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PRI's The World May 3, 2012
by The World
Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng strains US-China diplomacy as he changes his mind on remaining in China. Also, a Canadian mayor supports legislation that favors cars over bikes on the city streets. And a Korean rapper stages a comeback after an online slam damages his career.
Episodes
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TV Station in Tunisia Fined for Broadcasting Animated Film 'Persepolis'
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with reporter Sabri Ben-Achour about a court ruling Thursday in Tunisia against the head of a TV station that broadcast the animated film "Persepolis."
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Cars Taking Over Roads in China
The World's China correspondent Mary Kary Magistad talks to anchor Marco Werman about how biking in Beijing has changed as more and more cars are taking over the roads.
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US Releases Letters From Bin Laden Compound
The World's Marco Werman talks with the BBC's Security Correspondent, Gordon Corera, about the release of documents recovered from the Bin Laden compound in Pakistan.
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What to Watch: Soccer Game Scheduled at Same Time as Critical Political Debate
The first of two presidential candidates debates in Mexico has been scheduled for Sunday, at the same time as a top playoff soccer match. The soccer match will probably get the higher TV ratings, as The World's William Troop reports.
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Helsinki Rejects New Guggenheim Museum
A plan to build a new Guggenheim museum on the Helsinki waterfront has been rejected by politicians in Finland. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation proposed, in January, that it and the Finnish capital jointly develop a new contemporary art museum.
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Telling the Story of Chen Guangcheng's Escape
Chen Guangcheng's story is like something out of Hollywood: blind dissident escapes Chinese captors and seeks safety with US embassy. It's being told in the US as an almost "good vs. evil" tale.
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Blind Dissident Chen Guangcheng Aggravates US-China Relations
Guangcheng is pleading for foreign asylum a day after leaving the US embassy creating new strains in relations between China and the United States.
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Chen's Fight Against Forced Abortion Draws Support From US Activists
Chen Guangcheng has been persecuted in China for his work pressing for an end to forced abortions and sterilizations under China's "one-child" policy. And that work has helped Chen gain support in the US.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition May 3, 2012
Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng strains US-China diplomacy as he changes his mind on remaining in China. Also, a Canadian mayor supports legislation that favors cars over bikes on the city streets. And a Korean rapper stages a comeback after an online slam damages his career.
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Korean Rapper Dan Lee - Tablo - Trying to Revive His Career After Online Attacks
Lee is a Korean rapper who once had a huge fan base around the globe, but that changed after an anti-fan club formed online claiming that Lee was a fraud and liar.
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War on the streets of Toronto: Motorists vs. Cyclists
An estimated 1.7 percent of people in greater Toronto cycle to work. That’s a low figure compared to other large North American cities listed. Many European cities such as Berlin, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam leave Toronto in the dust.
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Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng strains US-China diplomacy as he changes his mind on remaining in China. Also, a Canadian mayor supports legislation that favors cars over bikes on the city streets. And a Korean rapper stages a comeback after an online slam damages his career.
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