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Archive for July, 2010
Cautious optimism in the Amazon
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Fewer trees were cut down in the Amazon rainforest this past year. Climate scientists say Brazil has done well, but deforestation is more than one nation’s problem. Marco Werman talks with Dr William Laurance of the Smithsonian Institution who has studied the Amazon for 15 years. (photo: Alex Gallafent) Download MP3
Senegal farmers push local food movement
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Adherents of the local food movement argue: buying produce that’s grown nearby is good for the community, good for the planet and good for your health. Some farmers in the West African nation of Senegal are trying to make that case to their fellow countrymen, but it’s not so easy to get people to change their buying habits. The World’s Jori Lewis has the story. Download MP3Bocafloja
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Aldo Villegas, also known as Bocafloja, is one of the most popular independent rappers in Spanish. Bocafloja (which means “loose mouth”) has been active in Mexico City’s hip hop scene since its inception in the mid-1990s and, as Mary Stucky reports, over the years he’s acquired a huge following in both Mexico and the United States.(Chris Wilson contributed to this report. (Photo: Bocafloja/Myspace) Download MP3Pakistan intelligence chief denies wikileaks charges
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Download MP3General Hamid Gul, the former chief of Pakistan’s intelligence service, is described in some of the Wikileaks documents as having a direct hand in attacks on US-led forces in Afghanistan. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with General Gul, who says the allegations are pure fiction.
Wikileaks contradict report on Canadian soldiers’ deaths
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Download MP3Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Michel Drapeau, a retired colonel with the Canadian forces, about the controversy surrounding the reported deaths of four Canadian soldiers in Iraq in 2006. Canadian forces reported that the men were killed in combat. But one of the documents published by Wikileaks says the men were killed by friendly fire.
A judge blocks Arizona law provisions
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Download MP3A federal judge has blocked some of the most controversial provisions of Arizona’s new immigration law, which is due to take effect tomorrow. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Valeria Fernandez, a reporter with the project, Feet in Two Worlds, which brings immigrant reporters to public radio.
Ireland’s new immigrant wave
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Download MP3The dire state of the Irish economy and the rise in unemployment has meant once again thousands of young people are emigrating in search of work. The BBC’s Sanchia Berg visits the village of Gneeveguilla in County Kerry.
Lockerbie witnesses no show
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Download MP3A Senate committee hearing into the release of the Lockerbie bomber has been postponed because the invited witnesses chose not to appear. The World’s Alex Gallafent reports.
Geo Quiz
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Iran’s population plan
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Download MP3Environmental journalist Fred Pearce says women all over the world are consciously chosing to have fewer kids, including Iran. Now Iran has a plan to boost its population. Anchor Marco Werman has details.
Saving lives in Iraq
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Download MP3For our Geo Quiz, we wanted one of the names for a military base close to the front lines. The term we were looking for is “Forward Operating Base” or FOB. Some of those FOBs take a lot of fuel to heat and cool — which actually can cost lives. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with retired Brigadier General Steve Anderson, who explains how the US military could save lives and money in Iraq by being more energy efficient.
Music Heard On Air for Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Here’s some of the music heard on PRI’s The World between reports on Weds, July 28, 2010. Featured artists included Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder, Nguyen Le, Oran Etkin, and Sharkiat.
Tech Podcast: WikiLeaks’ ‘Afghan War Diary’
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In this week’s technology podcast, we take an in-depth look at WikiLeaks, and their decision to release some 91,000 classified documents from the war in Afghanistan onto the Internet. We also have an interview about Google Maps and border disputes, and hear about so-called conflict minerals. We end with an update on the extradition battle of British hacker Gary McKinnon.
Military base close to the front
The Geo Quiz takes us close to the front lines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan face incredible challenges. There’s the military aspect of their job – battling insurgents, protecting civilians, dealing with the grim realities of war. Then there’s the logistics. We want you to give us one of the names used by the military to describe a base very close to the front lines. (Photo: Ben Gilbert)
Entire program – July 27, 2010
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Download MP3Today on The World: How technology has changed the way military information is collected and leaked; Also, Israeli soldiers team up with Palestinian forces in a West Bank city; And why people in the US and Britain have similar standards of living but Brits consume much less energy.
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