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Archive for January, 2011

Impact of rising food costs

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Lisa Mullins talks to Paul Roberts, author of “The End of Food,” to find out what impact rising prices of wheat, sugar and corn may have. Download MP3

Renault spies

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Lisa Mullins speaks with Bruce Gain of “Automotive News Europe” about a suspected case of corporate espionage at French car maker Renault. Download MP3

Ivory Coast interview

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Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details about the tensions growing in Ivory Coast. She speaks with a teacher in Abidjan, the main city of Ivory Coast, about concerns over political violence and foreign military intervention. Download MP3

Tech Podcast: Cyber attacks on Tunisia

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The World’s Clark Boyd tells how cyber attacks on Tunisia are linked to the country’s human rights record. He interviews Slim Amamou (pictured), a Tunis-based tech entrepreneur and free speech activist who has now been arrested by Tunisian authorities. You can follow developments in Tunisia on the following Twitter hashtags: #sidibouzid, #tunisia, #OpTunisia, and #freeslim. Download MP3 Download full interview with Slim Amamou

Taxing witchcraft

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In the Geo Quiz we’re looking for a European country where a new tax is causing a stir. It targets some self-employed workers who didn’t pay taxes in the past. These includes astrologers, fortune tellers and witches. And they’re not happy about a tax on their ancient arts. Download MP3

100th Science Podcast celebrations

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Science correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee celebrates her 100th Science Podcast with some friends from The World newsroom.

Video: The 100th episode celebration

Music Heard on Air for January 6, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ January 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 6, 2011. Artists featured are Cubanismo, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Salif Keita, Carlos Guedes.

Tuareg tales and the R word

By Patrick Cox ⋅ January 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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In this week’s World in Words podcast, we hear about an initiative in Mali to preserve the Tamasheq language, spoken by a dwindling number of the nomadic Tuareg people. Also, a conversation about the literary merits of the King James Bible, which turns 400 in 2011. And, the R word: rationing. which among some Americans is R-rated when it comes to health care. But in Britain, rationing is part of the national psyche: it got the country through two world wars, and its collectivist values are at the core of Britain’s government-run health service. Download MP3

Entire program – January 5, 2011

By The World ⋅ January 5, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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MIT students launch a project to help Haitains find work with NGOs in their country;Also, why a vulture caught in Saudi Arabia ended up under suspicion of spying for Israel;Plus, new European music that harks back to the heyday of Motown in America. Download MP3

Haiti – one year after the quake

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It’s been almost a year since the earthquake that devastated much of Haiti and in many ways, the emergency is far from over. One million Haitians are still living in makeshift camps, that’s about one-tenth of the country’s population. Cholera is continuing to take lives at an alarming rate. And the Haitian government has ground to a halt amid electoral turmoil. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with The World’s Jeb Sharp in Port-au-Prince. Download MP3
Read Jeb’s reporter’s notebook from Haiti

A new plan for job growth in Haiti

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Not many people in Haiti can find jobs with relief organizations. A group of MIT students have started a project to change that. The World’s technology correspondent, Clark Boyd, reports. Download MP3

MIT’s Konbit

Pakistan’s political battle heats up

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Muttahida Qaumi Movement, or MQM, Pakistan’s third largest political party, made headlines recently when it abandoned the ruling PPP-led coalition government, stoking fears of a government collapse, or worse, a military coup. That may not happen, but the move did set Pakistan’s two largest secular parties at loggerheads at a moment when the role of religion in politics in Pakistan is being hotly debated. Madha Tahir reports from Karachi. Download MP3

EU to crack down on illegal logging

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European countries are working to stop illegal logging in developing nations by keeping such wood out of European markets. Beginning in 2013, importing illegally sourced wood products will be prohibited across the European Union. It will be up to each of the 27 EU member states to draft laws of compliance. Gerry Hadden has more. Download MP3

Illegal logging in China

Teaching cricket to The Ashes

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The story of how a 22-year-old woman from Massachusetts with absolutely no prior knowledge of the game of cricket became a celebrity among English and Australian cricket fans. Download MP3
Follow the Twitter adventure of @theashes here.

Senator John Kerry on Sudan

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Residents of southern Sudan prepare to go to the polls on Sunday to vote on whether to split Africa’s largest nation in two. Senate Foreign Relations chair John Kerry is in Sudan’s capital Khartoum. He tells host Lisa Mullins about Washington’s stake in the vote. Download MP3