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PRI's The World Sep 5, 2012
by The World
Financially-stricken Greece explores expanding its five-day work week. Also, the CIA admits it got Iraq's weapons of mass destruction wrong. Plus, environmentalists sound the alarm about a genetically-engineered fluorescent aquarium fish.
Episodes
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In Istanbul, an Exhibition on Islam in China Accentuates the Positive
Chinese government seeks to soothe Turks' concerns about the ill treatment of China's 23 million Muslims, including Turkic Uygurs.
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Chinese City Wants Fewer Cars and Cleaner Air
New York Times Hong Kong bureau chief Keith Bradsher says strict new guidelines were introduced this summer to limit the number of new cars on Guangzhou's crowded streets.
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Wheelchair Ballet Performer Sue Austin Underwater
Like the athletes at the Paralympics, disabled artist Sue Austin is working to redefine the popular notion of disability. This week, she has been amazing spectators with a specially equipped wheelchair that lets her fly underwater.
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Spain's Modern-Day 'Robin Hood' Marches Against Austerity
Spanish Mayor Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo has been dubbed the Spanish Robin Hood and now he is in the midst of a three-week march across Andalusia to get the government to back off on austerity measures.
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Nokia's New Smart Phones Fail to Impress
The Finnish telecom giant Nokia unveiled two new smart phones today in New York. But they failed to create any excitement and Nokia's shares took a big plunge on the stock exchange.
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Leaked Memo Urges Greece to Move to Six-Day Work Week
Greece remains at the center of Europe's ongoing battle to salvage its single currency, the Euro. Now, a leaked memo indicates that European leaders want Greece to expand the work week, and loosen up its labor laws.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Sep 5, 2012
Financially-stricken Greece explores expanding its five-day work week. Also, the CIA admits it got Iraq's weapons of mass destruction wrong. Plus, environmentalists sound the alarm about a genetically-engineered fluorescent aquarium fish.
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Glow-in-the-Dark Fish: Bright Idea or Environmental Threat?
A Texas company has been selling genetically modified fluorescent zebra fish called 'GloFish' for nearly ten years. But now the company is offering a new kind of glow-in-the-dark fish. And it's got environmentalists concerned. Science journalist Adrianne Appel has written an article about…
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Declassified Document Describes CIA Errors in Iraq
In a newly declassified document, the CIA offers its rationale for why it failed to provide accurate intelligence about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Thomas Blanton worked to get the document released. He directs the National Security Archive at George Washington University.
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World in Words Podcast: A Fusion of Chinese and Arabic Calligraphy
Chinese-born Haji Noor Deen is a master calligrapher whose script combines Chinese and Arabic-- traditions that are "at once opposites and complements."
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Financially-stricken Greece explores expanding its five-day work week. Also, the CIA admits it got Iraq's weapons of mass destruction wrong. Plus, environmentalists sound the alarm about a genetically-engineered fluorescent aquarium fish.
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