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Yom Kippur: Kids and bikes in Tel Aviv
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Today is Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year on the Jewish calendar. In Israel, the “day of atonement” means that much of the country simply stops. Stores are closed, there’s no school, no newspapers and no Israeli television. And much less traffic. In and around Tel Aviv, the holiday has turned into a festival of bicycles for children. The World’s Matthew Bell will have our story.Download MP3Kseniya Simonova
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We don’t normally focus on the visual on this radio program. But something caught our eye this past week that’s almost entirely visual. And yet, it’s so beautiful and breathtaking that we want to tell you about it. Download MP3. Watch the video:
Cambodian-American rapper praCh Ly
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Cambodian-American rapper praCh Ly creates tracks that are as popular in his homeland as they are here in the United States. He raps in both Khmer and English, and in both languages, he’s unafraid to tackle the history of violence in Cambodia, and the gang violence he grew up with in Long Beach. Corey Takahashi takes you on a drive with praCh Ly. Download MP3 (Photo: Corey Takahashi)Celebrating Coltrane’s Birthday
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Today marks the 83rd anniversary of the birth of American jazz giant John Coltrane. In the course of his all-too-short career, Coltrane incorporated sounds from across the globe into his music. Tonight, The Asian American Orchestra in San Francisco will honor Trane by playing his music with an international twist. Lonny Shavelson has the story. Download MP3Mid-east peace: The view from the West Bank
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Climate isn’t the only topic under discussion today in New York. President Obama made his most direct foray into Middle East diplomacy by convening three-way talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. We take you to the West Bank city of Nablus, where The World’s Matthew Bell has been talking to locals and gauging the mood, and the economy. Download MP3 (Photo: Matthew Bell)Tajik Jimmy
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Anchor Marco Werman introduces us to Tajik Jimmy. A migrant worker from Tajikistan who moves to Russia and sings male/female voices from Bollywood tunes. Tajik Jimmy has become a YouTube sensation. Download MP3
Denmark pulls ‘promiscuous’ video
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A video promoting tourism in Denmark has been removed from YouTube after complaints it promoted promiscuity. The three-minute clip shows a young blond woman trying to find a man whom she had a one night stand with, who fathered her child “August.”We hear more about the video, and the controversy, from Danish radio journalist Anders Lindemann.
Sandy Brechin: Scottish accordionist extraordinaire
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For today’s Global Hit, Scottish accordionist Sandy Brechin stops by The World studios in Boston to talk about the instrument’s place in traditional Scottish music. He also chats about traditional Scottish dancing, and about one of his bands called “The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience.” Download MP3
Papua New Guinea’s new creatures
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You could be forgiven if you’re skeptical about the claims of an expedition team that just got back from Papua New Guinea. They include the discovery of a camouflaged gecko, a fanged frog, and a fish that makes grunting noises. But leave your skepticism at the door. We speak with Professor George McGavin of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Download MP3Advertising in North Korea
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The World’s asks advertising expert Jan Slater to take a look at one of the new advertisements airing on North Korean TV. The ad is long, colorful and features a floating piece of ginseng root. Download MP3
Recreating Nagasaki in 3D
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Students at the University of Nagasaki are attempting to recreate a community that a nuclear weapon destroyed. The Urakami neighborhood in Nagasaki was ground zero for the second atomic bomb the U-S dropped on Japan in World War Two. That attack killed 39-thousand people. And it destroyed most pictures of life in Urakami before the war. The students are recreating pre-war Urakami, with the help of memories and 3D technology. Akiko Fujita has our radio story.
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.
Your summer photos
Today is the “unofficial” end of summer in the U.S. and we want you to share your summer photos. We’ve already collected over 200 entries, but we would love to share your photos too! So send them soon and don’t forget to share the stories behind them. (photo: Lot Valley, France sent in by listener Elizabeth Huntzinger)
Take a ride with US medics in Afghanistan
Last month was the deadliest for US and allied forces in Afghanistan since the war began. At least 42 American troops and 23 more international troops died in July, most in the volatile Helmand Province in the south. Five more were killed there over the weekend. The World’s Aaron Schachter spent last week embedded with a team of army medics working just behind the front lines in southern Helmand. >>>Click here to see a narrated slideshow.
The life and death of Sitara Achakzai
We hear about the remarkable life of Sitara Achakzai. She was born and raised in Kandahar, Afghanistan, the city known as the birthplace of the Taliban. Sitara served as a local legislator in Kandahar, where she was a vocal proponent of women’s rights. In April 2009, she was shot and killed outsider her home. Photographer Paula Lerner produced this audio slideshow about Sitara Achakzai. >>> Click here to view the audio slideshow
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