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Mexican Institute of Sound Brings Politically Charged ‘Mexico’
The album is Lara’s caustic commentary on what the country has become during the past six years of drug violence.
Have Scientists at CERN Discovered the Elusive Higgs Boson?
CERN scientists could bring the biggest news in physics in decades by declaring if they have discovered an elusive sub-atomic particle, called the Higgs Boson.
Cuba’s Book World, Above and Below Ground
With travel restrictions easing on Cuba, more Americans can go and see the Communist nation for themselves. Many of them will likely browse Havana’s open-air bookstalls, featuring texts by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. But what’s seen above and below ground can contrast in Cuba’s book world, where excited readers find ways to expand their literary reach.
Hong Kong Protests to Express Dissatisfaction with Authorities
A march in Hong Kong with thousands of people delivered the message that many are fed up with the authorities.
Turkey’s Abortion Debate Upsets Already Divided Society
Abortion is banned throughout most of the Middle East – except in Turkey, where abortion is legal up to 10 weeks from conception.
La Barbe: France’s Bearded Feminists
A group of French feminists has found a new way to fight inequality – with sarcastic humor and fake beards.
Spanish Band Los Fulanos Revive ‘Boogaloo’ to Counter Economic Pessimism
The Barcelona-based music group has revived the upbeat style of music called Boogaloo to counter the gloom brought on by the economic crisis.
What a Mexican-born High School Student in L.A. Makes of the Mexican Election
Luis, a Mexican-born high school junior in Los Angeles, is one of the more than a million undocumented young people growing up in the US today. He narrates his own tale as part of a new story-telling project called Sonic Trace.
Shanghai Trend Turns Bomb Shelters Into Hip Social Spaces
The bomb shelters built beneath major Chinese cities in the 1960s and 70s are now being used in unanticipated ways.
BBC Checks Out of Historic London Building
The BBC World Service is leaving its historic home this week for newer digs elsewhere in London.
Pacific Corals Protected by Natural Cooling?
Coral reefs around the world are seriously endangered by global warming. But scientists have discovered that an unusual cold current may make reefs around a small group of Pacific Islands slightly less vulnerable.
The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Africa
Thursday’s Global Hit is about a recent collection of music recorded in Africa in the 1960s and 70s.
What Chile’s Student Movement Did Next
Chile’s student movement is grappling with how to graduate from a protest movement to a political one.
Mexico’s Carla Morrison Speaks the Language of the People
Singer Carla Morrison has been selling out concerts across the country and has also been active politically, supporting Mexico’s student movement.
Anti-Putin Punk Rockers Pussy Riot to Stay in Jail, Await Trial
The women in Pussy Riot were arrested in February after protest performances against the Kremlin and have been in jail since.
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