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Video: Indian Sitar Player Anoushka Shankar’s ‘Traveller’
In her latest album called “Traveller,” the sitarist tackles Spanish flamenco.
Palomares, the H-Bomb and Operation Moist Mop
In Spain, a nuclear controversy continues. In fact it dates back to the 1960′s when two American Air Force planes collided in midair and exploded, dropping four nuclear bombs on a tiny Mediterranean farming village.
Video: Coming Face to Face with a Whale Shark
Whale sharks are said to be gentle and curious and don’t seem to mind snorkelers who visit their underwater hunts.
Lunch Beat is the Latest Dance Craze Sweeping Across Europe
Thousands of workers across Europe dance their brains out, at their city’s one-hour nightclub, in the daytime.
Brazil’s Charismatic Catholics Use Evangelical Methods to Inspire
A movement called the Charismatic Catholic Renewal appears to be helping the Catholic church retain followers in Brazil and throughout Latin America.
Cartoon Slideshow: A Painting Causes an Uproar in South Africa
The painting, which showed Zuma with his genitals exposed, has caused a furor in South Africa.
Walking the Broomway
Marco Werman talks to writer Robert Macfarlane about walking “The Broomway” – a path off the southeast coast of England that’s only navigable when the tide is out.
The Royal Jubilee, The Sex Pistols and Me
Now, as in 1977, during the Silver jubilee, the Sex Pistols’ song “God Save the Queen” offers an alternative anthem for the times.
Stem Cells Restore Sight in India
Stem cells are often touted as potential treatments for conditions like spinal cord injury, diabetes, and Parkinson’s disease. Two Indian doctors are already putting stem cells to use, curing some cases of blindness.
Slideshow: Israel Town Turns to Owls for Pest Control
One of the worst problems faced by farmers is mice eating through crops and contaminating anything they leave behind.
Why Texas May Become a Blue State
It has long been clear that a majority of Texans were going to vote for the Republican presidential candidate come November, no matter who got the party nomination. But demographers say the state could be majority Latino in less than 20 years, and some conservatives are hoping to woo Latinos over to their side.
The Jazz Genius and the Heiress: Thelonious Monk’s Connection to English Aristocrat
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with writer Hannah Rothschild about the subject of her new book, “The Baroness.” Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswater to be exact. Like the author, ‘Nica’ was a member of the wealthy Jewish dynasty, the Rothschilds, and she was also inspiration for her companion, jazz musician Thelonious Monk.
Sonia M’Barek: Tunisian Singer with Roots in Medieval Iberian Kingdom
Tunisian singer Sonia M’Barek performs a musical style with roots in the courts of Al-Andalus, the medieval Muslim kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula.
The Big Chill: Scandinavia Hosts Tech Companies’ Data
Server farms – buildings house huge number of machines that support websites and internet activity – need to be kept cool. As a result, more and more high-tech companies are building data centers in the far north to take advantage of the naturally cool climate there.
Ebo Taylor: Ghana’s Highlife Guitarist on the Appia Kwa Bridge
Ghana’s Ebo Taylor talks to Marco Werman about his latest album, Appia Kwa Bridge. Taylor is a master of the Ghanaian music style, highlife.
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