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PRI's The World - November 19, 2009
Today on The World: Afghan president Hamid Karzai is inaugurated for a second term today; Also, traffic accidents become a public health crisis in Ghana; And Egyptians bemoan the latest blow to their national pride... the loss of a World Cup qualifying match.
PRI's The World - November 18, 2009
Today on The World: A veto sparks concerns about Iraq's upcoming national elections; Also, a new survey highlights that poverty is the main concern of ordinary Afghans; And,we look at how Obama's visit has resonated in China.
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New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka refugees 'to be freed'
Sri Lanka says refugees held in special camps since the end of the fight against the Tamil Tigers will be free to leave next month.
'Big Bang machine' working again
The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.
Childhood abuse 'quickens ageing'
Physical or emotional abuse during childhood could speed up the body's ageing process, US research suggests.
New asset bubbles may be growing
There's growing concern that the world's central banks are flooding financial institutions with too much cash, setting the stage for another asset-bubble burst. Do banks just need to put on the brakes? Bob Moon reports.
Bill would allow Congress to audit Fed
A House committee has approved a bill sponsored by Republican Ron Paul to expand congressional oversight of the Federal Reserve. Steve Henn reports.
Change in cancer-screening guidelines
New recommendations have been issued for when you should get breast cancer mammograms and cervical-cancer screenings. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports some doctors believe patients need to change their mindsets.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will cast its first crucial test vote on healthcare reform on Saturday, with Democrats close to reaching the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican opposition and open debate.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states in October, and the unemployment rate slipped in hard-hit Michigan, the Labor Department said on Friday, hinting the recession may be easing in some areas.
BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Senior officials from six world powers said on Friday they were disappointed Iran had not accepted proposals intended to delay its potential to make nuclear bombs, and urged Tehran to reconsider.
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The executive director of the North Dakota Coalition for the Homeless says the state's prosperity -- compared to what's happening in other states -- is actually contributing to the state's homeless population.
People in the southern Red River valley say it's still very wet -- and they wonder what might happen next spring, if those conditions continue.
The city of Linton, in Emmons County, is still working to recover from the Flood of 2009. And city officials say they're working to make sure they're not caught off guard the next time.
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