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Iranian hardliners have long chanted "Death to America" at Friday prayers and government rallies. But in the wake of a nuclear agreement, are the slogan's days numbered? Then, how a project to translate Henry David Thoreau’s Walden into Farsi became a global cultural exchange. And, are we witnessing the death of "uh"? Um, maybe — and not just in English. Also, Trevor Noah's South African fans have advice for Americans who find some of his jokes offensive, New York's Metropolitan Opera announces its ‘Otello’ tenor will no longer wear "blackface", and Krussia may be the best Russian rapper in New York - but why isn’t he known back home? (Photo: Iranian protesters burn an American flag during a rally in Tehran in 2013. Credit: AP)