Rio Tinto trial in China worries foreign investors

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The trial in China of four executives of mining giant Rio Tinto has ended, a defense lawyer has said. However no verdict has been announced. The executives – Australian Stern Hu and his three Chinese colleagues – were charged with bribery and secrets theft. The trial has heightened concerns among the foreign business community in China. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad is in Beijing. Download MP3

• BBC coverage
• On The World: China arrests four Rio Tinto employees (Aug 2009)

The future of online censorship

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By shutting down the Google website in mainland China, the American company has acknowledged how the political and geographical impacts that ultimate nowhere-everywhere space: the Internet. The World’s Alex Gallafent examines how the location of the internet – physical and informational – might shape the future of censorship online. Download MP3

• Beijing slams Google over censorship issue
• Chinese web users boycott Google
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Argentine veterans fight for recognition

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In 1982, Britain and Argentina went to war over a group of islands which the British call the Falklands, and the Argentines call the Malvinas. Britain won that war, but Argentina still claims sovereignty. Argentina’s government officially recognizes only those veterans who fought the British directly during the conflict. But that leaves some former soldiers out. Julia Kumari Drapkin has our story. Download MP3(Photo: Julia Kumari Drapkin)

• See more of Julia’s pictures from Buenos Aires
• BBC: Voices from the Falkland Conflict
• BBC: Falklands Conflict 25 years later

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

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Marco Werman talks with British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver about the healthy food “revolution” he’s trying to start in the US. Download MP3

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Internet censorship in Afghanistan

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The Afghan government is taking its fight against the Taliban on-line. But new web restrictions are raising fears of censorship. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Dawood Azami in Kabul.

Another baby for 10 Downing Street?

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with columnist Zoe Williams of London’s Guardian newspaper about the pregnant wife of British Conservative Party leader David Cameron and how she may be a political asset.

Japan’s North Korean schools

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North Korea funds 10 high schools in Japan, where students study beneath portraits of Kim Jong Il. These schools cater to students of Korean descent living in Japan, and the schools aren’t popular with the Japanese government. Reporter Akiko Fujita explains.

Culture war in Tel Aviv

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Tensions between secular and ultra-orthodox Jews play out in an upper middle class neighborhood of Tel Aviv, as reporter Daniel Estrin reports.

• This story comes to us via ‘Vox Tablet,’ a weekly Jewish news and culture podcast produced by Tablet magazine

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography puzzler.

Geo answer

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The answer to our Geo Quiz today is Nancy, France, birthplace of French mathematician Henri Poincare. Poincare posed a mathematical problem known as the Poincare Conjecture. Now a mysterious Russian mathematician has solved it. Anchor Marco Werman finds out morefrom Saint Petersburg Times reporter Galina Stolyarova.

Anouar Brahem

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The World’s Ken Bader profiles Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem.

Poincaré’s birthplace

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We want you to name the city in France where mathematician Henri Poincaré was born. It was once the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine. Download MP3

Talking Travel: Strange foods-on-a-stick!

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In this episode of our regular travel podcast, we start with the question: what’s the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten while traveling? Robert Reid and Tom Hall from Lonely Planet weigh in with “duck embryo” and “guinea pig” respectively. Yes, leaving your culinary comfort zone can expand your mind and your stomach, and potentially challenge both your digestion and your ethics. Take a listen to our podcast, and then share your own foodie adventure below in the comments!

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Entire program March 23, 2010

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A BBC correspondent shares his own personal experience of the American and British health care systems. Also, a look at whether a carbon tax has helped British Columbia cut down its carbon gas emissions. Plus Uruguay musician Jorge Drexler goes for a more intimate approach on his latest album.

Beijing slams Google over censorship issue

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China has said Google’s move to stop censoring search results is “totally wrong” and accused it of breaking a promise made when it launched in China. The Internet giant is redirecting users in the People’s Republic to its unrestricted Hong Kong site, although Chinese firewalls mean results still come back censored. Beijing said the decision should not affect ties with Washington. Google threatened to leave the Chinese market completely this year after cyber attacks were traced back to China. Mary Kay Magistad reports. Download MP3

• The World’s Technology Podcast: Two Views on Google in China
• BBC coverage