Indonesian Presidential Front-Runner Accused of Atrocity Crimes
Human rights activits are trying to stop the front-runner in Indonesia's presidential election who's using social media to overpower his alleged past.
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CBC Radio
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1st June 2024
Why Does Indonesia Have The World's Highest Male Smoking Rates?
In recent years anti-smoking advocates around the world have been cheering that tobacco use is declining. However in Indonesia, not only are tobacco rates rising but the country has the highest rate of male smokers in the world. As Dave Grunebaum reports, local health advocates blame the tobacco companies and the government.
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CBC Radio
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22nd July 2023
Philippines Drug War Cafe
The Philippines grizzly war on drugs has led to the deaths of thousands of people. Supporters of the campaign say it's cleaning up the streets. But a small coffee shop near the country's capital is telling a different story.
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CBC Radio
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15th December 2024
Digital Nomads Are A Growing Group Of Travelers That Countries Around The World Try To Lure
Around the world there’s a growing group of adventurers who blur the line between business traveler and tourist. They’re known as digital nomads. Many countries are targeting them to help boost their economies.
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8th December 2012
New Jersey Football Keeps Players Out Of Gangs
When the North Jersey Spartans huddle up in practice, they look like a lot of college football teams. But the Spartans are a club team made up of players who attend various colleges. The team was created to get players to go to school instead of working dead-end jobs or joining street gangs. The Spartans practice at a county park without a locker room, yard markers or even goal posts. And the story behind the players off the field is even more unusual. Justin Sessoms, a 20-year-old defensive l
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WBGO Radio
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20th April 2012
Strung Out In The Suburbs
Across New Jersey's suburbs heroin addiction rates are rising rapidly among teens and young adults. Dave Grunebaum takes an in-depth look at this statewide problem and one teenager's struggle.
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27th October 2012
Brooklyn Nets Come Home
The bright sign of the Barclays Center on Flatbush Avenue glowed blue as a symbol of professional sports returning to Brooklyn. The new 18,000-seat, $1 billion arena is the home of the Brooklyn Nets, formerly of New Jersey, whose move has created quite a buzz in the borough. “I think it does wonders for Brooklyn,” said Chris Capobianco. Brooklyn had a major league team, the Dodgers, for more than 70 years. When the team left for Los Angeles in 1957, residents were largely working and middle cl
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30th June 2012
Motorcycle Mass: Bikers And Blessings
At this Catholic Mass the priest rides a Harley and tattoos outnumber ties.
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21st September 2013
Baseball Comes To Myanmar
A Japanese coach brings America's national pastime to Myanmar. But his squad of local players has no one to compete against until a ragtag team of expats steps up to the plate.
