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PRI's The World Sep 24, 2012
by The World
World leaders are gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Top of the agenda is Syria. Also, India's doctors employ a Plumpy Nut-like solution to stem malnutrition. And we head to New York City for the Gypsy Music Festival.
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Hatfields And McCoys Shoot It Up In Transylvania
If you watched the Emmy Award Ceremonies, you may have caught actor Kevin Costner accepting an award for lead actor in a mini-series. That series, "Hatfields & McCoys," based on one of the most famous blood feuds in American history, was not filmed in West Virginia and Kentucky, but in Transylvania.
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Conservatives May Ban Abortions in Spain
The new conservative government, in power for six months, wants to roll back abortion laws to once again make the procedure a crime.
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Chinese Police Chief Gets 15 Years in Jail
A former Chinese police chief at the center of a messy political scandal has been sentenced to 15 years in jail.
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Ambassador's Death Prompts Libyan Protests for Peace
There has been an outpouring of popular feeling in Libya since the killing of US Ambassador Chris Stevens in early September. Demonstrations and vigils have protested against violence and hate. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with a Libyan businessman, Alaeddin Muntasser, a friend of ambassador…
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India Battles Malnutrition with Local Product
Health workers in Africa have made great strides treating severe malnutrition thanks to a therapeutic food called Plumpy'Nut. Yet India, which has its own child malnutrition problems, has blocked importation of the product. So Indian doctors are now concocting their own locally made version.
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Undulatus Asperatus: Say it Loud, it's a New Cloud
Cloud-spotters around the world are calling for a 'new' kind of cloud to be recognized. Undulatus asperatus, says Britain's Cloud Appreciation Society is a cloud variant that, until recently, had gone unnoticed.
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The Influx of Foreign Fighters in Syria
As UN diplomats in New York debate what to do about Syria, the fighting there rages unabated. Guardian reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad discusses the gains made by rebels close to the border with Turkey, and some conflicts brewing between Syrian-born rebels and an influx of foreign fighters.
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Israel's Prime Minister and the US Election
It isn't terribly shocking to find the Middle East playing a role in US election-year politics. But the degree to which Israel's leader has been inserted into the campaign has caught some pundits by surprise.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Sep 24, 2012
World leaders are gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Top of the agenda is Syria. Also, India's doctors employ a Plumpy Nut-like solution to stem malnutrition. And we head to New York City for the Gypsy Music Festival.
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Gypsy Brass Band Fanfare Ciocarlia Rollicks Through North America
The Romanian brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia mixes Balkan music with jazz and movie themes and even a Steppenwolf song, and play it all with a fearsome velocity.
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World leaders are gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Top of the agenda is Syria. Also, India's doctors employ a Plumpy Nut-like solution to stem malnutrition. And we head to New York City for the Gypsy Music Festival.
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