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Archive for October, 2010
Doctor Who wears tweed
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Matt Smith is the latest actor to play the iconic “Doctor Who” character on British television. His choice of a Harris Tweed jacket for his incarnation of the Doctor has given the iconic Scottish fabric an unexpected boost. The World’s Carol Zall reports. Download MP3Pentagon budget under scrutiny
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Download MP3The British government says it will impose steep cuts to its military budget. The World’s Jason Margolis looks at the appetite for similar cuts in Washington.
US, Cuba scientists cooperate on Gulf research
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Download MP3For the first time in decades, scientists from Cuba and the US are officially collaborating on Gulf of Mexico research. Lygia Navarro reports from Sarasota, Florida.
Pakistan floodwaters also bring new life
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Download MP3In Pakistan, the floodwaters that wiped out whole communities this summer also brought new life to an ecosystem that had been sucked dry. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Adil Najam, a professor of international relations, geography and the environment at Boston University.
French fabric store sues novelist
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Download MP3A French mystery writer set her latest novel in a well-known Parisian fabric store. But the shop owners were appalled to read of all the bloody goings-on, although fictional, at their store. They have sued the author. Genevieve Oger reports from Paris.
The news in eastern Europe
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For the Geo Quiz, we want you to identify an eastern European country by the top stories on its TV newscasts last night. One channel led with a visit by Venezuelan President Chavez. And in local news, some residents in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol were alarmed by the smell of natural gas. Download MP3The Lost Cuban Trios of Casa Marina
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Today’s Global Hit journeys from Poland to Los Angeles by way of Cuba. Betto Arcos has the story of a new CD of songs that were recorded decades ago. It’s called the Lost Cuban Trios of Casa Marina.Download MP3Entire program – October 18, 2010
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Download MP3Today on The World: Teenagers join the protests against increasing the retirement age in France – we’ll hear why; Also, how Iran is influencing efforts to form a new government in Iraq; Plus, getting to know the man who may be China’s next president.
Key promotion in China
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China’s Communist Party has ended its four-day meeting with the promotion of Vice President Xi Jinping to a key military post. That may sound like mere bureaucratic shuffling. But it’s another sign that Xi is likely to become China’s next president. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad covered the meeting of the ruling party’s governing Central Committee in Beijing. Download MP3
French protests intensify
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About 1,500 gas stations in France have run dry or are about to close as fuel supplies are hit by strikes over government pension reforms, officials say. A blockade of oil refineries is into its seventh day and President Nicolas Sarkozy has called a crisis cabinet to protect supplies. Anita Elash reports. Download MP3>>>In pictures: French protests intensify
Submerged art
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In the Geo Quiz we’re looking for a Mexican tourist resort in the state of Quintana Roo this time. It’s got a fabulous view of the Caribbean and its marine park is a huge attraction, many visitors come to explore the underwater coral reefs. In fact an unusual new museum hopes to attract some of those tourists: it’s called the Museo Subacuático de Arte. (Photo: Jason DeCaires Taylor) Download MP3>>>Multimedia: Underwater photography by Jason DeCaires TaylorOld ship logs help predict weather patterns
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Climate scientists want to use weather reports made by British sailors in World War I but they are hidden in handwritten ship logs, and impossible for computer scanners to read. So the scientists have enlisted online volunteers to grab that weather data for computer analysis. Along the way, transcribers are reading about sea battles and daily life nearly a century ago on a British war ship. The World’s Clark Boyd has more. Download MP3>>>Video: More info about the Old Weather project
Havana Cultura: New Cuba Sound
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with British DJ and music producer Gilles Peterson about his trip to Havana and the artists he discovered and features on his collection, ‘Havana Cultura: New Cuba Sound.’ Download MP3>>Video: Havana Cultura – New Cuba Sound
Troubles for France
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Download MP3While nationwide strikes are going underway, France is also under alert for possible acts of terrorism on its soil. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Vivienne Walt, Paris correspondent for Time Magazine, about the mood in France right now.
Keith Richards’ autobiography
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Catlin Moran of The Times newspaper in London about the tensions between Rolling Stones members Keith Richards and Mick Jagger. Richards is about to release his autobiography “Life”. Download MP3
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