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Full Program: July 14, 2010

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Insurgents attack police headquarters in Kandahar, killing nine people. Then we look at a group of indigenous people from Ecuador who reach out to Gulf spill victims in Louisiana with some advice on fighting oil companies. Also, the story of a scientist who made a life’s work of studying altruism.

In Kandahar, a violent scene erupts

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Nine people were killed in an attack on police headquarters in Kandahar late Tuesday night. The World’s Ben Gilbert tells us that three suicide bombers breached the wall of the compound. He said casualties included a police officer, five civilians, and three international troops. Host Marco Werman spoke with Gilbert, who was on the scene after the attack.(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Download MP3

Ecuadorians share lessons for battling oil companies with Louisiana tribes

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For the last 17 years, five indigenous tribes from the Ecuadorian Amazon have been involved in one of the largest environmental lawsuits in history, against an oil company which dumped more than 15 billion gallons of toxic waste into the Ecuadorean rainforest over three decades. When the Ecuadorians heard about the BP oil surge in the Gulf, they initiated a meeting with the indigenous communities in Louisiana to share what they had learned from their experience fighting an oil company. Reporter David Weinberg travelled with the delegation and brings us this story. (Photo: David Weinberg) Download MP3

The price of altruism

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Why do people give money to help earthquake victims in far-off lands, or adopt orphans from overseas? If Darwin’s theory tells us that life is a competition, then how did altruism evolve? A scientist who helped solve that riddle is the focus of a new biography by Israeli science historian Oren Harman. The World’s Rhitu Chatterjee spoke to Harman, our guest in the World Science Forum. Download MP3

Geo Quiz: Ritzy hotel in the trees

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The new tree hotel opens in Sweden this weekend. Each room is designed by a different architect, but all are perched in a tree. Rooms have names like the mirror cube, the nest, the blue cone and include electric heating and custom furniture, and they run about $500 a night. Can you name the town where the tree hotel is located? Download MP3

Master of Islamic calligraphy shares his craft

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Every other Wednesday, on a leafy cul-de-sac in Arlington, Virginia, students trickle in and out of the home studio of Mohamed Zakariya, who teaches Islamic calligraphy. Reporter Bruce Wallace went to a recent lesson at Zakariya’s home to see and hear the master at work. (Photo courtesy of the artist) Download MP3

Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Lt. Col. John Nagl about the challenges for US forces mounting a counterinsurgency in Marjah. Nagl helped write the US Army’s Counterinsurgency Field Manual.

Geo Quiz: Tree house

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The new tree hotel opens in Sweden this weekend. Each room is designed by a different architect, but all are perched in a tree. Rooms have names like the mirror cube, the nest, the blue cone and include electric heating and custom furniture, and they run about $500 a night. Can you name the town where the tree hotel is located?

Badger battle in Wales

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A long legal battle wrapped up this week in WALES. It is a case that involves farmers, wildlife campaigners — and badgers. Anchor Marco Werman gets the story from Jack Reedy, the press officer for The Badger Trust.

Violence in Belfast

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Community leaders in Northern Ireland today are trying to figure out why violence has returned to the streets of Belfast. There’ve been riots for the past three nights. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Father Gary Donegan in the Ardoyne district of North Belfast.

Geo answer

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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is the northern Swedish village of Harads, 18 miles south of the Arctic Circle. It’s home to the new Tree Hotel, designed to provide guests with a close encounter with nature. The World’s David Leveille has details.

Caravan Palace, remaking electro gypsy jazz

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For today’s Global Hit, we hear from Caravan Palace. It’s a six-person band from Paris. You might call their music electro gypsy jazz. They speak with anchor Marco Werman.

Tech Podcast: Solar powered plane soars

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The Solar Impulse project, based in Switzerland, aims to create a solar-powered airplane that can one day circumnavigate the globe without using a single drop of conventional fuel. They got one step closer this week, after a successful 26 hour test flight. Find out how the solar cells, and the pilot, held up during the night. We’ve also got stories on recent developments regarding Internet censorship in China, and on an early version of the radio that used…the telephone. (Photo: Matth1)

Music Heard on Air for July 14, 2010

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Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For July 14, 2010. Artists featured are Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Nostalgia 77, Ensemble FizFuz, Mory Kante, Hassan Erajji, Fania All Stars.

Entire Program: July 13, 2010

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The first of 52 Cuban political prisoners arrive in Spain. Ugandan authorities make arrests in the double bombing that killed more than 70 people on Sunday and the US extends the deadline for Haitians to apply for temporary protected status.