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| 2013 JUNE
June 18, 2013
Ancient Afghan Poetry Form Adapts to Tell Story of Modern Life and Conflict
For centuries, Pashtun women have traded stories, feelings and life wisdom in the form of two-line oral poems called landays. Eliza Griswold, a journalist and poet herself, traveled to Afghanistan to learn more about daily life there through the modern exchange of poetry. Jeffrey Brown takes a closer look at Griswold's project.
   
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| June 18, 2013
Myanmar's Democracy Transition Marred by Anti-Muslim Rhetoric and Violence
The Southeast Asian country of Myanmar has taken major steps to turn from a military dictatorship to a fledgling democracy. But that transition has also seen the rise of harrowing, deadly clashes between Buddhists and Muslims. Special correspondent Kira Kay reports from Myanmar.
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| June 18, 2013
Is Peace and Stability Possible in Afghanistan?
As Afghan forces took control of their country's security, the Taliban agreed to join the U.S. and Afghanistan for negotiations. Gwen Ifill talks to former Defense Department official David Sedney, retired Col. David Lamm of the National Defense University and Pamela Constable of The Washington Post about this turning point.
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| June 18, 2013
Taliban to Join Talks With Negotiators as Afghanistan Takes Control of Security
A breakthrough could be coming for the longest conflict in American history. Senior U.S. officials say they are scheduled to have direct talks with the Taliban and Afghan negotiators. The announcement came as international forces formally handed over full security control to Afghan authorities. Gwen Ifill reports.
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| June 13, 2013
Struggling Farmers in India Find Promise for the Future in Ancient Seeds
Since a devastating cyclone hit in 2009, farmers in a region of India have struggled with salty soil. With climate change, that problem is likely to worsen. Special correspondent Sam Eaton reports for the NewsHour's ongoing series "Food for 9 Billion," about how some farmers have returned to ancient seeds for better results.
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| June 13, 2013
In India, Farmers Pick Heartier Seeds Over Those With High Yields
When a cyclone hits India, the sea-drenched soil can remain salty for years. Farmers are finding new high-yield rice seeds are not withstanding the salty onslaught as well as seeds developed more than a century ago.
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| June 13, 2013
China Needs Milk and California Has Too Much. Is It a Match?
California dairy farmers are producing milk at higher rates. Meanwhile, milk and cheese are more in demand in countries such as China. The latest "Food for 9 Billion" report examines why the relationship between California's farmers and China's demands is not necessarily a match made in heaven.
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| June 12, 2013
Singapore Looks Skyward to Take Farming in New Directions
Singapore's skyline is not just a point of pride for residents, it can also be a source of fresh produce. As part of the NewsHour's series "Food for 9 Billion," special correspondent Sam Eaton reports on Singapore's vertical solution to the challenge of feeding a growing population in an urban environment.
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| June 12, 2013
In Singapore, When You Can't Grow Out, You Grow Up
Singapore's skyline is composed mostly of skyscrapers, so it's no wonder residents are looking up when they're considering places to grow fruits and vegetables in this high-density Asian island.
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| June 12, 2013
Singapore's Vegetable Towers
In order to grow fresh produce on limited land, Singapore has constructed towers where seedlings grow into eatable plants.
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| June 10, 2013
In an Era of 'Interconnected Issues,' U.S. Works on Relationship With China
President Barack Obama met with China's President Xi Jingping in a two-day summit to discuss issues like cyber security and North Korea. Jeffrey Brown gets analysis from Douglas Paal of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and retired Army Col. Larry Wortzel of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
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| June 7, 2013
Daughter's Search for Her Dissident Father Inspires Fictional Retelling
Ti-Anna Wang is the daughter of a once prominent Chinese dissident, who named her in honor of the deadly protests in Tiananmen Square. The story of Wang's search for her father, who was arrested in 2002, inspired a new young adult novel. Gwen Ifill talks with Wang and The Washington Post's Fred Hiatt, author of "Nine Days."
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| June 7, 2013
The Daily Frame
Visitors gather on artist Ryoji Ikeda's "Test Pattern," an installation featuring sound and light components, during the VIVID Sydney festival in Australia.
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| June 6, 2013
What's on the Obama-Xi Agenda?
When Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama meet in California Friday and Saturday, several issues the White House deems critical are bound to come up, including China's alleged cyber spying on U.S. businesses.
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| June 5, 2013
The Daily Frame
A Turkish art group performs in support of protestors Wednesday at Taksim Square in Istanbul. Protests, which initially began over the fate of Taksim Gezi Park, one of the last significant green spaces in the center of the city, have turned increasingly violent as police began cracking down hard on demonstrators.
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| June 3, 2013
The Daily Frame
A folk artist breathes fire Sunday at Margalla Festival 2013 in Islamabad, Pakistan, a celebration of national heritage and culture.
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| MAY
May 30, 2013
Satiating Chinese Appetite for Pork: China Looks to U.S. as New Source for Meat
Over the past 30 years, China has quadrupled its meat consumption. The nation's increasing appetite for pork has led a Chinese company to bid to buy American pork producer Smithfield Farms. Judy Woodruff talks to economists Steve Meyer and Thilo Hanemann about China's interest in U.S. companies and concerns raised by the deal.
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| May 29, 2013
Suspected American Drone Strike Said to Have Killed Pakistan Taliban No. 2
Days after President Obama announced new restrictions to the drone program, a suspected U.S. drone strike killed a top Pakistani Taliban commander. Pakistani intelligence officials say the man, Wali ur-Rehman, was killed along with four others, but the White House would not confirm the attack or deaths. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| May 29, 2013
15 Young Go-getters You'll Want to Meet
Over the last six months, the PBS NewsHour's Agents for Change series has profiled the work of highly motivated social entrepreneurs, under the age of 40, who are starting to make their mark on the world. Find out who we're profiling next.
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| May 28, 2013
Is U.S. Less Secure After Chinese Hack Weapons Designs?
A new report shows Chinese hackers accessed designs for more than two dozen U.S. weapons systems. To learn what this breach means for U.S. security, Jeffrey Brown talks with Dmitri Alperovitch of CrowdStrike, a cyber security company, and James Lewis, a director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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| May 27, 2013
Bangladeshi Factory Disaster Inspires Unrest, Demands for Better Conditions
Some garment workers in Bangladesh are demanding better conditions, spurred by the collapse of a factory in April that killed more than a thousand people. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News has an update on the factory workers' fight and response from western retailers.
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| May 26, 2013
Do You Have an Honor Flight Group in Your State?
"It was your duty, it was your country," World War II veteran Marvin Murphy recently said about his mindset and that of other service members. Murphy, 85, who lives in Arizona, was one of 30 men taking part in the "Honor Flight" program, which brings veterans to the War World II and other memorials in Washington, D.C., for free.
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| May 24, 2013
How Growth of Elderly Population in U.S. Compares with Other Countries
Editor's Note: This article is part of a series in which the PBS NewsHour and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, explore how health care and health policy in OECD's 34 member countries compare with the United States.
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| May 23, 2013
China Gives and China Taketh Away
In the small town writ large of Washington, eight city blocks can separate a wide gulf of hopes and fears about future relations between the world's two major economic powers -- the United States and China.
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| May 22, 2013
The Cost of Safety: Examining Economics Behind Bangladeshi Factory Conditions
The collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh claimed more than a thousand lives and put industry working conditions into sharp focus. Laura Kuenssberg of Independent Television News examines the low wages of workers, whether retailers have begun deliver any support and the larger economic questions.
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| May 20, 2013
New Chapter Begins for U.S. Relations With Myanmar, Though Concerns Remain
At the White House, President Barack Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein, the first Burmese leader to visit Washington in nearly five decades. Ray Suarez talks to Jennifer Quigley of the U.S. Campaign for Burma and Priscilla Clap, former chief of the U.S. mission in Myanmar, about reforms in that country.
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| May 20, 2013
In Further Firming of Relations, Myanmar President Visits White House
Myanmar President Thein Sein becomes the first leader of Myanmar to visit the White House in 47 years on Monday. Some advocacy groups are concerned that the Obama administration is rewarding Myanmar before Thein Sein has followed through on all of his promises for reforms.
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| May 14, 2013
In India, Organization of Learning Centers Seeks to Spark Enthusiasm for School
In India, an educational group called Pratham aims to change the perception of school as a solemn enterprise and to offer instead a love of learning to the youngest -- and poorest -- students. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on what is possibly the world's largest campaign to improve remedial education.
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| May 14, 2013
Is China 'Pivoting' Toward the Middle East? Author Vali Nasr Says Yes
Author Vali Nasr describes China's interest in the Middle East. As the United States eases back from involvement in the Middle East, China's influence and economic dependence in the region grows.
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| May 13, 2013
Voters in Pakistan Surprise Pundits, Pick 'Traditional Choice' in Sharif
On the eve of the historic election in Pakistan, Declan Walsh, Islamabad bureau chief for The New York Times, had his visa revoked for unspecified "undesirable activities." Margaret Warner talks to Walsh about what the results of the election mean for Pakistan's pressing problems and relationship to the U.S.
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| May 13, 2013
Still Counting Votes, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Party on a Course to Majority
In Pakistan, votes are still being tabulated, but the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party has already claimed victory. The country's historic election, boasting the highest turnout in more than 40 years, was marred by allegations of vote-rigging and violent attacks that killed 29 people. Margaret Warner reports.
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| May 10, 2013
Pakistan Prepares for Historic Vote Amid Threats of Violence From the Taliban
In Pakistan, citizens are enthusiastically preparing to vote in a historic election. But in the lead up to the parliamentary vote, attacks by the Taliban have killed more than 100 people with the promise of suicide bombs on election day. Ray Suarez takes a look at the various candidates and the attitudes of the voters.
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| May 10, 2013
How Is the Garment Industry Working to Improve Conditions Abroad?
The garment factory disaster in Bangladesh has raised concern about the conditions of factories abroad. Ray Suarez talks with Steven Greenhouse of The New York Times about consequences for the owner of the factory and Bangladesh's safety standards, as well as what's being done by Western retailers to improve working conditions.
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| May 10, 2013
Bangladeshi Seamstress Rescued From Factory Rubble After 17 Days
Seventeen days after a Bangladeshi garment factory collapsed and only hours before the remains were to be demolished, rescuers pulled a woman out of the rubble alive. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the miraculous discovery and the news that the disaster has now claimed more than 1,000 lives.
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| May 10, 2013
The Daily Frame
A collector examines stamps on display Friday at the World Stamp Expo in Melbourne, Australia. The exhibition is the second largest ever held in the world.
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| May 7, 2013
South Korea May Be Growing Less Tolerant of Pyongyang's Provocations
While North Korea makes fresh warnings, other signs suggest that nation has backed off some of its hot rhetoric. Former State Department official Kurt Campbell and former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Donald Gregg join Jeffrey Brown to discuss South Korea's President Park Geun-hye and building trust with North Korea's leader.
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| May 7, 2013
Threat of Escalation by North Korea Looms Over Summit With Park Geun-hye
South Korean President Park Geun-hye met with President Barack Obama to discuss growing unrest and threats of retaliation between the two nations on the Korean Peninsula. Jeffrey Brown reports on the latest warning from Pyongyang and whether the U.S. and South Korea would willing to work diplomatically with North Korea.
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| May 7, 2013
Rain Clouds Over Obama-Park Summit
It has been some time since a presidential summit has opened under such heavy clouds as will accompany Tuesday's White House meeting between President Obama and South Korea's new President Park Geun-hye.
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| May 3, 2013
Veteran U.S. Diplomat to Lead Afghanistan-Pakistan Effort
Ambassador James Dobbins will be the new special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan. It won't be unfamiliar territory for the career diplomat.
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| May 3, 2013
The Daily Frame
A man paints his son's face Wednesday in preparation for the Grebeg ritual in Tegallalang, on the island of Bali, Indonesia. During the ritual, young members of the community parade through the village with painted faces and bodies to ward off evil spirits.
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| May 1, 2013
Anger Over Garment Factory Disaster Fuels Annual Labor Rallies in Southeast Asia
After 400 people died in the collapse of a Bangladeshi garment factory, workers in Southeast Asia marched to call for better working conditions and pay. Ray Suarez talks with Pietra Rivoli, professor at Georgetown University, and Time magazine's David Von Drehle about safety regulations in developing nations.
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| May 1, 2013
The Antarctic's Ice Paradox
When it comes to explaining how Antarctica is responding to climate change, the picture isn't always clear. While parts of the polar continent's glaciers have been lost, the sea ice is growing. Harsh conditions and a short satellite record makes piecing together the puzzle of Antarctica's climate a challenge to scientists.
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| May 1, 2013
How Safe Is Pakistan?
Before leaving on a two-week trip to Pakistan, many friends and family asked the same question: Is Pakistan a safe place for Americans to visit?
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| May 1, 2013
Sunset at the Wagah Border
Every evening, Pakistani and Indian security forces conduct a flag-lowering ceremony at the Wagah border between the two countries.
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| APRIL
April 29, 2013
The Daily Frame
A Filipino artist applies the finishing touches on a mural for Labor Day protests in Manila on Monday. Thousands of workers and activists will march to protest the government's migrant labor policy and demand higher wages.
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| April 26, 2013
Global Standards for Garment Industry Under Scrutiny After Bangladesh Disaster
The Bangladeshi garment factory collapse is the worst disaster ever for the country's booming clothing industry. Ray Suarez discusses the role of Western retailers in keeping foreign workers safe with Avedis Seferian of Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production and Scott Nova of Worker Rights Consortium.
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| April 25, 2013
News Wrap: Death Toll Rises to More Than 230 in Bangladesh Factory Disaster
In other news Thursday, the death toll from a collapsed garment building in Bangladesh rose above 230 people. Officials say some 2,000 people survived. An unknown number of people are still trapped. Also, hundreds of mourners attended a memorial service for 14 people killed by an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas.
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| April 24, 2013
News Wrap: At Least 87 Dead After Building Collapses in Bangladesh
In other news Wednesday, at least 87 garment workers died in Bangladesh when an eight-story building collapsed. Also, Michael Huerta, the head of the FAA, went before Congress to defend furloughs of almost 13,000 air traffic controllers. Huerta says the unpaid days off are unavoidable due to mandatory budget cuts.
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| April 24, 2013
The Daily Frame
Tam Wai Ping's "Falling into Mundane World" is on display at "Mobile M+: Inflation!" in Hong Kong. The exhibition of six giant inflatable sculptures next Hong Kong's future museum for visual arts will be open to the public Thursday through June 9.
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| April 23, 2013
Pervasive Preference for Baby Boys Over Girls Prevails Among Parents in India
As part of the NewsHour's Agents for Change series, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro returns to a story he first reported on 12 years ago about the skewed sex ratio of children born in India. Baby boys are seen as more favorable for both economic and cultural reasons, a perception activists are trying to combat.
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