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PRI's The World May 21, 2013
by The World
Tuesday on The World, the aftermath of the deadly Oklahoma tornado. Also, Apple Computer's low global tax payments are causing trouble for Irish authorities accused of giving Apple a special tax deal. And, artists in Cairo take advantage of distracted Egyptian authorities and install provocative public art.
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NOAA Surveys US Coastal Waters for Leaking Shipwrecks
There's a new study out about the risk of ocean pollution caused by shipwrecks. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has come up with a map of the many, many shipwrecks that dot US coastal waters.
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Europe’s New Olive Oil Law Seen by Many as Meddling
The European Union has passed a law banning unlabeled olive oil flasks and dipping bowls, the kind traditionally seen in restaurants in Spain. Instead, restaurants must offer sealed, clearly labelled throw-away oil containers.
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Apple Scrutinized on Tax Avoidance
One of America's most profitable companies, Apple, is under scrutiny by a Senate sub-committee Tuesday. Apple CEO, Tim Cook, is explaining why Apple has paid so little tax globally over the last few years. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with British member of parliament, Margaret Hodge, who is…
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Amidst Political Chaos In Cairo, Artists Seize the Moment and Blossom
In the midst of a security vacuum, a looming economic crisis and a political stalemate in Egypt, no one is paying much attention to culture. If and when they do, artists don't expect much encouragement from the new Islamist government. But for the moment, they are taking advantage of a new margin...
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Iran Bars Two Contenders From Presidential Race
Iran's electoral commission Tuesday barred two popular candidates from running in next month's presidential elections. Iranian journalist Shirin Jafaari says the move to disqualify the politicians might mean many Iranians will not bother to go to the polls.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Accused of Smoking Crack
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is embroiled in a scandal involving a cell phone video that allegedly shows him smoking crack cocaine. The owners of the video have been trying to sell it to members of the media.
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In Japan, Citizen Radiation-Tracking Project Goes Big Time
A post-Fukushima effort to crowdsource radiation data in Japan has since become the largest source of radiation data in the country. And it's now set to expand to other parts of the world. Catherine Winter reports from Tokyo.
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How a Japanese Scientist Developed the Tornado Rating System
Rescue efforts continued Tuesday to uncover survivors from the tornado that came through Moore, OK. It has been preliminarily declared a category F4, that is Fujita Scale 4. The system of rating tornadoes was developed by Ted Fujita, a scientist from Japan.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition May 21, 2013
Tuesday on The World, the aftermath of the deadly Oklahoma tornado. Also, Apple Computer's low global tax payments are causing trouble for Irish authorities accused of giving Apple a special tax deal. And, artists in Cairo take advantage of distracted Egyptian authorities and install provocative...
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The Late Ray Manzarek's Influence Around the Globe
Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founding member of the 60s rock band The Doors, has died aged 74. Marco Werman gives Manzarek a send-off with some of the sounds he helped influence from Togo, Nigeria and Cuba.
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World in Words Podcast: A Call For English Only at the EU, and 5-Word Acceptance Speeches
With 23 official languages-- rising to 24 in July-- the European Union is knee-deep in translation. Must every document be translated into Latvian and Irish...or should the EU simplify matters by making English its working language? Also, the Webby Awards are known for 5-word acceptance speeches....
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Tuesday on The World, the aftermath of the deadly Oklahoma tornado. Also, Apple Computer's low global tax payments are causing trouble for Irish authorities accused of giving Apple a special tax deal. And, artists in Cairo take advantage of distracted Egyptian authorities and install provocative public art.
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