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Archive for April, 2011

Earliest human rights charter

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

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For today’s Geo Quiz we are looking for a country which currently houses what is thought to be one of the earliest human rights charter. The charter itself is on an ancient Persian clay object called Cyrus Cylinder. The words written on it date back to 6 BC and pay tribute to the Persian King Cyrus the Great. These fragments were part of the British Museum’s Persian collection, but have been loaned to another country’s national museum for the past half year. So, can you name this country or its national museum? Download MP3

NATO’s Libya mission

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

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with reporter Megan Williams in Naples about her interview with the head of NATO’s Libyan mission, Lt. General Charles Bouchard. Download MP3

Los Angeles band La Santa Cecilia

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Reporter Betto Arcos profiles the Los Angeles-based, La Santa Cecilia. Download MP3

Video: La Santa Cecilia – La Negra

PRI’s The World(04/18/2011: John Otis, Marine Olivesi)

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

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Demonstrations grow in Syria; meanwhile Yemen’s president refuses to give in to protesters’ demands there. Then, marathon organizers in the Netherlands try to discourage the Kenyan’s domination of the sport. And Colombia drug traffickers deliver by air, by land, by sea and now under the ocean. Download MP3

Music Heard on Air for April 18, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ April 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for April 18, 2011. Artists featured are: AfroCubism, Mahmoud Fadl, Outback, Nguyen Le.

Gaddafi’s captured Benghazi garrison

By The World ⋅ April 15, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Muammar Gaddafi’s massive military base in Benghazi, called the Katiba, or garrison, was once feared and loathed. Now, its burned-out rooms and graffitied walls are a tourist attraction. Ben Gilbert reports from Benghazi. Download MP3
Slideshow: Ruins of Gaddafi’s Katiba

North Korea’s cell phone network

By The World ⋅ April 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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North Korea is often portrayed as a country in a time-warp. But as Jason Strother reports, the number of cell phone users has grown dramatically, since the arrival of an Egyptian mobile network in 2008. Download MP3

Promotional video for N Korea’s Koryolink network

PechaKucha humanitarians now help at home

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The World’s Clark Boyd reports on a group of architects and designers around the globe who organize day-long events to generate ideas and money for disaster relief. This time, it is for Japan, the home of the people who started the effort back in 2003. Download MP3

PechaKucha Inspire Japan

Getting past the Bay of Pigs

By The World ⋅ April 15, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Cubans are marking the 50th anniversary of the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion this week. Cuban exile Alfredo Duran was among the men who fought there for three straight days. He tells anchor Marco Werman why he now favors dialogue with Havana and lifting the US embargo of the island. Download MP3

Audio: President Kennedy’s speech following the Bay of Pigs incident

International Record Store Day

By The World ⋅ April 15, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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It’s International Record Store Day on Saturday, and anchor Marco Werman guides us on a tour of three brick and mortar record shops in London, the Belgian city of Ghent, and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Download MP3

Gaddafi forces attack Misrata

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The Libyan city of Misrata is under constant attack from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. We hear from Western reporters who have just visited the city and from a doctor at the main hospital. Download MP3

An update on Japan’s nuclear crisis

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Anchor Marco Werman talks to The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson about the latest developments in Japan’s nuclear crisis. Download MP3

India rethinks reliance on nuclear energy

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(Photo: Petr Pavlicek/IAEA)

The disaster at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear complex has led India to rethink its increasing reliance on nuclear power. New York Times correspondent Vikas Bajaj tells anchor Marco Werman the demands for power in India are huge and growing, with 40 percent of the population without access to electricity. Download MP3

Resistance to Jaitapur Nuclear Plant Grows in India

Passover diet causes problems for Israeli animals

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Jews around the world will refrain from eating grains next week as part of the Passover holiday. But in Israel, animals have already begun their passover diet. Daniel Estrin reports. Download MP3

Slideshow: Passover feed for animals

Bengali New Year

By The World ⋅ April 15, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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This week marks the beginning of the New Year according to a traditional solar calendar used in Bangladesh and several of India’s eastern states. So for our Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the name of the city that’s the capital of Bangladesh. Download MP3