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Shooting hoops to bridge the divide in Cyprus

Alexa Dvorson, CyprusSeptember 23, 2015

It's an island ripped apart by politicial, ideological and physical divisions. But youngsters here - both Greek and Turkish Cypriots - are coming together through basketball. Alexa Dvorson reports.

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