Archive for 2010
Stabilizing Afghanistan
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The World’s Ben Gilbert has been embedded with the 82nd airborne division in Afghanistan. The division has been at the front lines of the battle against the Taliban north of Kandahar. Today, Ben reports on attempts by the Americans to bring order to areas that had lacked stability. (Photo: Ben Gilbert) Download MP3
Iceberg breaks off in Greenland
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A massive iceberg broke off Greenland this week. It’s the largest break in Greenland in 50 years, setting off alarm bells among climate watchers. Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with Dr. Robert Bindschadler, one of NASA’s leading climate scientists, about the break. Download MP3Black Carbon and climate change
The leading pollutant blamed for climate change is carbon dioxide, but a new study says another form of carbon ranks a close second. So-called black carbon is a kind of soot produced by diesel engines, power plants, and the burning of wood. A major source of black carbon is cook stoves in the developing world, and scientists are now trying to clean those stoves up. The World’s Rhitu Chatterjee has the story.
Roman Coliseum: Your pictures
The Roman Coliseum will open areas long closed to visitors beginning in the fall of 2010. The World’s Nancy Greenleese had a sneak preview.
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Download MP3Slideshow: See Nancy Greenleese and Andrea Goldwyn’s behind the scenes photos of the Coliseum
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Balochi separatist music
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Pakistan is fighting against a Taliban-led militant insurgency in the north of the country. But there is another, altogether different guerilla war being waged in western Pakistan. Baloch separatists say their ethnic community has been excluded and oppressed by Islamabad for over sixty years. The World’s Fahad Desmukh reports the battle is not just being fought by fighters, but by musicians as well.(Photo: Dr. ShaggyWikipedia) Download MP3
Former Iraq insurgents may be rejoining fight
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Download MP3Former insurgents in Iraq may be taking up arms again, just as the US prepares to withdraw. Anchor Jeb Sharp gets details from Martin Chulov, Iraq correspondent for the British paper, The Guardian.
Iraqi physician murdered
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Download MP3Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with Lubna Naji, a recent graduate of Baghdad Medical School, about the murder this morning of a well known doctor and director of one of Baghdad’s maternity hospital.
Gaza power outages
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It’s been a long hot summer for a lot of us. But it’s feeling even longer and hotter for some people in the Gaza Strip. That’s because of incessant power outages, as The World’s Matthew Bell reports from Gaza City. (Photo: Matthew Bell) Download MP3
Recycling graves in Germany
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Germany is a world leader in recycling garbage, and Germans are proud of it. But it’s also the only country in Europe that recycles its graves, too. Germans have mixed feelings about that custom. Daniel Estrin reports from Berlin. (Photo: Daniel Estrin) Download MP3
English and Welsh wills online
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Download MP3A searchable index to English and Welsh Wills for the period 1861-1941 is available online for the first time. The World’s Carol Zall reports.
Geo Quiz
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Geo Answer
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Download MP3The answer to today’s Geoquiz is North Korea, where there are reports that the North Korean soccer team is being punished by the government for losing all its matches at this summer’s World Cup. The BBC’s John Sudworth has the story.
Tech Podcast: Delhi traffic cops turn to Facebook
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Traffic in Delhi, India can be, well, trying at times. The city’s Traffic Police recently started up a Facebook page to give people the latest traffic reports. Turns out, Delhi drivers started using it to out other bad drivers! We’ve got that story and more in this week’s Technology Podcast. (Photo: Enthusiast10)
Music Heard on Air for August 11, 2010
Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For August 11, 2010. Artists featured are Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Nguyen Le, Kila, Ensemble FizFuz.
East Asian soccer team
The Geo Quiz is all about soccer this time. Soccer’s international governing body – FIFA – announced an investigation today. It focuses on one of the countries represented earlier this summer at the World Cup in South Africa. Its team lost all its matches at the tournament. And according to one report, the players and coaches were punished upon their return to their secretive homeland. Our question to you is: which country is it?
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