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Entire program – February 19, 2010

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Today on The World: A stir in Egypt as a challenger steps in for the next presidential race; Also, architects around the world meet to discuss rebuilding in Haiti; Plus, turmoil in Niger after a presidential coup.

ElBaradei returns to Egypt

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Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei is the only possible credible presidential candidate that could run against Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak in 2011. His candidacy has been attracting a lot of attention here, with the opposition seeming to rally around it, and the government press attacking him. Ursula Lindsey reports. Download MP3 (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Coup removes Niger’s President Tandja

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President Mamadou Tandja

A coup has brought political turmoil to the West African nation of Niger. Anchor David Baron speaks with Jim Bullington, who led the Peace Corps operations in Niger for six years. Download MP3 (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Niger country profile
Timeline: Niger

Designers and architects brainstorm Haiti’s future

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In the aftermath of last month’s earthquake, rebuilding Haiti will likely take years. Designers and architects across the globe want to help. In fact, they’ll be holding an series of brainstorming sessions across the globe tomorrow. The World’s Clark Boyd reports on “Global Pecha Kucha Night for Haiti.” Download MP3

Exposing Japanese-Peruvian WWII internment camps

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On February 19th in 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, interning approximately 120,000 Japanese-Americans. But that order had implications way beyond the American shores. It affected thousands of Japanese living in Peru and in other countries of South America. Their story is only now being told. Tyler Sipe reports. Download MP3 (photo: Tyler Sipe)

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Japanese-Peruvian Oral History Project

Actor George Takei remembers his internment

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The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour led, on February 19th, 1942, to Executive Order 9066 being issued by President Roosevelt. It consigned over 100,000 Japanese-Americans to internment camps. Star Trek actor and Japanese-American George Takei was just four-years-old when he, along with his parents and siblings, was removed from the family home. BBC World Service programme Witness interviewed Takei about the experience. Download MP3

Egypt’s political future

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Anchor David Baron discusses Egypt’s political future with the BBC’s Arab Affairs Editor, Magdi Abdelhadi.

The plight of Laos’ Hmong people

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The BBC’s Alastair Leithead reports on Thailand’s efforts to repatriate Hmong refugees to Laos. The refugees fear they will be persecuted because of their history of helping the US during the Vietnam War.

Saipan’s garment factories

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The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reports from the Pacific island of Saipan. It used to host factories that churned out clothes for American consumers. Now the island’s economy has collapsed.

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography quiz.

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Anchor David Baron shares some of the comments we got about our story from Ukraine yesterday. It compared walking through the streets of Kiev in high heels to an Olympic sport.

Geo answer

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For today’s Geo Quiz we were looking for a Greek island named after a mythical figure who flew too close to the sun. That figure would be Icarus — and the island is called Ikaria. We hear some of the island’s culinary secrets from a Greek-American chef who lives there.

Vado – Fado

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The World’s Gerry Hadden checked out “open mic night” at a tourist bar in downtown Lisbon. Patrons took the stage to sing their versions of Fado.

A Greek island in the Aegean Sea

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For today’s Geo Quiz we’re looking for a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. The island is named after a figure in Greek mythology who flew too close to the sun and fell into the sea. According to the myth, the flier’s body was dragged out of the water and buried on this island.

Music Heard on Air for February 19, 2010

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Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For February 19, 2010. Artists featured are Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Jan Garbarek, Kila, Bela Fleck, Mario Grigorov, Kerekes Band.