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Adotta Una Guglia - Adopt a Spire
Milan, Italy's 14th century cathedral is one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in Europe. But the cultural landmark is in need of some renovation and a major cleaning. Air pollution and foggy weather have taken a toll on the white marble. So cathedral authorities have come up with a clever...
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Frank Jacobs and his Strange Maps
Strange indeed. Frank Jacobs is the map-obsessed blogger behind "Strange Maps". Jacobs has spent a lifetime pondering maps of all kinds and finally found an outlet: cyberspace.
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Awaiting President Obama in Myanmar
President Obama is due to visit Myanmar on Monday. It's a sign of how far the Asian country has come on reform in the past few years. Many Burmese are welcoming Obama's visit, including young people who are studying the American system of government.
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IKEA Apologizes for Having Used Political Prisoners' Labor in East Germany
After conducting an internal investigation, the Swedish furniture giant IKEA said Friday it "deeply regrets" that some of its suppliers in the 1980's used the labor of political prisoners in East Germany. Apparently, this practice happened right up until the fall of the Berlin wall, in 1989.
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Saving Spanish Soccer Club Real Oviedo – on Twitter
Real Oviedo is a former top-tier Spanish soccer team that has fallen on hard financial times. But a Twitter campaign to get fans to buy team shares may have saved it from an untimely end. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks to Sid Lowe, a British sports journalist based in Madrid who started the effort...
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Gaza War of Words on Twitter
The battle being waged between Hamas and Israeli forces is also being fought online. Both sides have been using Twitter to convey their political messages. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with Orit Perlov with the Institute for National Security Studies in Israel about the Twitter war.
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Gaza Preparing for Possible Ground Attack
People in the Gaza Strip are preparing for an Israeli ground invasion, as Hamas and other militants continue to send rockets and missiles into Israel. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with The BBC's Jon Donnison in Gaza, who happened to see a rocket being launched toward Jerusalem on Friday.
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Hamas Rocket Targets Jerusalem
A Hamas rocket landed on a suburb of Jerusalem on Friday, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas intensifies. Anchor Aaron Schachter gets details from The World's Matthew Bell in Jerusalem.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Nov 16, 2012
The conflict between Hamas and Israel intensifies. Fan twitter campaign may save Spanish soccer team. And an all-woman bluegrass band hits the music scene in Pakistan.
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Della Mae Bluegrass in Pakistan
The Bluegrass group Della Mae brings American down-home music to Pakistan and Central Asia.
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As Arctic Warms, Scientists Explore Links to Extreme Weather
Months before both this year's record Arctic ice melt and Hurricane Sandy, a climatologist identified changing weather patterns that appear to link the two seemingly separate events. Sam Eaton reports from New Jersey.
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Egypt Pledges Support for Gaza
Egypt's Prime Minister visited Gaza this morning, and pledged Egypt's support for the Palestinians in their struggle against Israel. Anchor Aaron Schachter finds out more on the visit's significance from reporter Noel King in Cairo.
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The conflict between Hamas and Israel intensifies. Fan twitter campaign may save Spanish soccer team. And an all-woman bluegrass band hits the music scene in Pakistan.
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