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The News Behind the Non-News of Fukushima’s Multiple Meltdowns

By Peter Thomson ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

The news from the owners of the Fukushima nuclear power plant this week that the fuel in all three of its operating reactors melted down soon after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami has elicited pretty much a collective global yawn. But there’s an important story behind the non-story [...]

Pakistan military base attack over

By Madiha Tahir ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Pakistani troops have ended a siege by militants who attacked a naval base in the city of Karachi. The attack left 10 soldiers and at least three attackers dead. Reports hostages including foreigners were taken were denied, and foreigners at the base are said to be safe. The Pakistani Taliban says the raid was to avenge Osama Bin Laden’s killing by US special forces on May 2. Madiha Tahir reports from Karachi. Download MP3

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Japan’s Banksy

By Marco Werman ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

At first no one noticed them, the visual footnotes created by Japan’s version of Banksy. The artists — for they are six, not one — go by the name Chim↑Pom. This had been one of the recent works by the shock-art collective. They discretely painted burned-out nuclear power plants over an existing mural at Tokyo’s busy Shibuya train station [...]

Spain’s Unemployed Youth Rise Up

By Gerry Hadden ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Thousands of demonstrators are continuing their protest in Spain against the country’s economic crisis. With nearly five million people jobless, Spain has the highest unemployment rate in Europe. Gerry Hadden has more. Download MP3

Why Sudanese-American Children Are Learning Their Parents’ Language

By The World ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Southern Sudanese refugees in Anchorage, Alaska have started language classes for their Americanized children. The classes in the Nuer language help the children connect to their families and their distant homeland. Annie Feidt of Alaska Public Radio Network reports. Download MP3

Egyptian Women Want a Role in The New Egypt

By Ursula Lindsey ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Women played a big role in the Egyptian revolution. But as the new government takes shape, many women activists feel they will be marginalized and left out in the cold. Ursula Lindsey reports from Cairo. Download MP3

Twitter fires up privacy debate in Britain

By Laura Lynch ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Twitter has found itself in the middle of a fierce debate in Britain about privacy and press freedom. Judges in England have been granting gag orders against the traditional media – including one concerning a prominent soccer player and his alleged affair. The injunction prohibits the media from identifying him or reporting the story. Twitter users though, have named him – over and over again. Laura Lynch reports on the legal and political fallout. Download MP3

Twitter’s super-injunction surge

Pakistan Okays China Naval Base

By The World ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Pakistan has invited China to build a naval base on its soil. Anchor Lisa Mullins discusses the strategic implications with Jim Holmes, associate professor at the US Naval War college. Download MP3

Netanyahu to Make Speeches to Americans

By The World ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making two major speeches to Americans in the next 24 hours. He is expected to clarify his response to pressure from President Barack Obama on Israel to make concessions. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Jane Eisner, editor-in-chief of The Forward, a magazine for Jewish-Americans. Download MP3

Violence Along South Sudan’s New Northern Border

By The World ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The BBC’s James Copnall tells anchor Lisa Mullins that there is worry about a full-scale war erupting between northern and southern Sudan. The Abyei region is at the crux of this latest dispute where looting and fires have erupted. Download MP3

Egypt’s First Female Presidential Candidate

By The World ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Buthanya Kamel, the first female presidential candidate in the history of Egypt. Kamel, a 49-year-old Egyptian talk show host, announced her candidacy in April. Download MP3

Female Driver in Saudi Arabia

By The World ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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The Geo Quiz takes a look at the rights of women in Saudi Arabia this time. The Saudi city we’d like you to name today is located on the coast of the Red Sea. It’s Saudi Arabia’s second largest city after the capital Riyadh. For the past few days a woman has been driving around this city. That takes a lot of nerve in a country that forbids women to drive… Download MP3

On The World: Women’s rights in Saudi Arabia

Obama in Ireland

By The World ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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President Barack Obama raised a pint of Guinness and met the locals Monday in Moneygall, the village in Ireland where his great-great-great-grandfather lived before moving to the US in the 1850s. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details from Irish Independent reporter Eimear Ni Bhraonain. Download MP3

Video:The President Enjoys a Pint in a Moneygall Pub

Irish Singer Julie Feeney

By The World ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Irish singer and performance artist Julie Feeney talks about her new CD “pages.” Download MP3

Video: Impossibly Beautiful by Julie Feeney

PRI’s The World(05/23/2011: Annie Feidt, Ursula Lindsey)

By The World ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Taliban gunmen opened fire on a Pakistani naval base, killing at least 10 people. Also, thousands of young people flood Spain’s city squares demanding radical government changes. And the children of Sudanese refugees in Alaska learn the language of their homeland. Download MP3