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Middle East
5:00 am
Sat February 11, 2012

Medical Care Reportedly Under Attack In Syria

Originally published on Sat February 11, 2012 8:46 am

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Movie Interviews
5:00 am
Sat February 11, 2012

'Chico And Rita': A Latin Love Story Set To Music

Fernando Trueba, whose film Belle Epoque won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1993, will be back at the Academy Awards this year; his film Chico and Rita, a love story about a Cuban pianist and singer, is up for a statue in the Animated Feature category.

Trueba says animation has some of the qualities that classic old movies had — "a more concise, more synthetical way of storytelling."

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Latin America
3:14 am
Sat February 11, 2012

Sports Journalism Is The Goooaal At Argentine School

Every day, from early morning until late at night, the Superior School of Sports Journalism in Buenos Aires is packed. And most of its 600 students hope to spend their working lives covering sports.

For years, Roberto Bermudez has been teaching in the ornate mansion that houses the school.

"Many have been frustrated athletes, whom I always tell, 'Here we don't make athletes, we make journalists. You have the opportunity to be a journalist,' " Bermudez says.

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Author Interviews
3:13 am
Sat February 11, 2012

In A StoryCorps Booth, Love Is 'All There Is'

Dave Isay begins his new book with a quote from co-worker Lillie Love, whose name resonates deeply with his latest project. Shortly before she died in 2010, Love said, "Love is all there is ... When you take your last breath, you remember the people you love, how much love you inspired and how much love you gave."

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Research News
3:12 am
Sat February 11, 2012

Deconstructing Dengue: How Old Is That Mosquito?

Credit James Gathany / CDC Public Health Image Library
Mosquitoes like this one can carry the virus that causes dengue fever.

Originally published on Sat February 11, 2012 8:46 am

Scientists can spend years working on problems that at first may seem esoteric and rather pointless. For example, there's a scientist in Arizona who's trying to find a way to measure the age of wild mosquitoes.

As weird as that sounds, the work is important for what it will tell scientists about the natural history of mosquitoes. It also could have major implications for human health.

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