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Judo Athlete Not Allowed to Represent Kosovo in Olympics
Kosovo’s contested statehood has made the International Olympic Committee not allow Majlinda Kelmendi to represent her country at London 2012.
43 Years Later, A Young Soldier’s Letters Arrive Home from Vietnam
Forty-three years ago, US Army Sergeant Steve Flaherty wrote a letter home to his mother from the jungles of Vietnam. On Saturday, his letters arrived home.
The Nizami Bandhu: A Family Devoted to Qawwali
The Nizami Bandhu, who sing Sufi music as a form of worship, have been passing the music down to younger generations.
Report Says Most Lemurs Living on the Edge of Extinction
Experts now say that nine out of 10 species of lemur should be on the ‘red list’ of endangered species. Some species are down to less than two dozen animals.
Naadam: Mongolia’s Ancient Mid-Summer Sports Fest
Each year in mid-July, communities across Mongolia participate in three sporting events: wrestling, horse racing and archery.
Major League Baseball Angered Over Dominican Ballplayer Film
A new documentary film chronicles the rise of two Dominican boys trying to make it in baseball. The film has a twist, one that Major League Baseball is not very happy about.
Desert in Chile is Future Site of Extremely Large Telescope
It is a remote location south of the city of Antofagasta, Chile and next door to the existing Paranal, Observatory.
Remembering ‘The King of Afghan Music’ Ahmad Zahir
Afghanistan’s psychedelic folk master died in 1979, but ask anyone in Kabul today about him, and it’s like referring to Elvis.
Death of a Bangalore Law Student
Reporter Michael May follows the trail of the mysterious death of a law student in Bangalore, India. Local newspapers reported the young woman’s death as an honor killing.
A Year Without Palm Oil
Angry about widespread deforestation in Southeast Asia linked to palm plantations, a French Ph.D student in geochemistry vows to go a year without consuming any palm oil, and faces the challenges.
‘Wake Up Madagascar’: A Music Tour to Fight Deforestation
An group of musicians from Madagascar are set to tour America to alert people about the deforestation on their island.
Higgs Boson Song Composed From Research Data
Domenico Vicinanza is a particle physicist and a composer and has written a song whose notes are defined by the data points drawn from the research around the Higgs boson.
How Technology is Changing Chinese, One Pun at a Time
Technology is rapidly accelerating the creation of new punning slang, to the point of fundamentally changing the Chinese language.
Australia Declares Largest Indigenous Protected Area
25 million acres Tanami Desert in Australia’s Northern Territory have been designated a protected area.
‘Mission to Lars’: An Autistic Man’s Journey to Meet Metallica Drummer
Tom Spicer had a long dream of meeting Lars and his siblings set out to make that dream come true and made a documentary about it.
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