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Video: Kenyan Singer Nina Ogot Inspired by Nairobi Youth
Kenyan singer Nina Ogot tells reporter Mary Stucky about her new musical inspiration: working with young people who live on the streets of Nairobi.
Georgians try trials by jury
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The former Soviet Republic of Georgia is just starting to offer jury trials on a limited basis, but most Georgians are unfamiliar with the concept. So Americans are playing a role in helping Georgians get ready. Reporter Mary Stucky has some examples. Download MP3
Mexico City Hip Hop Artist Bocafloja
Aldo Villegas, also known as Bocafloja, is one of the most popular independent rappers in Spanish. Bocafloja (which means “loose mouth”) has been active in Mexico City’s hip hop scene since its inception in the mid-1990s and, as Mary Stucky reports, over the years he’s acquired a huge following in both Mexico and the United States.(Chris Wilson contributed to this report. (Photo: Bocafloja/Myspace)
Laos Teen Idol Alexandra Bounxouei
Alexandra Bounxouei is a teen idol in Laos. She’s young and vivacious, with a legion of fans at home and around the world. She’s also a classically trained violinist. Mary Stucky has the story of the “Lao Princess of Pop.”
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Mexico’s Markets Going Mainstream
Mexico’s open food markets are giving way to US style supermarkets with produce and meat wrapped neatly in plastic. Reporter Mary Stucky finds out what’s behind the trend.
Abortion and Gay Rights: Mexico’s New Hot Button Issues
Abortion and gay rights have traditionally been “off-limit” topics during political campaigns in Mexico, a country that is 90-percent Catholic. But that’s changed since Mexico City legalized both abortion and gay marriage. Mary Stucky reports from Mexico City.
Laotian Bomb Hunters
When you have no money and no opportunity to make any, you’ll do just about anything to survive. That can include risking your life for a few dollars a day. This is what many kids and adults do in the southeast Asian country of Laos. They trek into the forest to look for scrap metal they can sell for cash. The danger is that that scrap metal consists largely of bombs left over from the Vietnam War. And many of those bombs never exploded. Mary Stucky reports from Laos’ Boualapha Province on this deadly business.
Unexploded bombs in Laos
Many people in rural Laos try to make a living by collecting and selling scrap metal they find in the jungle. But much of that scrap metal comes from unexploded bombs left over from the Vietnam War. Reporter Mary Stucky has the story.
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