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Archive for March, 2011

Dealing with the devastation

By The World ⋅ March 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Reporter Curt Petrovich tells the story of Noda, a Japanese fishing village devastated in the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. People there are now piecing their lives back together. Download MP3
BBC video: Tsunami children looking for their parents

South America’s booming economies

By The World ⋅ March 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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For the Geo Quiz, we’re looking for a South American country that’s enjoying an economic boom. It’s South America’s second largest country, after Brazil. But as Richard Reynolds reports, it may be premature to compare the booming economies of South America to China. Download MP3
Americans eye opportunities in Brazil’s booming economy

‘My Perestroika’ – The last Soviet children

By The World ⋅ March 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The World’s Alex Gallafent reports on “My Perestroika,” a new documentary about the last generation of Soviet children – kids who grew up in the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 80s. As adults, they have had to unlearn many things they learnt when young. Download MP3

Video: Trailer of the movie “My Perestroika”

Gustavo Galindo’s Latin Landscape of Sound

By The World ⋅ March 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Gustavo Galindo describes his music as a mix between American rock and the ‘Latin landscape of sound’. That reflects his identity as a Mexican-American. Galindo’s first album was just released this month. Reporter Betto Arcos has the story. Download MP3

Video: Gustavo Galindo – Te Perdí

The aftermath of air strikes in Libya

By The World ⋅ March 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with The Guardian’s Chris McGreal, who’s reporting from the main rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Libya, about the aftermath of this weekend’s attack on Libya by a coalition of Western forces. Download MP3

The power struggle in Libya

By The World ⋅ March 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Steven Cook, a Mideast analyst at the Council on Foreign Relations, about Gaddafi’s commitment to hold onto power. He says that Libya’s leader has learned from the fall of other regimes. Download MP3

Palestinian politics fuels violence in Gaza

By The World ⋅ March 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The World’s Matthew Bell reports on the recent escalation of violence between Gaza and Israel, and how that may be linked to Palestinian politics. Download MP3

Japan weighs when to start the baseball season

By The World ⋅ March 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Few doubt that Japan will get back to normal, eventually. But when it comes to restarting sports – when is it too soon? Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to New York Times journalist Ken Belson in Tokyo about the controversy over when to start Japan’s baseball season. Download MP3

Obama in El Salvador

By The World ⋅ March 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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President Obama wraps up his Latin America tour in El Salvador. Anchor Lisa Mullins discusses the visit with Robert White, former US Ambasssador to El Salvador. Download MP3

PRI’s The World(03/22/2011: Gustavo Galindo, Alex Gallafent)

By The World ⋅ March 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Disagreements in Europe over NATO’s role in enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya; Also, how the people of one coastal Japanese village are trying to start rebuilding their lives; Plus, President Obama’s visit to El Salvador includes a symbolic nod to the past. Download MP3

Music Heard on Air for March 22, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ March 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for March 22, 2011. Artists featured are: Proem, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Tinariwen.

Fighting continues in Libya

By The World ⋅ March 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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International aircraft have now carried out 70 sorties in Libya. They’re trying to enforce a UN resolution to end attacks on civilians by Muammar Gaddafi’s forces. However, the fighting inside Libya continues. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets an update on the situation from Los Angeles Times correspondent Borzou Daragahi in Tripoli. Download MP3
Live updates from the BBC

Prominent general in Yemen joins opposition

By The World ⋅ March 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, who is close to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, says he is backing the protest movement against the regime. Two other senior army commanders are also reported to have resigned. President Saleh said he was “holding out” and the majority of Yemenis still supported him, Al Arabiya TV reported. Download MP3
Analysis: Yemen: Beginning of the end?

Taiko players hope to help with Japan’s recovery

By The World ⋅ March 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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A couple of weeks ago, an all-women’s drumming group in western Japan was preparing to travel to a concert in Fukushima. Then came the earthquake, the tsunami, and the nuclear crisis. The concert was called off and the drummers stayed behind. Correspondent Sonia Narang reports that they’re still wondering what they can do to help. Download MP3
Slideshow: The Taiko drummers in action
Japanese tweets translated into English

Remembering Chernobyl after 25 years

By The World ⋅ March 21, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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The nuclear crisis unfolding in Japan is taking place exactly 25 years after the worlds worst nuclear accident in Chernobyl. Brigid McCarthy reminds us of the scale of that disaster. Download MP3

Slideshow: Chernobyl as a tourism site