01/22/2013
PRI’s The World: 01/22/2013 (Palau, Norway, Israel)
A high turnout in the Israeli elections Tuesday. Also, the tiny nation of Palau fights to protect its tuna. And learning Chinese through a bilingual app called Dim Sum Warriors.
Israel Elections: Netanyahu Expected to Win Re-election
Israelis went to the polls Tuesday for a parliamentary election that’s not expected to change their country’s political leadership. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will most probably keep his job.
Israel’s Neighbors Ask What a New Governing Coalition Will Mean for Peace
Rami Khouri, a columnist for The Daily Star newspaper in Beirut says Israel’s neighbors are bracing for election results that will likely usher in a more right-wing Israeli governing coalition.
Cuba Activates Undersea Internet Cable Line
Analysts monitoring internet usage on the island say Cuban officials appear to have activated an undersea cable line linking the island to the Internet via Venezuela, as opposed to the slower satellite-based access the island has had for years.
Comic Book Snacks that Talk Back in Two Languages
The World’s Patrick Cox reports on a bilingual iPad app that’s also a comic book. The characters are food snacks that speak English and Chinese, and get into kung fu fights. Dim Sum Warriors is being hailed as both a great comic book series and a great language-learning tool.
Algerian Militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, ‘Mr. Marlboro,’ Jihadist or Thug?
One-eyed Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, considered the mastermind behind the Algeria attack, has been called “Mr. Marlboro” for the cigarette-smuggling ring he operates in the desert region of West Africa known as the Sahel.
Tuna’s Last Stand?
The southern Pacific is home to some of the last healthy tuna populations, but they’re coming under intense pressure from international fishing fleets.
Brunost Cheese Burns, Makes Headlines in Scandinavia
Brunost is a brown, slightly sweet, caramel-tasting cheese made in several countries, but it made headlines when a truck carrying 20 tons of the stuff caught fire and burned out of control.
Barbara’s Göttingen: A Song That Made History
France and Germany on Tuesday mark the 50th anniversary of a key treaty that officially cemented the peaceful reconciliation of the two nations two decades after World War II. Another factor that cemented the nascent France-Germany friendship in the 1960′s was a song by French singer Barbara.
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