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Global Hit: Blakk Rasta
The World’s Marco Werman profiles Ghanian musician, Blakk Rasta, who shot to fame last year when he wrote a song called “Barack Obama”. Listen
Entire Program – July 8, 2009
Today on The World: Leaders at the G8 summit agree on targets for reducing greenhouse gases, moondust becomes a medium for a former Apollo astronaut turned artist, and a view of President Obama’s Moscow visit, courtesy of Russian TV. Listen
Ethnic clashes in western China
Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the latest on the ethnic clashes in western China from The World’s Mary Kay Magistad. Chinese authorities have sent 20,000 troops into the western capital of Urumqi to calm the violence between minority Uighurs and Han Chinese, the country’s majority ethnic group.
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G8 summit gets under way
The World’s Jason Margolis reports on how the changing nature of the G8. The annual summit of the group of eight leading industrialized powers got under way today in L’Aquila, Italy.
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G8 on greenhouse gases
Leaders at the G8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy have issued a joint statement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details from Alden Meyer of the Union of Concerned Scientists, who’s been following the talks.
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Quake victims at the G8
This year’s G8 summit takes place in L’Aquila, Italy, the site of a devastating earthquake in April. Some locals who’ve been living in tents since the quake are protesting. They say too much went into preparing for the summit, and too little into helping L’Aquila recover. Anchor Lisa Mullins has details.
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Moon art from someone who’s been there
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Alan Bean, former Apollo astronaut, now artist. Bean was the fourth man to walk on the moon. These days, he tries to capture his experiences in space on canvas.
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Obama’s visit as seen on Russian tv
President Obama had a poor image among Russians before his visit to Moscow this week. His summit with Russia’s leaders was a chance to change that perception. But it’s not clear he succeeded. Jessica Golloher looks at how Russian TV covered the President’s visit.
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Ghanaians look forward to Obama visit
President Obama is visiting the West African country of Ghana this weekend, much to the delight of Ghanaians. The World’s Laura Lynch reports from the capital, Accra.
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Summer reading picks
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks gets picks for summer reading from The World’s book critic, Christopher Merrill.
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Geo Quiz
Our daily geography puzzler. Listen
Geo Quiz Answer
The Australian town of Bundanoon is the answer to today’s Geo Quiz. This picturesque town in the mountains west of Sydney voted today to ban the sale of water in plastic bottles. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with environmental campaigner, Jon Dee, in Bundanoon. Listen Geo Quiz archive
Global Hit: Oumou Sangare
Today’s Global Hit shines a spotlight on Malian singer Oumou Sangare, currently on a North American tour promoting her latest album, “Seya.” Anchor Lisa Mullins explains that Sangare is a superstar back home and a champion of women’s rights. Listen More Global Hits
Entire program – July 7, 2009
Today on The World: A government curfew fails to cool ethnic tensions between Uighurs and Han Chinese in western China; also, the obstacles that could make it hard for the United States and Russia to start on a new and improved relationship; plus, how technology activists around the world are working to help Iranians get [...]
Ethnic tensions still high in western China
The World’s Mary Kay Magistad has the latest on escalating ethnic tensions between Uighurs and Han Chinese in China’s western Xinjiang region.
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