PRI’s The World: 4/30/14

The World

It was election day in Iraq, and that means the return of the purple fingers — signs that someone has voted. Surprisingly, elections went off with little or not violence. Meanwhile, in Malawi, doctors are trying a new technique to treat malnutrition: antibiotics. But it's not exactly going smoothly. Plus a Canadian town is dealing with a very stinky whale.

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