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Archive for April, 2011

The risk for aid workers in Libya

By The World ⋅ April 19, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Valerie Amos, humanitarian chief at the United Nations, about the level of danger for aid workers in Libya amidst the ongoing fighting. Download MP3

Fidel Castro gives brother Raul more power

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Fidel Castro made his first public appearance in five years today as his brother Raul was officially made head of Cuba’s ruling Communist Party. Raul Castro took over the presidency from Fidel five years ago. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with professor Andy Gomez of the University of Miami about the significance of the announcement. Download MP3

Violence marks Nigeria’s election results

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The results of presidential elections in Nigeria have been met with deadly rioting. The BBC’s Dan Isaacs tells anchor Lisa Mullins most of violence is in the mainly Muslim north where residents say it is their turn to hold Nigeria’s presidency. Download MP3

New spice for Sichuan’s cuisine

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For our Geo Quiz, we’re on the lookout for a city in southwest China known for its silk, teahouses and traditional spices. We’re talking peppercorns, ginger and chili peppers that pack some heat. But new spices and western-style dishes are starting to appear around town. Download MP3

Sa Dingding’s ‘Harmony’

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In today’s global hit Tom Schnabel of KCRW brings us the latest CD from Chinese singer Sa Dingding. Download MP3

Video: Sa Dingding’s Ha Ha Li Li

PRI’s The World(04/19/2011: Ben Gilbert, Mary Kay Magistad)

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Libya’s rebels step-up their PR machine to get their message out. In Bhutan, some say the government’s attempts to get tough on tobacco go too far. And why a Peruvian man wants to change the lyrics of the country’s national anthem to make them more upbeat. Download MP3

Music Heard on Air for April 19, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ April 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for April 19, 2011. Artists featured are: King Sunny Ade, Moriba Koita, Vieux Farka Toure, AfroCubism, Jesse Cook.

Civil War, 1896 Tsunami, Mau Mau, Yuri Gagarin, Bay of Pigs

By Jeb Sharp ⋅ April 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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In the last week alone we’ve had at least three big anniversaries: 150th anniversary of the start of the (American) Civil War; 50th anniversary of the first human being into space; 50th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs. So we’ll look back at each of those moments. Plus Lisa Mullins interviews an archivist at National Geographic about an American writer and photographer, Eliza Scidmore, who documented the aftermath of a tsunami in northeast Japan more than a century ago. And we have two segments on the history behind the trial unfolding in London right now over alleged British atrocities in Kenya during the counterinsurgency campaign against Mau Mau rebels in the 1950′s. Download MP3

Protests leave several dead in Syria

By The World ⋅ April 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Protesters in Syria are demanding an end the authoritarian rule of President Bashar Assad. Sunday, clashes between security forces and demonstrators in the city of Homs left at least seven people dead. Monday, thousands attended the funerals of some of the victims. Walid Saffour is the president of the Syrian Human Rights Committee, based in London. (Photo: Shamsnn/Flickr). Download MP3
BBC: Clashes ‘after tribal leader dies in custody’

New political parties in Egypt

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Egyptians are scrambling to form new parties for the first time in decades. Ursula Lindsey reports that they’re even working to set up political action committees, some modeled after the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Download MP3
Egypt: Protest and Popular Revolt

Smuggling drugs in submarines

By The World ⋅ April 18, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Colombian drug traffickers have found a new way to elude authorities: they have built low-cost submarines to ferry cocaine to Mexico. John Otis has the story. Download MP3

Slideshow: Colombian drug traffickers take the under water route

Brilliant failure

By The World ⋅ April 18, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments ⋅ Transcript

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The World’s Clark Boyd reports that a Dutch business professor has launched the “Institute of Brilliant Failures.” It’s designed to help people embrace failure and take chances, something he says the Dutch are fearful of doing. Download MP3

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Tunisian fishermen lose boats to migrants

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Tunisian migrants seeking a better life in Europe have been making illegal boat journeys to Italy and they have been buying or stealing boats from Tunisian fishermen. Marine Olivesi reports from the Tunisian fishing town of Zarzis. Download MP3

Yemen president defies protesters’ demands

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The uprising in Yemen is escalating. But President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has ruled the country for three decades, remains defiant. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC’s Natalia Antelava, who has just returned from Yemen. Download MP3

Marathon organizers in the Netherlands change prize incentives

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Runners from Kenya seem to dominate the big marathons. That does not sit well with organizers of the Utrecht Marathon in the Netherlands. The authorities there are offering foreign runners less prize money than native-born runners to level the playing field. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to Theo Tamis, a sports correspondent with Radio Netherlands. Download MP3