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Entire program – March 26, 2010

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Today on The World: The Arab League tries to tackle the thorny issue of Israeli housing plans in Jerusalem; Also, the Pacific island nation of Palau looks for the best way to protect sharks from over fishing; Plus, the all-women Japanese band Chatmonchy makes its American debut.

Peace process to dominate Arab League summit

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Arab foreign ministers are meeting in Libya this weekend and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is at the top of their agenda. The World’s Matthew Bell reports on how the Arab states fit into the stalled peace process that the Obama administration wants to revive. Download MP3

Weather balloon photos from space

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Our Geo Quiz usually asks you about things on the surface of the Earth. Today we’re looking up – way up. We want to know where the atmosphere ends and outer space begins. In other words — how high the sky? Download MP3 (Photo: Robert Harrison)

Health care for illegal immigrants

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The last piece of the health care reform law is now on its way to President Obama. He’s expected to sign it next week. The law’s main purpose is to extend health care coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. Non-Americans who are here illegally are still out of luck. The World’s Alex Gallafent reports on what that could mean for the nation’s health care system. Download MP3 (flickr image by taberandrew)

Chatmonchy

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Anchor Marco Werman tells us about the Japan all-girl pop trio Chatmonchy. Chatmonchy consists of three Japanese women who know how to rock. After great success in their home country, they’re now playing at clubs in the United States for the first time this week. Download MP3

For endangered sharks, a haven in rough waters

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For endangered sharks, a haven in rough waters

The Pacific island nation of Palau has established the world’s first no-fish zone for sharks. But the task of protecting the threatened fish got harder this week when a UN body declined to ban the trade in four shark species. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reports. Download MP3 (Photo: Mary Kay Magistad)

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Iceland bans striptease shows

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Iceland is struggling with a severe economic crisis. Even so, lawmakers in the country’s Althingi parliament house (flickr image: putneymark) had another pressing matter to deal with: striptease! This week, they voted to ban strip clubs in their island nation. Marco Werman talks with Gundun Jonsdattor whose organization Stigmot provides information against sexual violence. Download MP3

Iceland bailout crisis

Gaza violence

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In Gaza today, two Israeli soldiers were killed and at least two Palestinians were wounded. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from the BBC’s John Donnison.

Euro inches up on word of deal

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European leaders spent weeks hammering out an agreement aimed at shoring up confidence in the Euro and in the countries who use it. They finally agreed on a plan to bail out debt-ridden Greece, if need be, with the assistance of the IMF. The World’s Laura Lynch reports.

Battle in Pakistan

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Pakistan says its forces fought off a large well-coordinated attack on a military post last night. The army says the militants suffered heavy losses. Anchor Marco Werman gets details from the BBC’s Aleem Maqbool in Islamabad.

Indonesia fights radicals

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Reporter Chad Bouchard visits a neighborhood near Jakarta that is on the front lines of Indonesia’s fight against radicalization and terrorism.

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography puzzler.

Geo answer

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For today’s Geo Quiz we were looking for the altitude at which the Earth’s atmosphere crosses over into outerspace. That boundary is referred to as the the Kármán line. The answer is 100 km or 62.1 miles above sea level. Amateur photographer Robert Harrison figured out a way to take pictures from far above the earth’s surface. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with him.

Music Heard on Air for March 26, 2010

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Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For March 26, 2010. Artists featured are Femi Kuti, Moriba Koita, Yat-Kha, Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra, RJD2, Alien Chatter.

World Books Interview: The Films of Robert Bresson

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For director Martin Scorsese and others, French film director Robert Bresson is “one of the cinema’s greatest artists.” Oxford University Press has just published the first comprehensive volume in English that celebrates and analyzes Bresson’s challenging genius.