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February 11, 2012-- Dispatches from the United States, Greece, France, Haiti and China


Fri, Feb 10, 2012

This week we hear about the options for dealing with Syria's violence, why Greeks are working without pay, how a group of French lingerie makers were helped by politics, a controversial way of taking out cholera in Haiti, and in China, wrecking balls in the name of development.

This week, we hear about memories of a massacre in Syria, economic development threatening old Istanbul, and the Mexican musicians who are famous internationally but unknown in Mexico.

This week, we hear about an exodus from Nigeria, a disturbing new form of dissent in Tibet, a man trying to feed thousands in China, how Ireland is fairing in the EU debt crisis, and a fast-growing church in Haiti that grew out of the 2010 earthquake.

This week, we hear about Egyptian women in politics, why Greeks fear a return of the Drachma, and the people of China, trying to get rail tickets home for the holidays.

This week, we hear about Haiti two years after the quake, China's attempts to make its TV less frothy, and what it takes to get into India's highly competitive colleges.

This week, we hear about what's next for the Arab Spring, corruption in Chinese journalism, and the singer hoping to be the next leader of Senegal.

This week, we hear about leadership change in North Korea, treating Syria's wounded in Lebanon, and singing happy songs in a sad Greek city.

This week, we remember both an anti-communist human rights champion and the communist dictator of North Korea. Plus, we hear about the drug trade threatening Costa Rica and a Chinese village's uprising.

This week, we hear about the end of the Iraq War, Italy's anti-austerity protests, French feelings on growing German influence, and China's "Wolf Dad."

This week, we hear about Angela Merkel and the Euro Crisis, a rebel army's fight inside Syria, and the struggle of simply breathing beneath Beijing's smoggy skies.

This week, we hear about possible reform in Myanmar, what's next for the protesters of Tahrir Square, and the NFL's attempt to spread American football to China.

This week, we hear about possible reform in Myanmar, what's next for the protesters of Tahrir Square, and the NFL's attempt to spread American football to China.

This week, we hear about America's new focus on Asia, the United States' stake in the European financial crisis, and the cost of helping the Arab Spring countries. 

This week, we hear about support for a dissident in China, mixed signals for women in Saudi Arabia, and changes to housing laws in Cuba.  

This week, we hear about the liberation of Libya, debates about sovereignty in Greece, and how human rights activists are using new methods communicate in China.

This week, we hear about the Greek debt crisis, the prisoner swap in the Middle East, and a former warlord who has become a king maker in the Liberian elections.

This week, we hear about more fighting in Libya, how the crisis there is affecting Egypt, Syrian refugees in Turkey, the Eurozone in crisis, and victory for a village in Indonesia, 64 years late.

This week, we hear about the toll of the financial crisis on young people in Greece, attempts to slow down the economy in China, the Euro crisis in Belgium, and an Iranian student who is on trial for espionage.

This week, we hear about the long road ahead for Syria, violence in Mexico that's reaching the classroom, and the scent of Lemongrass in Asia.

This week, we hear about the Palestinian bid for statehood, talk about "default" in Greece, and free enterprise in Cuba. 

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