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Archive for August, 2010
Bringing solar power to Tanzania
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Most of us take electric light for granted. For the most part, we flick a switch and the light comes on. That’s not the case in much of the world. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports on the promise and challenge of bringing solar power to rural Tanzania where most people still don’t have access to electricity. Download MP3On the Road with the Chinese Foreign Ministry: Anatomy of an Explosive Story
Sometimes, how a story is told can tell you almost as much as the story itself. So it was with an explosion that went off at 10:30am on Thursday, August 19, in the town of Aksu, in China’s far western region of Xinjiang, about 400 miles southwest of the capital Urumqi. Context is everything, here. Xinjiang has for centuries been home to the Turkic Muslim ethnic group called Uighurs – indeed, it is officially called the “Uighur Autonomous Region.” But these days, Uighurs make up barely half of the region’s population. That’s because, for the past 60 years, the Chinese government has encouraged members of the dominant Han Chinese ethnicity to move to Xinjiang to tame and develop China’s wild west. Continue reading
Follow along with Mary Kay Magistad’s special dispatches on her trip to the Uighur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, in China’s far west and the largely ethnic Tibetan province of Qinghai.
Tech Podcast: Giant humanoid electricity pylons
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In this week’s podcast, Iceland says “nei” to boring electricity pylons. The country’s sponsoring a contest for innovative new girder designs for holding up electricity lines. We’ll hear from one of the finalists, whose design calls for giant humanoid shaped pylons to stride across the Icelandic landscape. (Photo: Choi Shine)
Impact of wildfires on Russia’s bats
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Heavy rain has drenched Moscow helping firefighters battle the remaining wildfires on the outskirts of the city. Russia’s worst heat in 130 years triggered thousands of wildfires which burned 2.5 million acres of forests in western Russia. That’s been a vital region for Russia’s bat population. Jeb Sharp talks with Andreas Streit who is Executive Secretary of EUROBATS, a UN program. Download MP3Relaunching direct talks in the Mideast
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Download MP3Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced the relaunch of direct peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. The President will host the Israeli prime minister and the Palestinian president to Washington in September. The World’s Jason Margolis has more.
Explosion in China
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Download MP3The World’s Mary Kay Magistad speaks with anchor Jeb Sharp about yesterday’s explosion in Western China and the underlying ethnic tensions there.
Lockerbie bomber
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Download MP3A year after the Lockerbie bomber was released from a Scottish prison and sent home to Libya, four US senators are calling for a new investigation into why he was let out. The World’s Marcus Wraight reports.
Accused Russian arms trader Viktor Bout
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Download MP3The World’s Alex Gallafent has the latest on Viktor Bout. He’s a Russian man suspected of being among of the world’s largest arms traffickers. A court in Thailand today ordered his extradition to stand trial in the US on terrorism related charges.
Geo Quiz
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Download MP3The World’s daily geography challenge.
Elections in Australia
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Download MP3Australians go to the polls on Saturday. One of the big issues concerning voters is the increase in asylum seekers coming to Australia. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney.
Geo Answer
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Today’s answer to the geo quiz is Malaga in Southern Spain. Correspondent Mariana Schroeder attended the 10-day annual street festival there and sent us this audio postcard. (Photo: Mariana Schroeder) Download MP3
Sweden’s soft rock power
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Download MP3Two economists surveyed the hits of the past 50 years from 22 countries. They compared each country’s output of hits with the size of its economy. Adjusting for GDP, Sweden is top of the pops. University of Minnesota economist Joel Waldfogel co-authored the study. He speaks with anchor Jeb Sharp.
Music Heard on Air for August 20, 2010
Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For August 20, 2010. Artists featured are Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba featuring Harouna Samake, Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Moriba Koita, Ikue Mori with Robert Quine and Marc Ribot, Kila.
Global Political Cartoons: August 7 – 13, 2010
Throwing stones in Iran, leaking war secrets about Afghanistan, raging floods in Pakistan, blazing fires in Russia, and America’s immigration maze.
Global Political Cartoons: August 14 – 20, 2010
US forces — exit: Iraq; enter: Afghanistan; the evolution of democracy in South Africa (hint: Mandela was the pinnacle); China tells Japan to move over; and the drip drip of aid to help Pakistan’s flood victims. Watch the slideshow Subscribe to our multimedia feed on iTune
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