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PRI's The World Oct 12, 2012
by The World
Reaction to the news that the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize is going to the European Union. Also, we find out why the Cuban missile crisis of 50 years ago was more dangerous than previously thought. Plus, South Koreans get a rare glimpse of North Korean cinema.
Episodes
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'Comrade Kim Goes Flying': A North Korean Rom-Com
South Korean movie goers got a rare look at a North Korean romantic comedy at the Busan International Film Festival.
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Swedish Chef Magnus Nilsson and his Unconventional Recipes for Fäviken
Sweden's Magnus Nilsson is considered one of Europe's top chefs. Now he has a cookbook out, named after his restaurant in remote northern Seden, Faviken. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with Nilsson about his recipes and why it's so hard to get the ingredients for them.
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Looking Back at the Cuban Missile Crisis
50 years ago this month, the United States learned that Soviet nuclear missiles were positioned just 90 miles from Florida, in Cuba. Reporter Brigid McCarthy explains why the Cuban missile crisis may have been a more dangerous crisis than even President Kennedy realized at the time.
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Baumgartner's Jump and Other Skydiving Daredevils
The World's Marco Werman reflects on the high altitude skydive being attempted by Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner and then recalls the previous record holder's near disastrous attempt 50 years ago.
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Peter Max Revisits His Early Days as a Jewish Refugee
Peter Max was 3-years-old when his family fled Nazi Germany to seek refuge in China along with thousands of other Jews during WWII. Now at age 74, the American pop artist tells The World he's returned to China for the first time, where along with his daughter Libra, he's searching out his old...
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the Military Commissions
The alleged mastermind of the September 11th attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, was originally to be tried by a military commission under President George W. Bush, then a federal trial under President Obama, and now a military commission again. The Obama administration says, reforms in 2009 fixed...
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Day of Prayer for Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan
People in Pakistan observed a day of prayer on Friday for the recovery of a 14-year-old girl shot in the head by Taliban gunmen. Malala Yousafzai was transferred to a military hospital in Rawalpindi.
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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to the European Union
Friday, the Nobel Peace Committee awarded this year's peace prize to the European Union, noting that the EU had "over six decades contributed to the advancement of reconciliation, democracy and human rights."
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Oct 12, 2012
Reaction to the news that the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize is going to the European Union. Also, we find out why the Cuban missile crisis of 50 years ago was more dangerous than previously thought. Plus, South Koreans get a rare glimpse of North Korean cinema.
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Rush-Girl on Canadian Rock Band Rush
The Canadian rock band Rush may soon be enshrined into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The trio has been nominated and Rush fans are thrilled. Host Aaron Schachter speaks to die-hard Rush fan Beverly Wintjes also known as RushGirl. She's on her way to a Rush Convention being held in Toronto this...
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Reaction to the news that the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize is going to the European Union. Also, we find out why the Cuban missile crisis of 50 years ago was more dangerous than previously thought. Plus, South Koreans get a rare glimpse of North Korean cinema.
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