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Archive for November, 2009

Mammograms around the world

By The World ⋅ November 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Most women should start regular breast cancer screening at age 50, not 40, according to new guidelines released in the US. The new guidelines have unleashed a heated debate and caused confusion for women and their doctors. International guidelines also call for screening to start at age 50. Jeb Sharp talks with David Dershaw, Director of Breast Imaging at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Traffic safety

By The World ⋅ November 19, 2009 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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A global conference on road safety is being held in Moscow to discuss ways of tackling one of the world’s biggest killers: traffic accidents. Experts at the forum are calling for a decade of action. The World’s Laura Lynch takes us to Ghana where even the government says car accidents have become a public health crisis.

Hamid Karzai begins second term

By The World ⋅ November 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai was inaugurated at a ceremony in Kabul today for his second term in office. Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with Kabul resident Sultana (she asked that we not use her last name). Sultana says that Afghans see little hope for change.

New prison at Bagram in Afghanistan

By The World ⋅ November 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The US military in Afghanistan unveiled a new 60-million-dollar prison this past weekend on its base in Bagram. The World’s Katy Clark reports.

Brazil’s green city

By The World ⋅ November 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The World’s Alex Gallafent has the story of Jaime Lerner, a Brazilian town planner and ex-mayor of Curitiba, often called the world’s most environmentally-friendly city.

Soccer loss bruises Egyptian pride

By The World ⋅ November 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Yesterday, Egypt lost a World Cup qualifying match to arch-rival Algeria. As Aya Batrawy reports from Cairo, it’s just the latest blow to Egypt’s sense of national pride.

In other soccer news

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The World’s William Troop tells anchor Jeb Sharp about a shocking incident of foul play on the soccer field — an incident that seems to have denied Ireland a place at the soccer World Cup.

Geo Quiz

By The World ⋅ November 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Our daily geography puzzler.

The mayor of Granite Falls, Washington

By The World ⋅ November 19, 2009 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks to the mayor-elect of a small town in Washington State… Granite Falls. His name is Haroon Saleem, and he’s an immigrant from Pakistan.

Geo answer and Global Hit

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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Igloolik, Nunavut. This small town in Arctic Canada is home to Artcirq, an Inuit community circus troupe that will perform at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC next year. Boston Globe reporter Linda Matchan recently traveled to Igloolik to profile the circus troupe and she speaks with anchor Jeb Sharp.

World Books Review: Facing the Devils in the Mirror

By The World ⋅ November 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The all-too-human protagonists of Salvadoran writer Horacio Castellanos Moya, such as the spoiled rich girl at the center of his latest novel in translation, The She-Devil in the Mirror, can’t help but absorb the inhuman culture of violence around them.

Entire program – November 18, 2009

By The World ⋅ November 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Today on The World: A veto sparks concerns about Iraq’s upcoming national elections; Also, a new survey highlights that poverty is the main concern of ordinary Afghans; And,we look at how Obama’s visit has resonated in China.

Iraq vote in doubt

By The World ⋅ November 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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One of Iraq’s two vice-presidents has vetoed part of the country’s new election law, putting the parliamentary polls scheduled for January in doubt. Electoral officials say they have suspended preparations for the vote until an amended law is approved. Katy Clark has the story.

Climate: getting concrete in Beijing

By The World ⋅ November 18, 2009 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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On Tuesday, President Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao agreed to co-operate on climate change and other important matters. Anchor Jeb Sharp talks with David Biello, the associate editor for environment and energy at Scientific American magazine, to find out what concrete agreements on energy and climate change came out of the President’s visit to China.

British vampires are the best

By The World ⋅ November 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Nigel Sheinwald, has written a blog post extolling the virtue of British (on screen) vampires. The World’s Alex Gallafent would ‘take the pulse of the story’ if only it had one.