Remembering the September 11th attacks

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Remembrance services are being held across the United States to mark the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, which killed nearly 3,000 people. At the Pentagon, President Barack Obama led the nation in remembering the attacks. President Obama promised to transform U.S. policies forged in the wake of 9/11. The World’s Matthew Bell looks at the change and the continuity in the President’s approach. Download MP3

• BBC coverage
• From the BBC: America’s Day of Terror

9/11 culture

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The images and tales of 9/11 have been absorbed into mainstream culture over the years. Jeff Melnick has studied that process as professor of American studies at Babson College near Boston. This year he put some of those thoughts into a book, called “9/11 Culture”. Marco Werman talks with him.Download MP3

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• Jeff Melnick info

Canada’s bilingual anniversary

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40 years ago this week Canada became officially bilingual. Marco Werman speaks Keith Spicer who served as Canada’s first Commissioner of Official Languages from 1970 to 1977. Download MP3

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• ‘The World in Words’ podcast

Congo death sentence

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Two Norwegian men have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo after being convicted of murder. Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland have denied all charges. The two men were held after their Congolese driver was found shot dead. Marco Werman talked with Tjostolv Moland’s parents, Knut and Matilde Moland. Download MP3

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• Key facts on DR Congo

Os Mutantes

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Legendary Brazilian psychedelic rock band Os Mutantes is resurfacing after a 30 year hiatus. It took a misunderstanding to get the band to reunite for a special concert at London’s Barbican Center in May 2006. Download MP3

• North American tour dates
• Barbican Tropicalia exhibition
• Os Mutantes on MySpace

Global Political Cartoons: Sep 4 -11, 2009

President Obama’s hard sell on healthcare reform inspired a number of cartoonists this week. They also offer some visual thoughts on the increasingly suspect vote in Afghanistan, the health of embattled Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe even the Beatles remastered.

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Entire program – September 11, 2009

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Today on The World: How President Obama puts his own stamp on U-S policies that came out of the 9-11 attacks, Europe scrambles to save the Atlantic bluefin tuna from extinction, and imagine if your first day of work at Lehman Brothers was the day it crashed and kicked off the global economic crisis: one man tells his story.

A new direction for post 9-11 policies

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President Obama led the country today in remembering the attacks of September 11, 2001. Mr. Obama promised to transform US policies forged in the wake of 9-11. The World’s Matthew Bell looks at the change – and the continuity – in the president’s approach.

Support may be waning for al-Qaeda

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Many experts believe al-Qaeda has lost some support in recent years. They claim the terrorist group isn’t as strong as it once was. Anchor Marco Werman speaks to Ian Black , the Middle East Editor of the Guardian newspaper.

The culture of 9-11

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As time goes by, the images and tales of 9/11 are absorbed into mainstream culture. Jeff Melnick has studied that process as professor of American studies at Babson College near Boston. This year he put some of those thoughts into a book, called “9-11 Culture”. He speaks with anchor Marco Werman.

Europe presses to ban bluefin tuna trade

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European Union leaders are throwing their weight behind a proposed international ban on the trade in bluefin tuna from the Atlantic and Mediterranean. The prized fish is one of the world’s most over-harvested marine species. The World’s Gerry Hadden has the story.

Canada’s two languages

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Forty years ago this week Canada officially became bilingual. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Keith Spicer who served as Canada’s first Commissioner of Official Languages, from 1970 to 1977.

The Lehman bankruptcy – one man’s story

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The World’s Laura Lynch profiles a Frenchman who started work at Lehman Bros. in London on Sept. 15, 2008 — the day it went bankrupt.

Economic struggle in Senegal

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Reporter Jori Lewis meets a Senegalese family that relies on money from relatives working overseas. But as a result of the global recession, that money’s drying up.

Norwegian men get death sentence in Congo

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Anchor Marco Werman has details on the case of two Norwegian men who were sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo this week. The men were convicted of espionage and the murder of their driver.