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Egypt’s ‘Daily Show’
The Egyptian revolution has ushered in a new type of media freedom to the country. Ursula Lindsey reports on a new program in Egypt that is modeled on Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show.”
Remembering Chernobyl after 25 years
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The nuclear crisis unfolding in Japan is taking place exactly 25 years after the worlds worst nuclear accident in Chernobyl. Brigid McCarthy reminds us of the scale of that disaster. Download MP3
Saudis help Bahrain quell demonstrations
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Leaders in Bahrain have been trying, and failing, to contain Shia-led demonstrations gathering steam in the last few weeks. So the ruling family appealed for help. Today, they got it from Saudi Arabia. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from Sean Carberry, senior correspondent for the PRI program “America Abroad.” Download MP3
Artist’s work reflects Juarez drug violence
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Reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe profiles an artist from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, whose life and work have been changed by the drug-related violence that dominates life there. Download MP3
Warming climate alters Antarctic ecosystems
Eric Niiler reports from McMurdo Sound in Antarctica on how rapid changes in the climate are affecting some of the continent’s species and changing its ecosystems.
Spanish chart-topping artist Mercedes Peón
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Anchor Marco Werman introduces us to the Spanish artist Mercedes Peón whose latest CD S.O.S. has held the number one spot on Europe’s World Music Charts for the past two months. Download MP3
One Day On Earth crowdsources video from Libya
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Brandon Litman, from One Day on Earth, is the executive producer of a project to gather video from Libya and other countries in the Pan-Arab world where uprisings are taking place. The video is sent from sources in the group’s social network. Anchor Marco Werman tells us more. Download MP3Video: Mass burial – Tripoli
The David Wax Museum
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Jawbone is your first clue for today’s Geo Quiz. Not just any jawbone, but a donkey’s jawbone. It’s known in Spanish as quijada or carrichacha. It’s actually a traditional percussion instrument.
The donkey jawbone is usually associated with South American or Latin rhythms. We know of at least 3 countries where this instrument shows up. Geo Quiz: Can you name one or all of them? Download MP3
Violence impacts Mexico tourism
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Violence in Mexico is not just taking a toll along the border. It’s impacting tourism to the country’s interior.The World’s Jason Margolis has more from San Miguel de Allende, a popular tourist destination in central Mexico. Download MP3
American farmers move to Mexico
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American farmers have long depended on immigrant labor. But some farmers say a steady supply of legal immigrants has become almost impossible. So they are moving to where many of the workers come from: Mexico. The World’s Jason Margolis spent two days with a California farmer who is shifting operations south of the border. Download MP3
Next time on The World: Future UN weapons inspectors
Next time on The World… What it takes to be a UN weapons inspector. Monitor a class for future UN weapons inspectors. They’re training on some serious high tech gadgets that help the them find nuclear material. Watch our promo
The women of Mexican rodeo
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Rodeo is the national sport of Mexico, but it’s long been eclipsed in popularity by sports like soccer. Today, though, the charrería is getting a new infusion of life: Women in rodeo. The World’s Jason Margolis has more from Mexico. (Photos and video: Janet Jarman) Download MP3
Slideshow: See the women of Mexico’s rodeo
Ireland’s Woes Through the Lens of Art
As Ireland introduces its austerity budget today, we look at the fiscal crisis there through the eyes of the country’s artists: a painter who has created controversial images of Ireland as a third world country, as a post-apocalyptic land and as a people rising up in revolution; a stage performer/slash economist who has taken a one man show about the crisis on the road to huge acclaim and popularity. The World’s Laura Lynch reports.
Royal weddings
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Marriage of the royal kind is what a lot of people around the globe are talking about these days. Britain’s Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton have now set a date. They will marry on April 29 at Westminster Abbey, no less. All the intention on the British royals got The World’s Carol Zall thinking about all those ‘other’ royal families out there. Download MP3 (Photo: Ellocharlie)
Farhad Darya performs to fans in Helmand
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One of Afghanistan’s most respected pop stars Farhad Darya considers himself a “peace ambassador.” To make the point, he’s just performed in Taliban country in Helmand. The World’s Marco Werman tells us how it went. Download MP3Slideshow: Farhad Darya performs in Helmand province
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