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Thu June 7, 2012
The Two-Way

U.N. Monitors Were Shot At Today In Syria, Secretary General Says

Originally published on Thu June 7, 2012 5:18 pm

United Nations monitors in Syria were shot at with small arms fire today as they tried to reach the scene of another alleged massacre, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said this morning.

At the U.N. General Assembly, Ban also condemned today's "shocking and sickening" reports about the killings of dozens. And, NPR's Michele Kelemen reports, he called this yet another "pivotal moment" that could see Syria fall into a full-blown civil war.

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7:49am

Thu June 7, 2012
The Two-Way

Greek Unemployment Hits Record High, Is Nearly Double Eurozone Average

Originally published on Thu June 7, 2012 1:14 pm

Credit Kostas Tsironis / AP
  • Joanna Kakissis, reporting for NPR

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