Archive for 2010
Protests over French pension reform continue
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After 140 hours of debate the French Senate finally approved a bill on Friday to raise the national retirement age from 60 to 62. President Nicolas Sarkozy says the measure is designed to save the state pension system. Unions and students say the reform is unfair, and have been protesting. Most of the rallies have been peaceful, but on Friday clashes broke out at an oil refinery blockaded by workers for the past 10 days. The World’s Gerry Hadden has the story. Download MP3
In pictures: French refinery clashes
Chinese computer game targets officials
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News reports from China say a new online game that allows players to vent their frustration against the authorities is taking the internet by storm. The game pits heroes from the lower rungs of Chinese society against officials, as street pedlars fight off local law enforcers trying to clear them from the pavement. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with The World East Asia Correspondent Mary Kay Magistad. Download MP3Krispy Kreme’s global reach
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The allure of sugary fried dough knows no geographic bounds. That’s the starting point for our Geo Quiz. Many cultures have their own versions of fried doug but what we’re talking about is the growing international popularity of good old American-style doughnuts. Can you tell us, which nation just got its very first Krispy Kreme store? It’s in Asia. (Photo: Lynac/Flickr) Download MP3Video: Waiting in line for Krispy Kreme doughnuts
Ryuichi Sakamoto
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For our Global Hit, Oscar-winning Japanese composer and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto talks with Lisa Mullins about the images he sees in his mind when when he’s composing and playing. Download MP3Video: Watch Sakamoto perform live
Tech Podcast: Citizen science hits the high seas
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British Royal Navy logbooks from World War I hold the kind of raw weather data that climate scientists need to run their climate modeling programs. Now, a new project is enlisting the help of citizen scientists everywhere to digitize that information. Plus, you can learn about some really cool history in the bargain. All that and more on this week’s Technology Podcast.
Culture of protest in France
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Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with Time Magazine’s Paris correspondent Vivienne Walt about the culture of protest in France. Download MP3
Gays face discrimination in Morocco
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Ursula Lindsey reports on widespread discrimination against gays in Morocco, and how one Moroccan man is trying to counter it by launching an online magazine for gay men. Download MP3
Canadian Guantanamo detainee on trial
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with reporter Derek Stoffel about the military trial of Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadar. He’s a Canadian citizen accused of killing an American soldier in Afghanistan in 2002. Khadar was 15 years old at the time. Download MP3
Peru gives Bolivia access to ocean
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Landlocked Bolivia is landlocked no more. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details from the BBC’s Mattia Cepitza about a deal that alllows Bolivia to build a port along Peru’s Pacific coastline. Download MP3
Cholera outbreak in Haiti
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with David Darg of the humanitarian group, Operation Blessing, about the reported outbreak of cholera in Haiti in a region north of Port-au-Prince. The outbreak has killed at least 140 people.Download MP3
Coffee and corruption in Kiev
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Reporter Brigid McCarthy provides a snapshot of the culture of corruption in Ukraine. She follows an American businessman as he tries to open his own café there, without paying any bribes. Download MP3
Aussie English and proper English
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In this week’s World in Words podcast, author Simon Heffer visits a school in his quest to have people speak good English. Also, poet Les Murray describes some delightfully improper expressions used by Australians. And we check in on a language school in India where the teachers have a strong sense of what constitutes proper English. Download MP3Entire program – October 21, 2010
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Download MP3Today on The World: The US Tea Party Movement has some fans in Europe; Also, a 20-year old college student becomes the police chief in a Mexican border town plagued with drug violence; Plus, how Iraqis are rediscovering the joy of reading books, after years of dictatorship and war.
Europeans and the American tea party
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Some conservative circles in Europe are looking to the American Tea Party movement for inspiration and with some envy. From Italy to Spain right wing groups openly admire its recent grassroots successes and they’re trying to take a page or two from the Americans for their own playbooks. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports. (flickr image: theqspeaks) Download MP3Homophobia in Uganda
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Lisa Mullins speaks with Ugandan gay rights activist Julius Kaggwa (pictured) about the climate of homophobia in Uganda. Recently, a Ugandan newspaper published a list of “top” homosexuals. Several have been attacked since the article was published. Kaggwa is in the United States to accept a human rights award for his work opposing intolerance against gays. (Photo: Alex Gallafent) Download MP3Video: Kaggwa on Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill
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