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Archive for September, 2010
Tech Podcast: What the Internet does to your brain
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On this week’s technology podcast, we take a look at how spending time online might be altering our brain circuitry. We’ll bring in a real neuroscientist to help sort out fact from fiction. Also, we’ll hear about solar power in Tanzania, things that can speak for themselves, and the world’s fastest texter.
Prized treasures return to Baghdad
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Several hundred archaeological treasures went on display briefly in Baghdad today. Many of them were looted after the war in Iraq started in 2003. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Jane Arraf of the Christian Science Monitor, who managed to get a peak at some of Iraq’s returned treasures.Download MP3
A ‘How-to’ guide for Moscow city life
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Women from Russia’s countryside who have moved to Moscow are awaiting the publication of new book aimed at helping them adjust to life in the big city. Reporter Jessica Golloher has the story. (photo: Éole/Flickr)Florida church plan draws protest
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Download MP3A small church in Florida church says it wants to counter the evil of Islam by burning copies of the Koran on September 11, the ninth anniversary of the attacks in New York and Washington. That’s sparked protests in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Anchor Marco Werman gets reaction from Shibley Telhami, professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland.
Geo Quiz
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Geo Answer
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The answer to today’s Geoquiz is the British city of Coventry one of the worst hit during World War II’s German blitzkrieg. A new exhibition at London’s Transport Museum revisits that time. The BBC’s Andrew Hosken went to see it. Download MP3Connect R
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The World’s Gerry Hadden reports on a Romanian rapper named Connect R. He’s a member of the Roma, or gypsy, minority group. And he’s started his own Roma pride campaign.Download MP3Music Heard on Air for Setpember 7, 2010
Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For September 7, 2010. Artists featured are Jesse Cook, Maurice El Medioni, Jake Shimabukuro, Oran Etkin.
Destroyed by the Blitz
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70 years ago, the German Blitz got under way. Hitler’s air assault killed more than 40,000 civilians in Britain. We’re looking for a city in the West Midlands of England that was almost entirely destroyed by the German bombings. Download MP3Entire program – September 6, 2010
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Download MP3Today on The World: Ethnic divisions in Pakistan are revealing themselves in the flood relief effort, then an investigation in China reveals 200 commercial pilots faked their resumes, and Afghanistan’s government steps in amid fears that the country’s largest private bank is collapsing.
Millions in Pakistan still depend on handouts
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Pakistan still struggles to cope with its worst natural disaster in living memory. A month-and-a-half after monsoons caused devastating floods throughout the country, submerging an area the size of England, at least eight million people remain dependent on handouts for their survival, which many say are too slow coming. Madiha Tahir gives us an update from Sukkur, Pakistan. Download MP3
Spain calls ETA cease-fire ‘insufficient’
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The Spanish government has dismissed as “insufficient” a cease-fire by ETA, saying the Basque separatist group must renounce violence forever. At the weekend ETA said it would no longer carry out “armed actions.” In a video handed to the BBC, hooded ETA fighters are shown sitting behind a desk with the ETA flag pinned up behind them. Gerry Hadden reports. Download MP3Moroccan matrimony
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Young people in Morocco are getting married at older ages, largely because of economic difficulties. This has had an impact in a society in which young people who are religiously banned from pre-marital sexual relationships but have to wait longer to get married. America Abroad’s Sean Carberry traveled to Morocco to find out more (Photo: Sean Carberry)Download MP3Mhairi Hall
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For Mhairi Hall, the music on her new album is about three things: It’s about traditional Scottish melodies, it’s about the piano and it’s about a place. The World’s Carol Zall has more. Download MP3Grammar tips in Brazil, and magic in a second language
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In this week’s World in Words podcast: forget their laidback image, Brazilians care about grammar. One city has a long-established grammar hotline staffed by Portuguese language experts. Now the state of Rio de Janeiro is following suit. Also, an interview with the newly-crowned world record holder in speed-texting. And the art of performing magic in a language that’s not your own. Download MP3
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