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PRI's The World - February 9, 2010 Today on The World: How much aid is TOO much aid for Haiti to handle? Also, Britain's first publicly-funded Hindu school opens its doors, and a jazz infusion for Puerto Rico's traditional plena music.
PRI's The World - February 8, 2010 Today on The World: US and NATO troops prepare for a major operation against a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan; Also, clandestine dining in Spain that requires a password... or a fingerscan; And a Scottish balladeer with a new take on an old tradition.
PRI's The World - February 5, 2010 Today on The World: The story of a 13-year-old Pakistani girl who says her own family tried to force her to become a suicide bomber; Also, how alcoholism is helping to drive down life expectancy for men in Russia; And why the struggling economies of Greece, Spain, and Portugal have become a worry on Wall Street.
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Scientists find gene variant link to aging cells LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found specific genetic variants which may explain why some people age earlier than others and say their findings have important implications for understanding cancer and age-related diseases.
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New acting president for Nigeria Nigeria's Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan becomes acting president in place of ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua.
Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa dissolves parliament Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolves parliament to set up early elections, a day after his main rival was arrested.
Google takes on social network giants with launch of Buzz Google takes the wraps off its latest social network - known as Buzz - pitting it directly against rival sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
Eurozone's ills spread to neighbors Investors pushed the euro up from recent lows, but for many other currencies some of the damage may have already been done. Alisa Roth reports.
Premiums may rise without reform California's largest for-profit health insurer, Anthem Blue Cross, has told individual policy holders their premiums may jump up as much as 39%. John Dimsdale reports that Anthem's rate increase has become part of the health care debate in Washington.
The problem with marketing health food First Lady Michelle Obama will lead a new campaign to fight childhood obesity. Nutrition advocates say part of this fight is making healthy food more appealing. Sarah Gardner reports.
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WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the international community was moving "fairly quickly" toward imposing broader sanctions on Iran, as the Islamic Republic defiantly expanded its nuclear program.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Not again! Residents from Virginia to New York prepared for a major snowstorm that could bring 12 inches of snow just days after a blizzard dumped as much as 3 feet in some areas.
TOYOTA CITY, Japan/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp, the world's most dominant and profitable automaker, was not accustomed to outsiders telling it what to do, let alone some obscure bureaucrat from the United States, whose own car industry was on taxpayer-funded life support.
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The economy is taking its toll on families in many ways. But, one of the most heart wrenching decisions people are faced with is being able to afford food for their pets. Shannon DeBra of Recycled Doggies says shelters are being over-run because their owners can no longer afford food. DreBra found a unique solution to the problem, she told WNKU's Matt Kelley how she came up with the idea for a food pantry for pets.( get more information at http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/recycleddoggies.html)
Have you ever wondered if those things that go bump in the night are really ghosts? Or, are you one of those people who believe that everything has a logical explanation? NKU student Michael Hon had an experience that led him to go to work as an investigator for Tri-State Paranormal. Hon told WNKU's Matt Kelley about the events that led him to become a real life ghost-buster
The Health and Welfare Committee of the Kentucky legislature is considering a bill that would require chain restaurants with more than twenty locations to include calorie information on their menus. The Partnership for a Fit Kentucky supports the bill.WNKU's Matt Kelley asked spokesperson-nutritionist Anita Courtney if people actually use calorie information at the drive-thru
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