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Global Warming Makes a Splash

By Daniel Grossman ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

I’m traveling the world in search of the human face of the impacts of climate change. I encountered a sobering example yesterday, in Carhuaz, Peru. There, I met Juana, a middle-aged woman dressed in a white embroidered shirt, orange skirt and a grey felt hat. One Sunday morning in April 2010 Juana puttered around the rustic house she rented by a stream on the outskirts of Carhuaz, at the base of Peru’s Cordillera Blanca range. The day, like every Sunday in Carhuaz [pronounced car-WHAS], a bustling town of 60,000, was market day [...]

Japanese City Tries to Recover From Tsunami

By Marco Werman ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

When the tsunami struck northeast Japan on March 11, one of the worst hit places was Ishinomaki. It’s a fishing port and had boasted one of the largest fish markets in the world. That economy ground to a halt. The port was devastated, more than 3,000 people died and almost 3,000 are still missing, presumed dead. The World’s Marco Werman went to Ishinomaki to see for himself. (Photo: Marco Werman)

Video: The Devastation of Ishinomaki

Toilet Tales: China

By Mary Kay Magistad ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments ⋅ Transcript

The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reports on an effort to save water and recycle nutrients in an arid part of China by building an apartment complex with dry, composting toilets. It’s the first installment of our four-part series this week on sanitation issues, called “Toilet Tales.”

Interview with ecological sanitation specialist Arno Rosemarin
Toilet Tales Series Page

Karzai’s Rift with NATO

By The World ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said NATO-led forces are “not allowed” to launch attacks on Afghan homes. He said NATO risked becoming an “occupying force” if it continued attacks which killed civilians. Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Ali Ahmad Jalali, Afghanistan’s former Interior Minister, about President Hamid Karzai’s call for an end to NATO home raids. Download MP3

Liberians Strained in Helping Ivorian Refugees

By The World ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The fighting has subsided in Ivory Coast, but Ivorians who fled across the border to Liberia still aren’t going home. As Bonnie Allen reports, it is creating a hardship for their Liberian hosts. Download MP3

Slideshow: Ivorian refugees in Liberia

Harrowing Tales of Abyei Refugees

By The World ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Journalists have had a tough time getting into the southern Sudanese town of Abyei since troops from northern Sudan seized the area earlier this month. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with reporter Rebecca Hamilton who recounts the harrowing tales of refugees who fled Abyei after the attack. Download MP3

Deliberate Destruction of Banton Bridge

E.Coli Worries in Germany

By The World ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to science reporter Jörg Blech, who writes for the German weekly “Der Spiegel,” about the outbreak of E.Coli infections in Germany. Download MP3

The Titanic Was Built Here

By The World ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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We step back 100 years for the Geo Quiz. A luxury liner launched from our mystery city on May 31, 1911. You may have heard of the ship. It was called the Titanic. Where was it built? Download MP3

Diego Garcia Explores Latin Roots in “Laura”

By The World ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks to musician Diego Garcia. He is the former front man for the indie punk band “Elefant.” But on his just-released first solo album “Laura,” he switches gears and explores his Latin roots. Download MP3

Video: Laura – “You Were Never There”

PRI’s The World(05/31/2011: Liberia, Abyei)

By The World ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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A visit with a family of survivors from one of the Japanese cities hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami. Also, the strain on communities in Liberia where refugees from Ivory Coast have found shelter. And a former indie rock musician goes back to his Latin roots. Download MP3

How Not to Dismantle a Pacifist Bomb

By Gerry Hadden ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Last Friday, May 25, 2011, I arrived at Barcelona’s main square, Plaza de Catalunya, too late to witness the police injure nearly 100 young protestors by beating them with rubberized metal truncheons and shooting them with rubber bullets. When I got there the municipal garbage trucks were already in the square, cleaning out debris and the collected belongings of “the Indignants,” the 300 Spaniards camped out since May 15 demanding fundamental changes in Spain’s political and economic system [...]

Shooting on an iPhone in Afghanistan

By Rita Leistner ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

I was slow to catch-on to phonecams. Until Teru Kuwayama asked me to join his Basetrack.org project in Afghanistan shooting on iPhones, in February 2011, I’d never taken a photo with a phonecam (with all the camera equipment I have, the last thing I thought I’d ever want was a telephone that took photographs) [...]

Music Heard on Air for May 31, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for May 31, 2011. Artists featured are: Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck, Generation Bass, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Salif Keita, Ceu, Incas in Cyberspace, Bassekou Kouyate, Ngoni Ba, Harouna Samake.

Fukushima Cleanup Plan in Question

By Marco Werman ⋅ May 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The fall-out from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan has been not only the radioactive kind. It’s included a warning about the dangers of nuclear energy. Several countries have been reviewing their policies on nuclear power since the March disaster. The World’s Marco Werman has had an opportunity to talk with Eisaku Satu, former governor of Fukushima Prefecture.

Video: Yukihide Sato and Eisaku Sato

Freedom Riders Ride Again

By The World ⋅ May 30, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments ⋅ Transcript

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50 years ago this month, two buses carrying civil rights workers traveled to the deep South to confront racism. The brutality that the Freedom Riders faced became an international embarrassment for the Kennedy administration. This month, reporter Phillip Martin joined a group of students, American and international, who recreated the Freedom Riders’ journey. Download MP3

Slideshow: Recreating Freedom Riders’ Journey