Politics
GlobalPost
December 11, 2015
In Brazil, where the homicide rate is five times higher than in the United States, politicians are debating a law to make it easier for residents, including convicted criminals, to buy guns. A group of conservative lawmakers wants to allow Brazilians to buy up to nine guns a year.
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Sports
A stray dog adopts a team of Swedish trekkers on an endurance race in the Amazon
PRI's The World
November 24, 2014
Sometimes we choose dogs — and sometimes they choose us. A scruffy, yellow Ecuadorean street dog followed a team of Swedish trekkers on a race through the Amazon. He became the star of the race and ended up becoming the trusty companion to the team's captain.
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Conflict & Justice
Some American veterans get kicked out of the country they served
PRI's The World
November 11, 2014
Not everybody who serves in the US military is actually an American citizen, but many of them were told they would receive citizenship if they served. Instead, thousands have been deported from the country they say is their real home after committing even minor crimes.
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Politics
Perhaps the world's most humble leader — humbly steps down
PRI's The World
March 02, 2015
Uruguay President Jose "Pepe" Mujica stepped down this month from his presidency. The leader is famous for his humble lifestyle and his progressive agenda.
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Science, Tech & Environment
The future of agriculture may be too small to see. Think microbes
PRI's The World
July 02, 2014
Climate change is going to throw a host of new problems at agriculture. Now some researchers say one of the solutions to these problems is microbes. In particular, fungi.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Pablo Escobar may be long gone, but his hippos are still a big problem for Colombia
PRI's The World
May 27, 2014
Pablo Escobar was many things, a Colombian drug lord, a politician and, more surprisingly, a zoo keeper. Most of his menagerie has been "rehomed" — but the hippos remain. And that's a problem.
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Health & Medicine
In Brazil, half of all mothers have C-sections — whether they want it or not
PRI's The World
May 14, 2014
Many women in Brazil want to deliver their babies by Cesarean section — for them, it is convenient, modern and clean. But others say they are forced into delivering their babies through surgery, in a country with one of the highest c-section rates in the world.
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Sports
For Brazilians, a huge loss caps a costly and disappointing World Cup
PRI's The World
July 09, 2014
Brazil lost big during Tuesday's World Cup semi-final against Germany. It's only a game — but for Brazilians it took on much greater meaning, both personal and political.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Argentine president in China to negotiate deals on 'lice and petloleum'
PRI's The World
February 05, 2015
Tweeting in Spanish during her state visit to China, Argentina's president made fun of Chinese accents and caused a furor on social media.
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Politics
Executive actions can be contentious all over the world
PRI's The World
November 21, 2014
Some Republicans are so incensed about President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration that they're calling it illegal. It's easy to find similar disagreement over the use of presidential powers in other political systems around the world.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Gabriel García Márquez's archive, including an unpublished novel, is heading to Texas
PRI's The World
November 28, 2014
The archive of Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel García Márquez has been acquired by the University of Texas, Austin, where students, researchers and the author's fans are salivating for a look. The trove has everything from photos of the author's life to an unpublished novel, which could still hit bookshelves someday.