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Archive for September, 2010
Pervasive abuse in Belgian Catholic Church
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The new head of Belgium’s Catholic Church has pledged to focus on the victims of alleged sexual abuse in a first attempt to rebuild public trust. An independent body to investigate the alleged abuse found it had occurred in every diocese over decades. The World’s Clark Boyd reports from Brussels. Download MP3US welcomes result of Turkish referendum
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The US has welcomed the result of the Turkish constitutional referendum. Voters in Turkey gave strong backing to a package of changes to the country’s military-era constitution. Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan (pictured) said the result meant the country had “crossed a historic threshold toward advanced democracy and the supremacy of law”. From Istanbul, Matthew Brunwasser reports. Download MP3Happy Birthday, Super Mario!
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Super Mario turns 25 today, the first Super Mario Brothers title was released on September 13th, 1985. The game has sold more than 40 million copies and Mario, as well as his brother, Luigi are still at it. Super Mario Galaxy Two proved to be a hit on the Nintendo Wii console this year. James Binns is a video games expert and the publisher of “Edge” online in London. Download MP3Traditional Jewish tunes get Afro-Cuban redux
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For our Global Hit Monday, we’re playing a fusion of sorts, a mix of the pounding, hip-swaying drums of Afro-Cuban jazz and lilting New York Jewish tunes, from the mid-1900s. Lonny Shavelson went to a concert in San Francisco featuring just that musical mashup. (Photo: Lonny Shavelson) Download MP3Vatican reaction to Belgian scandal
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Download MP3The sexual abuse of children by priests in Belgium is the just the latest scandal to rock the Roman Catholic church in recent years. Anchor Lisa Mullins discusses the damage to the church with John Allen, Vatican correspondent for the independent weekly newspaper, the National Catholic Reporter.
Another prime minister for Japan?
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Download MP3Akiko Fujita profiles Ichiro Ozawa who could become the third prime minister of Japan in the space of one year. Ozawa is a veteran powerbroker in Japan’s Democratic Party. He’s looking to unseat the current Democratic party leader, Japan’s ruling prime minister.
Australian church bans secular music for funerals
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Catholic officials in Australia have issued new guidelines that ban secular music from being played during funerals. It’s meant to guard against music choices that aren’t considered “solemn” enough for the event. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the BBC’s Phil Mercer in Sydney. (Photo: Matthew Perkins/Flickr)Former Swiss prisoners seek justice
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Download MP3In Switzerland, thousands of victims of a policy known as “administrative detention” are demanding an investigation and compensation for being imprisoned without committing any crime. The practice was aimed at encouraging better behavior among young people. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the full story from the BBC’s Imogene Foulkes.
Geo Quiz
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Ukrainian novelist on post-Soviet man
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Download MP3Reporter Brigid McCarthy profiles Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, he’s written more than a dozen novels and children’s stories. But Kurkov says all of his stories are really about the evolution of the post Soviet man.
Geo Answer
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Download MP3The answer to today’s Geoquiz is Finnish Lapland, the northernmost region of Finland. It lies inside the Arctic Circle and was recently the destination for 14 of the world’s top chefs who gathered for a most unusual culinary challenge. Anchor Lisa Mullins explains.
Music Heard on Air for September 13, 2010
Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For September 13, 2010. Artists featured are Tsuumi Sound System, Knaan, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mario Grigorov, Talvin Singh.
Remote Finnish region
For today’s Geo Quiz, here’s a story about 14 of the world’s top chefs. They recently gathered in a remote place. It’s a 14 hour train ride north from Helsinki. Can you name this bountiful region of Finland that extends 80 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
Entire program – September 10, 2010
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Download MP3Today on The World: Why Washington is pushing the Iraq government to form a power-sharing agreement, Also, India is up-in-arms about an outsourcing ban in Ohio, and for Palestinians, the end of Ramadan also means the end of a popular TV show that pokes fun at political leaders.
Collecting data in the war zone
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American soldiers in Iraq have collected fingerprints, iris scans, and DNA from ordinary people and suspected insurgents. The effort has helped amass one of the world’s most comprehensive databases of biometric information collected during a war. Now, the collection of so much personal information has raised questions about how data should be used. Clark Boyd reports. Download MP3
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