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Kerry Struggles To Resolve Election Crisis In Afghanistan

12:12pm July 12, 2014

Secretary of State John Kerry is in Kabul to try to resolve an election dispute threatening to derail the country's democratic process. NPR's Tamara Keith talks to Kabul correspondent Sean Carberry.

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Barcelona football star Lionel Messi (right) leaves a courthouse in Gava, Spain, in September 2013, after a hearing on tax evasion charges. Messi and his father paid $6.5 million to try to settle the case, but his father may still go on trial.

Financial Scandals Tarnish Spanish Soccer Glory

12:12pm July 12, 2014

by Lauren Frayer

FC Barcelona — home to two of soccer's superstars, Messi and Neymar — has been indicted on tax fraud, a sign that the culture of impunity among Europe's top soccer clubs may be coming to an end.

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Villas in a luxury compound in Wuxi, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, sit empty after a year while more apartment blocks rise in the distance.

China's Booming Real Estate Market Finally Begins To Slide

8:54am July 11, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

After years of stunning growth, China's go-go real estate market is in retreat. It has been one of the engines driving the world's second-largest economy, so economists are watching it closely.

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Ukrainian Army Takes Back Areas From Pro-Russian Separatists

8:01am July 11, 2014

As Ukraine begins the final push to regain control of the east of the country, the Kremlin has become very quiet. Professor Stephen Sestanovich talks to Renee Montagne about the shifting dynamics.

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Germany Asks Top CIA Spy In Country To Leave

8:01am July 11, 2014

The move comes after German investigators discovered a second citizen suspected of spying for the U.S. Renee Montagne talks to James Bamford, who writes about U.N. intelligence agencies and the NSA.

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Gaza Residents Deal With Fourth Night Of Israeli Air Strikes

8:01am July 11, 2014

Steve Inskeep talks to Palestinian-American business consultant and political commentator Sami Abdel-Shafi about living in Gaza while under attack from Israel.

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Marquise Lamberto Frescobaldi (right), of the winemaking dynasty, talks with prisoners Brian Baldissin (left) and Francesco Papa at his vineyard on Gorgona island in June 2013.

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This Fine Wine Made At An Italian Penal Colony Is No 2-Buck Chuck

7:58pm July 10, 2014

by Sylvia Poggioli

Off the coast of Tuscany, prisoners serving the end of their sentences are learning to make wine from a 30th-generation winemaker. It's a unique approach to rehabilitation that seems to be working.

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The Plight Of Mosul's Museum: Iraqi Antiquities At Risk Of Ruin

10:39pm July 09, 2014

Christopher Dickey, foreign editor for the Daily Beast, speaks to Melissa Block about the dangers facing antiquities in a museum and other archaeological sites in the Iraqi city of Mosul.

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Dublin Has Garth's Heart, But Not His Concerts Anymore

10:39pm July 09, 2014

Garth Brooks has cancelled five concerts after the Dublin City Council refused to grant him more than three. Melissa Block speaks to Rachel Flaherty of The Irish Times about the controversy.

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Brazil Wakes Up To Find Tuesday's Nightmare Was Not A Dream

9:46am July 09, 2014

by Tom Goldman

Host country Brazil was eliminated from the World Cup in epic fashion: Germany defeated Brazil 7-1 during the semifinal match. Brazilians are wondering how their beloved team could be so pulverized.

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