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Haiti aid on the way

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The US says it will send thousands of troops to Haiti to help rescue efforts in the wake of the devastating earthquake. President Barack Obama pledged one of the biggest relief efforts in recent US history and said Haiti would “not be forgotten” in its hour of need. One critical need in these early days after the earthquake is clean drinking water, as The World’s Matthew Bell reports. Download MP3

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Telecommunications critical in Haiti relief effort

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“Telecommunications isn’t a luxury in emergency response. It’s core to the mission,” says Paul Margie (not pictured), US representative for the group Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF). TSF volunteers are currently on the ground in Haiti, trying to set up internet and phone access for humanitarian workers, and for locals. The World’s technology correspondent Clark Boyd speaks with anchor Jeb Sharp. Download MP3 (Photo courtesy of TSF)

Hope for Haiti?

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The horrific images coming out of Haiti since the earthquake aren’t altogether unfamiliar. The deeply impoverished country was nearly synonymous with tragedy for many years. But last year optimism was beginning to blossom for some Haiti watchers and it almost seemed as if the country wasn’t doomed to eternal misery. Amy Bracken has this reporter’s notebook. Download MP3

Audio slideshow: Triage at the airport

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Photojournalist Rick Loomis arrived in Port-au-Prince yesterday with a triage unit from Miami. He’s put together a narrated slide show of the sights and sounds as emergency workers try to help victims of the earthquake. Download MP3 (Photo: Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times Copyright © 2010)

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Five years after Ukraine’s orange revolution

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Correspondent Brigid McCarthy reports on the mood in Ukraine as citizens cast their presidential vote for the first time since the Orange Revolution five years ago.

Plumbing woes in space

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Anchor Jeb Sharp has news of a plumbing problem on the International Space Station.

Geo Quiz

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Aid for Haiti

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Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with Bob Poff, the disaster coordinator for Salvation Army. He was in Haiti at the time of the earthquake. He discusses what he and his team have been seeing as they struggle to get help to earthquake victims.

Haitian writer’s near miss with quake

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Haitian-born writer Stanley Pean was heading back to Port au Prince for a literary festival when the earthquake hit. He speaks with anchor Jeb Sharp.

Geo answer

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For today’s Geo Quiz, we were looking for a Baltic country where the government says it’s declaring war on tobacco. The answer is Finland. But as the BBC’s Paul Henley reports from Helsinki, not everyone there appreciates the government’s actions.

No smoking

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For today’s Geo Quiz it’s a question of whether to light up or butt out. We want to know which Nordic country is getting tough on smokers.

Manze Dayila & The Nago Nation

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Host Jeb Sharp speaks with Manze Diyala, a Haitian musician who lives in New York City.

Music Heard on Air for January 14, 2010

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Tunes Spun On The Word Between our reports for January 14, 2010. Artists featured are Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder, Don Shiva, Tinariwen, Jesse Cook, Silvia Perez Cruz.

Maziar Bahari An Iranian Odyssey

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Journalist and filmmaker Maziar Bahari discusses his new documentary, An Iranian Odyssey: Mossadegh, Oil, and the 1953 CIA Coup. The film premiered at the Boston Festival of Films from Iran at the Museum of Fine Arts on Saturday January 9th.

Entire program – January 13, 2010

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Today on The World: More on the earthquake in Haiti as relief efforts from the US and other countries get underway; Also, Google’s challenge to the Chinese government; Plus a group of Cuban musicians are out to reclaim Cuba’s influence on salsa.