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Entire program – February 9, 2010

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Today on The World: How much aid is too much aid for Haiti to handle? Also, Britain’s first publicly-funded Hindu school opens its doors, and a jazz infusion for Puerto Rico’s traditional plena music.

Delivering aid in Haiti still difficult

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More than 200 international medical relief groups have sent teams to help the people of Haiti after the devastating earthquake. Now, four weeks after the catastrophe, early spring rains threaten to cause landslides and bring about health problems in the makeshift camps where more than half a million people are living. And delivering aid in Haiti continues to be difficult, we get an update from the BBC’s Mike Wooldridge in Port-au-Prince. Download MP3 (AP Photo:Ramon Espinosa)

German pensioners ‘kidnapped financial adviser’

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It sounds like a plot line for a movie. Four disgruntled senior citizens kidnap and hold hostage their financial advisor after losing a bundle in the US property market. Except it’s not a movie: Two married couples in the German state of Bavaria are accused of the crimes. They’re now on trial (Courtroom photo: Jörg Koch/AFP/Getty Images). Marco Werman finds out more from Bavarian Radio reporter Annette Kuglar. Download MP3

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Swedish skiers try to gain high-tech edge

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The Swedish cross-country team has gotten some high-tech training help from the country’s Winter Sports Research Center. They’ve been training on a high-tech treadmill designed to realistically recreate the course they’ll be skiing during the Winter Games in Canada. Programming that treadmill required some sophisticated GPS measurements (pictured), as The World’s Clark Boyd explains. Download MP3 (Photo: Matej Supej)

Playing “plena” with jazz musician Miguel Zenón

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Closing out our show today is music from Puerto Rico. More specifically a style known as plena. Miguel Zenón’s new CD ‘Esta Plena’ is a jazz infused take on this Afro-Carribbean style. The Puerto Rican born Miguel Zenón explains on today’s show. Download MP3

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Haiti’s effect on other places in need

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The World’s Katy Clark reports on how all the aid being sent to Haiti affects the flow of aid to other places in need.

Europe may block US access to money transfers

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European lawmakers are considering a measure that would prevent the United States from monitoring international money transfers. Some European leaders says the monitoring compromises the privacy of its citizens, but the United States considers it a key weapon in the fight against terrorism. The World’s Gerry Hadden has the story.

Public Hindu school a first for Britain

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The British government has long funded faith-based schools. Most have a Christian-based curriculum. Now the first state-funded Hindu elementary school has opened in London Kevin Bocquet has more.

Bus takes to water in Scotland

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Steve Stewart, spokesman for Scottish bus company Stagecoach. The company is testing a bus that can travel on water, as a possible replacement for a ferry.

Video: Glasgow’s amphibious “Amfibus” in action
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Carbon footprint labels on British food

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The World’s Laura Lynch reports that British consumers are finding two labels now on their food — one for nutritional facts, the other on the food’s carbon footprint.

Geo Quiz

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Where will our Geo Quiz take us today?

Geo answer

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For today’s Geo Quiz we were looking for the largest island in the Baltic Sea — the answer is the Swedish island of Gotland. Islander Orjan Rudstedt sent us an audio postcard from Gotland featuring some rather noisy grey seals.

Music Heard on Air for February 9, 2010

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Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For February 9, 2010. Artists featured are Kaouding Cissoko, Yat-Kha, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Ethel, Minjahra, Luis Bacalov.

Baltic Island seals

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Geo Quiz takes us out to sea. If you travel clockwise around the Baltic Sea, you can visit any of the Baltic countries: Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Germany, and finally Denmark. Download MP3

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Nuclear Standoff with Iran

By Michael Rass ⋅ February 9, 2010 ⋅ 12 comments ⋅ Transcript

ahmadi_natanz150 President Barack Obama has said the US and its allies are developing a “significant regime of sanctions” against Iran for its nuclear program. He said the international community was unified over Iran’s “misbehavior”. Speaking in Washington, he said despite Tehran’s denials, it was clear Iran was working to build nuclear weapons. His remarks came after Iranian state media reported that Iran had started the process of enriching uranium to 20% for use in a medical research reactor.