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PRI's The World Nov 9, 2012
by The World
New York City announces a fuel rationing plan to deal with gasoline shortages. We look at how Japan created a similar program after the 2011 Tsunami. And descendents of French master filmmaker Georges Melies take his films on tour. Also, a former businessman becomes the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Violin Dealer Dietmar Machold Convicted of Embezzlement
German Dietmar Machold lived the high-life in Vienna as one of the world's foremost experts on violins. But it was all a ponzi scheme. And Friday, an Austrian court convicted him of embezzlement and fraud. Aaron Schachter tells the sad tale.
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Houses From Within: Inside Jerusalem Buildings Normally Off Limit
An initiative called Houses From Within offers residents of Jerusalem the opportunity to see buildings that are usually off-limits to the public - from the inside.
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Former Oil Executive Justin Welby Named Archbishop of Canterbury
Justin Welby, a former oil executive, has been chosen to be the new Archbishop of Canterbury, and spiritual leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans. The 56-year-old has had a meteoric rise within the Anglican Church and takes over a global flock riven by divisions. Anchor Aaron Schachter…
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American Muay Thai Fighter in Thailand
Muay Thai boxing is Thailand's national sport. Boxing with eight limbs - legs, knees and elbows as well as arms - is not for the faint-hearted, combatants can be female, and even American.
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Spain's Iberia Airlines Announces Layoffs
Spain took another economic hit, as the country's main airline, Iberia, announced it's getting rid of 4,500 jobs. The World's Gerry Hadden has the story.
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How Should We Judge our Economy?
The central question of the presidential election came down to this: Are you better off than you were four years ago? Well, it depends on who you ask and how you measure it. A small, but growing group thinkers say traditional economic measures don't give an accurate picture of the true health of...
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Canadian Power Workers Lending a Hand on Long Island
Thousands are still without electricity in areas hit by Superstorm Sandy. Among those helping to restore power on Long Island are dozens of Canadian utility workers. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with the CBC's Laura Lynch, who has been spending time with the Canadian crews.
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Japan's Gasoline Rationing Experience
Gasoline is being rationed in parts of New Jersey and New York as the area still copes with the destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy and this week's Nor'easter. Japan had to resort to similar measures in the aftermath of last year's earthquake and tsunami.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Nov 9, 2012
New York City announces a fuel rationing plan to deal with gasoline shortages. We look at how Japan created a similar program after the 2011 Tsunami. And descendents of French master filmmaker Georges Melies take his films on tour. Also, a former businessman becomes the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Watching Georges Méliès' Films the Old-Fashioned Way
The heirs of french film pioneer Georges Méliès have taken their ancestor's films on tour across the United States. The silent films are presented the way they were meant to be: in a theater, with narration and piano accompaniment. The World's Adeline Sire reports.
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Copper Mining Threatens Afghan Buddhas
The Geo Quiz is looking at a site near the Afghan capital Kabul which contains the world's second largest copper deposit, as well as the remains of an ancient settlement with over 200 Buddha statues, stupas and a 100-acre monastery complex. Copper mining operations now threaten all of them, and...
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New York City announces a fuel rationing plan to deal with gasoline shortages. We look at how Japan created a similar program after the 2011 Tsunami. And descendents of French master filmmaker Georges Melies take his films on tour. Also, a former businessman becomes the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
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