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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NPR's Foreign Desk picks the top story from the day's international coverage  from Morning Edition, All Things Considered and other award-winning NPR programs.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>China's Artist Provocateur Explores New Medium: Heavy Metal</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In 2011, police detained Ai Weiwei for 81 days. Now, he's released a song that's turned the experience into a heavy metal protest song, along with a dystopian nightmare video. The lyrics are explicit and angry. Ai says his music is for the many political prisoners who remain jailed.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 2011, police detained Ai Weiwei for 81 days. Now, he's released a song that's turned the experience into a heavy metal protest song, along with a dystopian nightmare video. The lyrics are explicit and angry. Ai says his music is for the many political prisoners who remain jailed.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Global Afterlife Of Your Donated Clothes</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The deadly collapse of a textile factory in Bangladesh has heightened awareness about cheap clothes. Many Americans have become used to inexpensive clothing, but the garments are also discarded at a remarkable rate: Billions of pounds of clothing are recycled each year; nearly half is exported.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 23:04:59 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The deadly collapse of a textile factory in Bangladesh has heightened awareness about cheap clothes. Many Americans have become used to inexpensive clothing, but the garments are also discarded at a remarkable rate: Billions of pounds of clothing are recycled each year; nearly half is exported.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Pope Francis Puts The Poor Front And Center </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Shunning the formalities of his office and focusing on poverty, Pope Francis is drawing a sharp contrast between his 2-month-old papacy and those of his predecessors.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:03:22 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Shunning the formalities of his office and focusing on poverty, Pope Francis is drawing a sharp contrast between his 2-month-old papacy and those of his predecessors.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Afghans With Disabilities Fight For The Right To Rights</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Their country isn't an easy place for anyone to make a living, but it's a downright hostile environment for those with disabilities. Support has mostly come from nonprofits, but activists are pressing the government to take action.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 23:03:27 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Afghan Mineral Treasures Stay Buried, Hostages To Uncertainty</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:03:21 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Afghanistan is believed to be home to world-class mineral deposits, valued at up to $3 trillion and offering hope for the country's economic future. But in the current environment of uncertainty, investors are nervous and it could be many years before Afghanistan strikes pay dirt.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Are Buddhist Monks Involved In Myanmar's Violence?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[When tightly controlled societies open up, long-suppressed sectarian tensions can flare. That's been happening in Myanmar. And the twist is that Buddhist monks, widely viewed as pacifists, are part of this rising Buddhist nationalism.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:03:47 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When tightly controlled societies open up, long-suppressed sectarian tensions can flare. That's been happening in Myanmar. And the twist is that Buddhist monks, widely viewed as pacifists, are part of this rising Buddhist nationalism.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>From The Heart Of Egypt's Revolt, The Pulse Of Artistic Life</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Egypt's capital has been associated with protest and political upheaval. But an arts festival attempts to clear away the dust and revitalize a once-glorious cultural hub.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 23:03:49 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Egypt's capital has been associated with protest and political upheaval. But an arts festival attempts to clear away the dust and revitalize a once-glorious cultural hub.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Can Economics Save The African Rhino?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Poachers kill rhinos for their horns. Some economists think legalizing the horns could save the rhinos.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 23:03:39 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Poachers kill rhinos for their horns. Some economists think legalizing the horns could save the rhinos.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Enemy Inside: Rhino's Protectors Sometimes Aid Poachers</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The defenders of Africa's rhinos are battling a well-financed and well-informed enemy. Poachers clear $40,000 or more for a single rhino horn. They have cash for the latest weaponry and to pay for inside information from some of the very people whose job it is to protect the rhinos.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 23:03:25 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Vietnam's Appetite For Rhino Horn Drives Poaching In Africa</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Demand for rhino horn, used in traditional Chinese medicine, is fueling a slaughter of the animals in Africa. In Vietnam, the sought-after commodity is fetching prices as high as $1,400 an ounce, or about the price of gold. There, some believe ground horn can cure everything from hangovers to cancer.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 23:06:43 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Demand for rhino horn, used in traditional Chinese medicine, is fueling a slaughter of the animals in Africa. In Vietnam, the sought-after commodity is fetching prices as high as $1,400 an ounce, or about the price of gold. There, some believe ground horn can cure everything from hangovers to cancer.]]></itunes:summary>
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