art one by one to protest government indifference. Where is the museum located?
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Brazil's Ex-President Cardoso Lauded for Nation's Return to Democracy
The Library of Congress announced Monday that Brazil's former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso will receive the John W. Kluge Prize for lifetime intellectual achievement. Paulo Sotero, who directs the Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, says...
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In a Booming Brazil, Portuguese Flock to Take Advantage
Despite a troubling past as colonial ruler, Portuguese are flocking to Brazil to take advantage of its booming economy.
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Greece's Economic Drama: One Woman's Story
Greece is broke and many Greeks are struggling to make ends meet. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with one unemployed woman, Theodora Oikonomides in Athens.
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Climate Change Threatens to Transform Mongolia
Mongolia's nomadic herders make up more than half the country's population, but their traditional lifestyle is seriously threatened by climate change.
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A Whale Tale: How A JPMorgan London Trader Lost $2bn
JPMorgan confirmed that a senior executive involved in the firm's $2 billion loss is to resign. A single trader, Bruno Iksil, is believed to be responsible for very costly derivative trades.
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28-Day Palestinian Hunger Strike Ends Following Deal
Palestinian prisoners agree to end their hunger strike after winning significant concessions from the Israeli government. Some 1,500 prisoners were demanding better conditions in jail and an end to administrative detention.
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Syria Crisis: How Violence is Affecting Everyday Life
Reporter Laura Lynch has just returned from Syria, where she had the opportunity to speak to a variety of Syrians. She tells Lisa Mullins what she heard about how the upheaval there is affecting everyday life.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition May 14, 2012
How everyday Syrians cope with the violence. Then, how Greeks are struggling to make ends meet. And Portuguese migrants flock to Brazil in search of more financial security.
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Black Metal Bassist Elected to Greek Parliament
With the election of a bassist from Black Metal band to Greek Parliament, Greek metal fans are worried that their favorite musical genre is suffering yet another blow to its much maligned reputation. Death metal has been blamed for teen suicides, Satanism and fostering drug use. Metal heads now...
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How everyday Syrians cope with the violence. Then, how Greeks are struggling to make ends meet. And Portuguese migrants flock to Brazil in search of more financial security.
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