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Climate change meeting

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for urgent action on climate change, saying negotiations on reducing emissions were proceeding too slowly. He said failure to reach agreement at December’s climate talks in Copenhagen would be “morally inexcusable”. Alex Gallafent reports. Download MP3

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Summit on Climate Change

Mid-east peace: The view from the West Bank

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Climate isn’t the only topic under discussion today in New York. President Obama made his most direct foray into Middle East diplomacy by convening three-way talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. We take you to the West Bank city of Nablus, where The World’s Matthew Bell has been talking to locals and gauging the mood, and the economy. Download MP3 (Photo: Matthew Bell)

Unwelcome guest

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Some world leaders due to attend this week’s UN General Assembly in New York are not exactly welcome in western countries. One of them is Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi: according to ABC News, residents of a New Jersey neighborhood recently protested against Gaddafi’s presence there, so he tried to rent a mansion in the Bronx instead. We talk with John Fitzgerald, the developer of Villanova Heights where Gaddafi hoped to stay. Download MP3

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Ousted President Zelaya returns to Honduras

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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The World’s William Troop reports on the stand-off in Honduras, where deposed president Manuel Zelaya is holed up in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa. Zelaya is demanding that he be allowed to return to power, while the de facto government that replaced him is demanding that Brazil turn Zelaya over to be arrested. Download MP3

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Senegalese singer and guitarist: Baaba Maal

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Senegalese musician Baaba Maal teams up with the Brooklyn based dance and electronica group Brazilian Girls on his latest album called Television. Tom Schnabel has more. Download MP3

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It’s your move

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

It’s your move for today’s Geo Quiz. The city we’re looking for has been called the “birthplace of modern chess.” That nickname stems from the fact that the rules on the movement of the Queen were first documented right here. And so it’s fitting that this city is hosting an exhibition rematch between two former chess greats…

Entire program – September 22, 2009

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Today on The World: Top leaders from around the globe are in New York to talk climate change; The airline industry pledges to make some big cuts in carbon emissions; And rising tensions in Honduras after the return of the country’s deposed president to Honduran soil.

Climate summit at the UN

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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World leaders have gathered at the United Nations in New York for a summit on climate change. The World’s Alex Gallafent has details on today’s meeting.

Airlines promise big cut in emissions

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The head of British Airways announced today that the aviation industry would cut its emissions in half by the year 2050. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with MIT aeronautics professor John Hansman about what the airline industry can do to combat climate change.

Libyan leader in New York

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is set to make his first ever appearance at the United Nations this week. He’s had a hard time finding a place to stay while in New York. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with John Fitzgerald…a New York developer who was contacted by Gadhafi’s entourage in their search for a place to stay.

Stand-off in Honduras

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The World’s William Troop reports on the stand-off in Honduras, where deposed president Manuel Zelaya is holed up in the Brazilian embassy. Zelaya is demanding that he be allowed to return to power, while the de facto government that replaced him is demanding that Brazil turn Zelaya over to be arrested.

South Korea’s substitute men

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Jason Strother tells us about a service for the stressed-out in South Korea. It’s called “Substitute Men” and they’ll do just about anything customers ask – within limits and the law.

Obama Mideast peace effort

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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President Obama met today with Israeli and Palestinian leaders to try and breathe new life into the stalled Mid East peace talks. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from The World’s Matthew Bell, who’s in Jerusalem and was recently in the West Bank town of Nablus.

French authorities raid migrant camp

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The World’s Laura Lynch that French authorities raided a migrant camp in Calais , in northern France. The camp was used by hundreds of illegal migrants as the last stop on the way to a better life across the English Channel in Britain.

Geo Quiz

By The World ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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