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The Risiera di San Sabba in Trieste was used during World War II as the only death camp on Italian soil. In the building's courtyard, the outline on the brick wall is where the crematorium was located.

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World War II Researchers Say 'Italian Schindler' Was A Myth

6:24pm August 05, 2013

by Sylvia Poggioli

There's no proof that Giovanni Palatucci saved the lives of 5,000 Jews, say historians who studied a trove of wartime documents. Supporters of Palatucci are fighting back, as Holocaust museums pull exhibits on the Italian policeman who had been on the track to sainthood.

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Why Gay Pride Celebrations In Uganda Were Discreet

1:44pm August 05, 2013

by Gregory Warner

Gay pride celebrations are held loudly each summer in New York, Paris and Berlin. But when Uganda held its version of the event this weekend, it was done very privately. It came as the Ugandan parliament considers a piece of extremely anti-gay legislation, and as discrimination against gays is widespread

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Snowden Case Illustrates Decline In U.S.-Russia Relations

6:38pm August 04, 2013

by Michele Kelemen

Russia has become a relations nightmare for the United States, and its offer of temporary asylum to the NSA leaker and fugitive is only the tip of the iceberg.

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'Looking For Palestine': A Once-Split Identity Becomes Whole

8:46am August 04, 2013

by NPR Staff

Najla Said's father, Edward Said, was an outspoken professor and prominent voice for Palestinian independence. Yet Najla's life felt less grounded. Growing up as a Palestinian-Lebanese-American in New York City, she balanced competing cultures and multiple lives, searching for a place to fit in.

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Daniel Ellsberg was a military analyst in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret study of U.S. government decision-making in Vietnam.

Pentagon Papers Leaker Daniel Ellsberg Praises Snowden, Manning

4:49pm August 03, 2013

by Scott Neuman

The man who in 1971 went public with the comprehensive study of two decades of U.S. policy in Vietnam spoke with NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday.

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Activists from a group called "Third Square," which promotes a middle way in the rift between the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of the army's overthrow of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, shout slogans as they gather to oppose both parties at Sphinx

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In Egypt, 'Third Square' Protesters Seek Middle Road

7:05pm August 02, 2013

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Growing numbers of Egyptians are turning against the generals, politicians and youth group credited with sparking the popular groundswell that led to the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi less than a month ago. Some are joining Third Square, a new movement that's emerged as a result of growing discontent.

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Snowden Leaves Moscow Airport

6:01pm August 02, 2013

Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum by Russia and has left the transit zone at Moscow's airport where he has been holed up for more than a month. Morning Edition host Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Corey Flintoff in Moscow and Pentagon correspondent Larry Abramson.

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Tatsuhiro Mizuno runs a supermarket in the working-class neighborhood of Kameido. He says he hasn't seen much change in sales recently, although he notes that imported foods are now more expensive.

'Abenomics' Serving Up The Same Old Medicine In Japan?

5:48pm August 01, 2013

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes to bring the Japanese economy out of years of stagnation by pumping money into the economy and encouraging domestic consumption. But not everyone is seeing the benefits, and some say it's just a repackaging of strategies that have failed Japan before.

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Cyclists Take Nighttime Ride Through Moscow's History

5:48pm August 01, 2013

by Susan Armitage

Moscow is steeped in history and clogged with traffic. To appreciate the former and escape the latter, an overnight bicycle tour takes place every year. Thousands gather for the event, taking off at midnight and tuning into FM radio to hear historians and architects talk about sites along the route.

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Hundreds of thousands of people crowd Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday as Pope Francis celebrates the final Mass of his visit to Brazil. Security lapses, traffic chaos and other logistical snafus marred the visit.

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Pope's Visit: A Bumpy Test Run For Rio's World Cup, Olympics

7:47pm July 31, 2013

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

The visit by Pope Francis was marred by security lapses, traffic chaos and other logistical snafus. The event, World Youth Day, was seen as a test for Rio, which hosts the World Cup next year and the summer Olympics in 2016.

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