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02/04/2010
Entire program – February 4, 2010
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Today on The World: Why US-China relations are rocky right now and could get rockier still; Also, the BBC helps a teenage quake survivor in Haiti get in touch with his mother in the US; Plus, new technology helps consumers find out the environmental cost of the products they buy.
Growing US-China rift over trade and arms
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China has hit back at the US a day after President Barack Obama promised to take a tougher line with Beijing over currency and trade. Ties between the US and China have been strained over an arms deal with Taiwan. Tensions have also risen over a planned visit to the US by the Dalai Lama. The World’s Matthew Bell takes at look at how strained US-China relations really are. Download MP3
North Korea’s failing currency
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The North Korean government recently knocked two zeros off its currency, the won. And it ordered citizens to turn in their old cash savings. The move caused panic and riots, now the North Korean government has apparently fired the official who led the currency revaluation program. Katy Clark talks with Marcus Noland who is an expert on North Korea’s economy at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Download MP3
Haitian mother reunited with her son
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A Boston Haitian mother was reunited with her son yesterday. The BBC’s Creole-language radio program helped reunite Penaisse Macary with his mother, Simone Macary (pictured). Penaisse had been studying in Haiti when the earthquake hit. Simone Macary had not heard from her son since the earthquake. Her son reached out to her through the BBC’s Creole language service. Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Simone Macary on today’s program. Download MP3(Photo: Catherine Murphy)
The Garifuna: African influence in Central America
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The story behind today’s Global Hit starts on the Caribbean Island of St. Vincent. In 1635, two slave ships wrecked there, and the African slaves escaped to freedom. They mixed in with the native Caribs, giving birth to a new Afro-Caribbean culture – the Garifuna (Gareefoonah). In the centuries since, the Garifuna migrated and founded villages along the Caribbean coast of Central America. Later today, Lonny Shavelson will have a report from Guatemala. (Photo: Lonny Shavelson)
Safer beer glasses for Britain
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The British government wants pubs to try out shatter proof pint glasses as a way to cut back on beer-related violence. The problem is the high number of binge drinkers who break pint glasses and use the jagged remains as weapons. Two prototypes designed not to break up into dangerous shards were introduced in London today. Laura Lynch had a look at the new glasses. Download MP3
Brain activity detected in patients in vegetative states
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The World’s Rhitu Chatterjee reports on a new study by British and Belgian scientists that suggests that some patients in a “vegetative state” retain some level of consciousness.
Out on patrol with Aceh’s Sharia police
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In Indonesia, the conservative province of Aceh recently passed a law that imposes death by stoning on Muslim adulterers. In some places, women are banned from wearing tight pants. The BBC’s Karishma Vaswani recently spent some time with the Sharia police who enforce the laws.
Geo Quiz
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Tracking environmental footprints
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Correspondent Murray Carpenter reports on some of the new technologies that help consumers trace the global journey of their purchases and calculate their environmental cost.
http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/footprint/
http://www.sourcemap.org/
http://www.ceres.org/
http://www.loveearthinfo.com/
http://www.doleorganic.com/
http://www.timberland.com/corp/index.jsp?page=csr_strategy
https://www.cdproject.net/
New Apple app causes stir in Italy
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Anchor Katy Clark tells us about the controversy surrounding a popular new iPhone app in Italy called iMussolini.
Geo answer
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For today’s Geo Quiz, we’re looking for a Canadian town where severe winter storms can hit unexpectedly. A group of international finance ministers is meeting there this weekend. The answer is Iqaluit, Nunavut. Chris Windeyer reports for the Nunatsiaq News — he tells anchor Katy Clark why it’s been chosen as the site for the meeting.
Gay Bollywood movie challenges censors
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The new Bollywood film “Don’t Know Why” is scheduled for release in May, but it’s already making waves across the country. The film features the industry’s first gay male kiss. Anchor Katy Clark finds out more from correspondent Harshita Kohli, who’s in Mumbai.
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