PRI's The World Nov 27, 2012
by The World
Protests continue in Egypt against President Mursi's decree expanding his own powers. Also, Mexico's new president wants to refocus the US-Mexico relationship on trade, rather than just security. Plus, an effort to restore a river ecosystem in the middle of Delhi, India.
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Restoring Urban India's Riverbanks
A new bio-park along a stretch of the river is starting to restore some of the natural services the landscape used to provide.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Ordered to Leave Office
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been ordered by a judge to vacate his office, after Ford was found to have violated conflict of interest rules. We hear more from Toronto Sun writer Lorrie Goldstein.
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Digging For The Truth: Yasser Arafat Exhumed
The remains of Yasser Arafat was exhumed today to determine if the former Palestinian leader was poisoned. Arafat died eight years ago, allegedly from a stroke.
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Arriving Young and Alone: One Guatemalan Migrant’s Trek
A growing number of young people from Mexico and Central America are entering the US without documentation and without parents.
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Mexico's President-Elect Enrique Peña Nieto Wants to Refocus Relationship with the US
Mexico's president-elect says he wants to refocus the US-Mexico relationship on trade, rather than security.
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Protests at Bradley Manning Wikileaks Hearing
Protests marked the first day of a pre-trial hearing at Fort Meade, Maryland, in the case of Bradley Manning, the US Army private who leaked thousands of documents to the website WikiLeaks.
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Egypt Opposition Holds Mass Rally Against President Morsi
Tens of thousands of people have been protesting in Cairo against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, who last week granted himself sweeping new powers.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Nov 27, 2012
Protests continue in Egypt against President Mursi's decree expanding his own powers. Also, Mexico's new president wants to refocus the US-Mexico relationship on trade, rather than just security. Plus, an effort to restore a river ecosystem in the middle of Delhi, India.
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Neba Solo: Mali's Balafon Master
The World's Marco Werman catches up with Mali's Neba Solo, a master of a kind of wooden marimba called the balafon.
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World in Words Podcast: The Sweet Revenge of Recycling a Book Title
There is no copyright on book titles, which can lead to confusion. It's all too easy to mistakenly buy the wrong version of 'Pure,' 'Sweet Revenge' or 'Nemesis.' Also, novelist Tom Wolfe talks about his continued experimentation with punctuation. For more:...
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Protests continue in Egypt against President Mursi's decree expanding his own powers. Also, Mexico's new president wants to refocus the US-Mexico relationship on trade, rather than just security. Plus, an effort to restore a river ecosystem in the middle of Delhi, India.
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