Curio Cabinet / Worldly Curio
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A new report found that Chinese surveillance of Uighurs started much earlier and is more comprehensive than previously thought. The World speaks to security ...
with PRI's The WorldA new report found that Chinese surveillance of Uighurs started much earlier and is more comprehensive than previously thought. The World speaks to security ...
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In Brazil, the Amazon has been hard hit by the coronavirus. Now, as the dry season begins, people are bracing for a repeat of last year’s Amazon fires. Indig...
with PRI's The WorldIn Brazil, the Amazon has been hard hit by the coronavirus. Now, as the dry season begins, people are bracing for a repeat of last year’s Amazon fires. Indig...
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5 minFREEHumanities Worldly CurioFree3 CQ
The Byzantines commissioned it as a Greek Orthodox cathedral. The Ottomans conquered it and turned it into an ornate mosque. Then, secular revolutionaries co...
with PRI's The WorldThe Byzantines commissioned it as a Greek Orthodox cathedral. The Ottomans conquered it and turned it into an ornate mosque. Then, secular revolutionaries co...
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The Greek government says it wants to make room for asylum-seekers waiting out their applications in camps on the Greek islands and elsewhere. More than 6,00...
with PRI's The WorldThe Greek government says it wants to make room for asylum-seekers waiting out their applications in camps on the Greek islands and elsewhere. More than 6,00...
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David Petraeus, retired US Army general and former CIA chief, says he wasn't surprised by the reports of Russian bounties for coalition forces. He spoke with...
with PRI's The WorldDavid Petraeus, retired US Army general and former CIA chief, says he wasn't surprised by the reports of Russian bounties for coalition forces. He spoke with...
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The European Union is set to reopen its borders starting July 1. Right now, the bloc is still deciding who it wants to let in, and it does not look like peop...
with PRI's The WorldThe European Union is set to reopen its borders starting July 1. Right now, the bloc is still deciding who it wants to let in, and it does not look like peop...
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5 minFREEHumanities Worldly CurioFree3 CQ
An exhibit at the Cervantes Institute in Madrid focuses on some of the most important — but largely ignored — women writers of Spain's 16th and 17th centuries.
with PRI's The WorldAn exhibit at the Cervantes Institute in Madrid focuses on some of the most important — but largely ignored — women writers of Spain's 16th and 17th centuries.
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Under a sporadically enforced law in Thailand, it is risky to say anything flattering about alcohol on social media. You can’t hold up a bottle of bourbon in...
with PRI's The WorldUnder a sporadically enforced law in Thailand, it is risky to say anything flattering about alcohol on social media. You can’t hold up a bottle of bourbon in...
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5 minFREEHumanities Worldly CurioFree3 CQ
The mental health impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic will be felt for years — especially by young adults. Marlene Herrera, a first-time voter in San D...
with PRI's The WorldThe mental health impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic will be felt for years — especially by young adults. Marlene Herrera, a first-time voter in San D...
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4 minFREEHumanities Worldly CurioFree3 CQ
Nina Jankowicz describes how relocating the Bronze Soldier statue in Tallinn, Estonia, made the country vulnerable to a cyberattack over a decade ago that la...
with PRI's The WorldNina Jankowicz describes how relocating the Bronze Soldier statue in Tallinn, Estonia, made the country vulnerable to a cyberattack over a decade ago that la...
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Puccini's "Crisantemi" was played in Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu before an audience of 2,292 plants that filled the venue to capacity.
with PRI's The WorldPuccini's "Crisantemi" was played in Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu before an audience of 2,292 plants that filled the venue to capacity.
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Part of the appeal for Chinese urbanites is a peek into life in the countryside. But the promise of a bargain is also a draw.
with PRI's The WorldPart of the appeal for Chinese urbanites is a peek into life in the countryside. But the promise of a bargain is also a draw.
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The aim is to prompt the Syrian president to negotiate an end to the war that has lasted almost a decade.
with PRI's The WorldThe aim is to prompt the Syrian president to negotiate an end to the war that has lasted almost a decade.
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5 minFREEHumanities Worldly CurioFree3 CQ
The guests at Hotel Flamingo in Ciudad Juárez aren't tourists on vacation — they're people who tried to cross into the US but, for a variety of reasons, have...
with PRI's The WorldThe guests at Hotel Flamingo in Ciudad Juárez aren't tourists on vacation — they're people who tried to cross into the US but, for a variety of reasons, have...
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Out on bail after facing charges of cyber libel, veteran Filipina journalist Maria Ressa tells The World's Marco Werman that working in journalism in the Phi...
with PRI's The WorldOut on bail after facing charges of cyber libel, veteran Filipina journalist Maria Ressa tells The World's Marco Werman that working in journalism in the Phi...
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6 minFREEHumanities Worldly CurioFree4 CQ
Thursday’s much-anticipated ruling ended a yearslong legal battle around how the Trump administration ended the program and provides some relief to the appro...
with PRI's The WorldThursday’s much-anticipated ruling ended a yearslong legal battle around how the Trump administration ended the program and provides some relief to the appro...
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6 minFREEHumanities Worldly CurioFree4 CQ
In the wake of George Floyd's death and the protests in the US, some in the Middle East are highlighting anti-black racism at home.
with PRI's The WorldIn the wake of George Floyd's death and the protests in the US, some in the Middle East are highlighting anti-black racism at home.
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The World's host Marco Werman speaks with Siana Bangura, an author, poet and organizer in London, and Miski Noor, an organizer and writer with Black Visions ...
with PRI's The WorldThe World's host Marco Werman speaks with Siana Bangura, an author, poet and organizer in London, and Miski Noor, an organizer and writer with Black Visions ...
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Many health care workers say the pandemic and systemic racism are intertwined. But they stress the need for people to take precautions as COVID-19 continues ...
with PRI's The WorldMany health care workers say the pandemic and systemic racism are intertwined. But they stress the need for people to take precautions as COVID-19 continues ...
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Foreign residents in Sweden are reconsidering life in the Nordic country as a result of its light-handed approach to the COVID-19 pandemic.
with PRI's The WorldForeign residents in Sweden are reconsidering life in the Nordic country as a result of its light-handed approach to the COVID-19 pandemic.