Archive for 2011
Haiti marks earthquake anniversary
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Today marks the 1st anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. A million people still live in tents and makeshift shelters all over the capital Port-au-Prince. As The World’s Jeb Sharp reports, Haitians are still grappling with the enormity of what happened. Download MP3Slideshow: Life in the camps of Haiti
Another earthquake in Haiti?
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The World’s science reporter Rhitu Chatterjee has been talking with geologists. They say the Haitian earthquake didn’t originate in the place they had anticipated. They had been looking at a different fault line. One that’s yet to rupture. Download MP3
Science Forum: Corruption kills in earthquakes
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Corruption kills during earthquakes. A new study shows 83 percent of all deaths during earthquakes in the last 30 years were in countries that were unusually corrupt. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with study author Roger Bilham. He is also taking listener questions in our latest Science Forum discussion. Download MP3Join the discussion here
Cane rats as delicacy
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In parts of Africa, giant rats — called cane rats — are considered a delicacy. The animals are usually hunted in the forest, but in Cameroon the government is promoting cane rat husbandry to provide income to small farmers and to reduce hunting pressure on wildlife. Correspondent Jori Lewis has the story from Yaounde. Download MP3
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Origins of “blood libel”
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Republican Sarah Palin defended her fiery campaign rhetoric and accused critics of “blood libel” for linking her to the deadly Arizona shooting spree. Reporter Alex Gallafent researches “blood libel,” examining the origins and rhetorical power of the phrase. Download MP3
Lebanon’s government collapses
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Lebanon’s government fell today. Los Angeles Times correspondent Borzou Daragahi is in the capital Beirut. He tells host Lisa Mullins what the collapse of the government means for Washington’s policy in Mideast. Download MP3
New clashes in Ivory Coast
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Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to the BBCs John James about the latest eruption of violence in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Download MP3
Flooding in Brisbane
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Large parts of the Australian city of Brisbane are now completely deserted with thousands of people fleeing the rising waters. In low-lying suburbs only rooftops remain visible. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with reporter Peter Collins of National Nine News in Brisbane. Download MP3
Gateway to Angkor Wat
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The city in northern Cambodia our Geo Quiz takes us today is a gateway city for international tourists to Angkor. That’s Cambodia’s world heritage site with its Wat temples that date back to 12th century Khmer civilization. The temples appear on Cambodia’s flag. Download MP3Galician music
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It would be an unlikely hit in the US, but not in Spain: an album of Galician music honoring the holy year of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. The World’s Marco Werman fills us in. Download MP3
Music Heard on Air for January 12, 2011
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 12, 2011. Artists featured are Baaba Maal, Mansour Seck, Ali Akbar Kahn, Petrol Bomb Samosa, Shankar, Silina Musango, Moriba Koita.
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 12, 2011. Artists featured are Baaba Maal, Mansour Seck, Ali Akbar Kahn, Petrol Bomb Samosa, Shankar, Silina Musango, Moriba Koita.
Entire program – January 11, 2011
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Signs of renewal and rebuilding in Haiti after a year of punishing tragedy;Plus, a visit to Silicon Valley – a fitting place for what is being billed as largest computer exhibition in the world; and Sudan’s referendum vote has so far gone smoothly, but violence is breaking out at the border between the north and the south. Download MP3
Haiti’s slow reconstruction
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January 12th marks the first anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti. Despite the billions of dollars pledged by international donors, reconstruction has been painfully slow. A million people still live in tents in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and symbolic buildings like the National Palace downtown still lie in ruins. Still, some neighborhoods are coming back to life. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports. (Photo: Jeb Sharp) Download MP3Arabs in Sudan’s South
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The people of Southern Sudan are expected to vote for independence from the northern part of the African country in the referendum currently under way. As Matthew Brunwasser reports, some Arabs who live in the south are concerned for their future. Download MP3
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