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World Service,31 May 2014,26 mins

Things Not Forgotten

Boston Calling

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A US veteran of the war in Afghanistan, Matt Farwell, is “apathetic” about the presidential race there. He says he’s too busy trying to keep himself out of jail – or a psychiatric hospital – to focus on it. We also hear about an American doctor working in Malawi who may have solved a lingering malaria mystery. Why talking about the events surrounding Tiananmen Square on 4 June, 1989, remain difficult for Chinese people, both at home and abroad. We visit a button shop in New York’s Chinatown that enjoys a double life. Now cruising Boston’s streets, what might just be the world’s first Uighur food truck! And a cheese cake recipe that you don’t want to try at home. Picture: Former US Army Sgt. Matt Farwell served 16 months in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province in 2006 and 2007, Credit: Matt Farwell.

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