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Progress roundup: A Costa Rican city says it’s “sweet,” seeking harmony with nature. And in parts of Japan, students can take three days off to spend with…

Progress roundup: A Costa Rican city says it’s “sweet,” seeking harmony with nature. And in parts of Japan, students can take three days off to spend with their parents.

Iraq launches TV station to save Syriac language

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s shrunken and conflict-scarred Christian community is launching a new television channel as part of efforts to save their dying language, spoken for more than 2,000 years.Syriac, an ancient dialect of Aramaic, has traditionally been the language spoken by Christians in Iraq and neighbouring Syria, mostly in homes but also in some schools and during church

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s shrunken and conflict-scarred Christian community is launching a new television channel as part of efforts to save their dying language, spoken for more than 2,000 years.Syriac, an ancient dialect of Aramaic, has traditionally been the language spoken by Christians in Iraq and neighbouring Syria, mostly in homes but also in some schools and during church

Iraq's shrunken and conflict-scarred Christian community is launching a new television channel as part of efforts to save their dying language, spoken for more than 2,000 years.

Iraq's shrunken and conflict-scarred Christian community is launching a new television channel as part of efforts to save their dying language, spoken for

Iraqs shrunken and conflict-scarred Christian community is launching a new television channel as part of efforts to save their dying language, spoken for more than 2,000 years.

Syriac, an ancient dialect of Aramaic, has been the language spoken by Christians in Iraq and neighboring Syria for centuries

Christians in Iraq fight to save threatened ancient language. Syriac, an ancient dialect of Aramaic, has traditionally been