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PRI's The World May 30, 2012
by The World
The international community struggles to find a solution for Syria. Doctors in India use stem cells to cure some cases of blindness. And Israeli and Palestinian farmers agree on rodent control - they are using barn owls to rein in mouse population.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition May 30, 2012
The international community struggles to find a solution for Syria. Doctors in India use stem cells to cure some cases of blindness. And Israeli and Palestinian farmers agree on rodent control - they are using barn owls to rein in mouse population.
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Faroe Islands' Teitur Lets the Dog Drive Home
The World's Carol Zall profiles Faroese singer-songwriter Teitur Lassen whose new CD is "Let the Dog Drive Home."
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London Becomes France's Sixth Biggest City
More French people live in London than in Bordeaux, Nantes or Strasbourg, so much so that it is now thought to be France's sixth biggest city in terms of population.
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Israel Town Turns to Owls for Pest Control
One of the worst problems faced by farmers is mice eating through crops and contaminating anything they leave behind.
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A California Accountant's Bid to Overturn Cambodia's Government
Cambodian-American Yasith Chhun was living the American dream in California until the Long Beach accountant hatched a plot to try to overthrow Cambodia's government. The coup plot flopped, and Chhun landed in jail. We talk to Chhun from a Pennsylvania penitentiary, and to a journalist who has...
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California's Averroes Institute: Islamic Prep School in America
In the US, we're used to seeing religious private schools: Catholic preps, fundamentalist Christian schools. Now, there's a newcomer: private Islamic schools. Critics call them cocoons raising Muslim outsiders, while the schools' leaders argue that blending Islamic studies with an American…
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Stem Cells Restore Sight in India
Stem cells are often touted as potential treatments for conditions like spinal cord injury, diabetes, and Parkinson's disease. Two Indian doctors are already putting stem cells to use, curing some cases of blindness.
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Crossed Eyes: Myth of Good Luck is Bad News for Visually Impaired in India
As many as four percent of children in India are born with crossed eyes. Treatment is widely available, often for free, yet many families don't pursue it because of a widespread superstition. Many believe that a cross-eyed child brings good luck.
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Syria Atrocities: International Community Paralyzed
As the killing continues in Syria, the international community seems paralyzed. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Colum Lynch, United Nations correspondent for the Washington Post about what, if anything, the world can do in Syria.
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The international community struggles to find a solution for Syria. Doctors in India use stem cells to cure some cases of blindness. And Israeli and Palestinian farmers agree on rodent control - they are using barn owls to rein in mouse population.
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