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PRI's The World brings one-of-a-kind international stories home to America.
Host Marco Werman guides listeners through major issues and stories, linking global events directly to the American agenda.
The World's coverage is provided by a global network of international journalists, including 250 BBC correspondents located around the world. Unique in public radio, this network works in concert with the program's multinational team of producers and editors, and brings an exceptional depth of understanding and freshness of perspective to the program content.
The World is a collaboration between BBC, Public Radio International and WGBH in Boston, and is distributed by PRI.
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Recent items from the The World's Latest Edition podcastPRI's The World - May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013 - Hundreds of garment factories reopened in Bangladesh after three days of protests about pay and working conditions. We hear from some survivors of the devastating factory collapse in Dhaka. Also, an Italian photographer documents old Hollywood sets in North Africa. And the power of political cartoons to rattle despots and citizens alike. Those stories and more on PRI's The World.
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PRI's The World - May 16, 2013
May 16, 2013 - How the scandals rocking the Obama Administration look to the world outside the US. Also, the push to improve conditions for domestic workers, many of whom are immigrant women. Plus, protests over Berlin's new Barbie Dreamhouse Experience.
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PRI's The World - May 15, 2013
May 15, 2013 - The struggle between press freedom and national security, also, wrestling puts the US, Iran and Russia all on the same page for a change. And, is it normal to pay 21 dollars for an ice cream? It is, apparently, if you're a tourist visiting Rome.
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PRI's The World - May 14, 2013
May 14, 2013 - A gruesome video out of Syria highlights the brutality of the civil war there. Also, a new film tells the stories of children who survived the Holocaust. And a push to popularize a martial art that some say is indigenous to Ukraine.
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PRI's The World - May 13, 2013
May 13, 2013 - Syria is high on the agenda as President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron meet at the Oval Office. Also, the dangers of walking to school in South Africa. And, the first music video from space.
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PRI's The World - May 10, 2013
May 10, 2013 - A survivor is pulled from the rubble 17 days after the factory collapse in Bangladesh. Also, Elmhurst Hospital in Queens and its melting pot of international patients and diseases. Plus, analyzing Sigmund Freud's famous couch.
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