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Mdungu’s ‘The Gambian Space Program’
Between 1987 and 2005, Gambia had an emergency landing strip available to NASA. In their recent album, the nine-piece band Mdungu pays homage to Gambia’s brief ties with space.
PRI’s The World: 02/28/2012 (Liberia, Russia, Gambia)
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Senegal Faces Run-off Vote
A tight race is emerging in Senegal’s controversial presidential election between incumbent Abdoulaye Wade and former Prime Minister Macky Sall, unofficial results suggest.
‘A Separation’ Marks First-Ever Oscar for an Iranian Film
Sunday night, the Academy Award for best foreign language film went to the Iranian made movie, “A Separation”. It’s the first time a film from Iran has won an Oscar.
Afghan Policy in Midst of Growing Attacks on US and NATO Troops
The US Ambassador to Afghanistan says that “now is not the time to decide that we are done here.”
Two Cruise Liners Turned Away from Argentina’s Southern Port
This port city in Tierra Del Fuego is sometimes called the southernmost city in the world.
PRI’s The World: 02/27/2012 (Iran, Germany, Argentina)
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Syrians Divided Over Fighting Assad
Violence is continuing in Syria. The city of Homs is particularly badly affected. Rim Turkmani has family there. She’s an academic based in London.
Scottish Lawmaker in a Bar Brawl
We are looking for a major landmark in London that is at the center of Britain’s political world.
‘Song from the Uproar’: An Opera on Isabelle Eberhardt
“Song from the Uproar” is based on the extraordinary life of 19th century Swiss explorer and writer Isabelle Eberhardt. Eberhardt converted to Islam in North Africa, where she traveled dressed as an Arab man.
PRI’s The World: 02/24/2012 (Senegal, UK, Myanmar)
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Ruling on the 1804 Spanish Galleon Sunken Treasure
We are looking for the place off the Spanish coast where a Spanish galleon sank with its treasure in 1804.
PRI’s The World: 02/23/2012 (Spain, France, Egypt)
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Syrian Citizen-Journalist Rami al-Sayyed Dies During Homs Shelling
Rami al-Sayed was a key provider of online videos showing the Syrian government’s bombardment of the central city of Homs until his death on Tuesday.
Journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik Die in Homs
American Marie Colvin of the UK’s Sunday Times and French photographer Remi Ochlik are among 60 people killed in the Syrian city of Homs.
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