The Wikileaks fallout continues

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is in a British jail awaiting a hearing next week regarding his possible extradition to Sweden. The fallout from WikiLeaks’ disclosure of hundreds of US State Department cables continues, both in the real world and online. The World’s Clark Boyd has an update. Download MP3

K-9 in Afghanistan

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IEDs are the biggest danger to troops in Afghanistan. Troops mostly use modern technology but there’s one low-tech fallback that can help get troops safely home: dogs. Correspondent Ben Gilbert reports from Afghanistan. Download MP3
Ben Gilbert’s pictures of the K-9 unit

Letterman more influential than US propaganda

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There have been other discoveries in the WikiLeaks trove. One includes a cable that sheds light on how American television may be countering extremism in Saudi Arabia. The World’s Alex Gallafent has more. Download MP3

Socks may keep mosquitoes at bay

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A new scientific study suggests smelly socks could help in the fight against malaria. The odors could be used to attract mosquitoes into traps. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the lead author of the study, Dr. Renate Smallegange in the Netherlands. Download MP3

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Mistrust high between Israeli Arabs and Jews

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A yearly survey on democracy in Israel highlights a deep mistrust between Jewish Israelis and Arab citizens of Israel. Daniel Estrin has the story from Jerusalem. Download MP3

The upside to climate change

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Experts often warn of the financial costs of climate change. But some countries could stand to benefit from the warming of the planet. Melting ice caps in the Arctic could lead to new transportation routes. And that could be lucrative for a country like Norway. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks to Norway’s foreign minister, Jonas Gahr Støre. Download MP3

Man arrested in Afghan mutilation case

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Afghan police have arrested a man in connection with the mutilation of Bibi Aisha. The Afghan woman’s nose and ears were cut off two years ago when she tried to run away from her husband. Aisha was left for dead, but found refuge in a shelter run by Women for Afghan Women in Kabul. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Huma Safi, the program manager at the shelter. Download MP3

• New York Times story with images of Bibi Aisha
• Women for Afghan Women

Wikileaks documents on the Lockerbie case

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The WikiLeaks release includes cables that provide new details on how and why the convicted Lockerbie bomber was released from prison last year and allowed to return home to Libya. The World’s Jason Margolis has more. Download MP3

Sharks off Sharm el Sheikh

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When you think of Egypt, you usually think of the great pyramids and ancient mummys. But this week, shark attacks are in the news. They’ve happened in the waters off Sharm el Sheikh, the popular Egyptian tourist resort, which can be found on the coast of which sea? Download MP3

Yossi Fine, Palestinian metallica, and John Lennon

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30 years after the death of John Lennon, Jewish Israeli musician and producer Yossi Fine shows how the Beatle’s legacy lives on. Fine is producing an Arab heavy metal band called Khalas that he wants the world to hear. Download MP3

• Yossi Fine’s homepage
• Global Hit archive
• Global Hit on Facebook

Music Heard on Air for December 8, 2010

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for December 8, 2010. Artists featured are Khaled, Zigo, Moriba Koita, Lamine Konte, Gonzalo Rubalcaba in the USA, Bombay Dub Orchestra.

Entire program – December 7, 2010

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Today on The World: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange surrenders to British authorities; Artists in Ireland find inspiration in the country’s financial crisis; and the battle over a proposed oil pipeline that will stretch from Canada to Texas. Download MP3

Wikileaks founder Assange refused bail

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The founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has told a British court he will fight extradition to Sweden. Bail was refused and the Australian, who denies sexually assaulting two women in Sweden, was ordered to remain in custody pending a hearing next week. Assange told a court in London he would contest extradition. Clark Boyd reports. Download MP3
Comprehensive information on the Wikileaks cables

Ireland’s woes through the lens of art

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As Ireland introduces its austerity budget today, we look at the fiscal crisis there through the eyes of the country’s artists: a painter who has created controversial images of Ireland as a third world country, as a post-apocalyptic land and as a people rising up in revolution; a stage performer/slash economist who has taken a one man show about the crisis on the road to huge acclaim and popularity. The World’s Laura Lynch reports. Download MP3
Slideshow: Artist Brian McCarthy discusses his work.

Is Italian finito in America?

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Languages are often described like patients in a hospital. This language is healthy, that one is dying. The descriptions can apply equally to the health of languages taught here in the US. Today, we consider what it takes to keep a language thriving in America. The Worlds Alex Gallafent reports from New York on the state of Italian. Download MP3