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Lisa Mullins

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Punk music preserves indigenous culture

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The band Hamac Caziim mixes punk music with traditional stories and language to celebrate the Seri culture.
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China competes in stem cell research

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Chinese labs don't have a great reputation in the research community, but new discoveries on stem cells are changing that.
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Charity may harm Haiti's health

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The free health care services that flooded into Haiti after the earthquake may be saving lives, but they also may be destroying the country's health-care system.
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Young Sicilians say goodbye to mafia bribes

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Young people in Sicily are fighting back against the mafia, refusing to pay bribes and encouraging others to do the same.
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The voice of Kenya's slums

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Much of the news from Kenya's slums is about crime, disease and violence. Slum TV shows people a different side.
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Renewable energy booms outside the US and Europe

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Kenya, China and parts of South Asia are leading a charge toward renewable energy -- no Al Gore required.
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Islam for the environment

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Islamic scholars in Africa and the Middle East are reaching into the religion's tradition of conservation to encourage adherents to help the environment.
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The fraught politics of kid’s TV

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The most innocent characters on television, including Dora the Explorer, can become fodder for political wrangling when they speak two languages.
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Summer camp for military kids

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Operation Purple uses archery, horseback riding and other camp activities to help children deal with the stresses of having a parent at war.
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Global asbestos trade: dangerous and growing

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Asbestos is vilified in the United States and banned in the European Union, but growing usage in the developing world has stoked fears of more asbestos-related deaths.
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