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02/05/2010
Entire program – February 5, 2010
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Today on The World: The story of a 13-year-old Pakistani girl who says her own family tried to force her to become a suicide bomber; Also, how alcoholism is helping to drive down life expectancy for men in Russia; And why the struggling economies of Greece, Spain, and Portugal have become a worry on Wall Street.
Pakistan girl ‘forced to become suicide bomber’
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In Pakistan a shocking account of life with the Taliban has emerged from a 13 year old girl, who says her own family tried to turn her into a suicide bomber. The girl, named Meena, says her brother is a Taliban commander who trained many bombers. There’s no independent verification of her account, but police say they believe she is telling the truth. Meena told her story to the BBC’s Orla Guerin. Download MP3Europe’s economic troubles could impact US
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Greece, Spain and Portugal are struggling to revive their economies. And that could be a problem for the whole European Union economy. The World’s Matthew Bell looks at what’s at stake for the US. Download MP3Giving: The Power of Half
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The Salwen family of Atlanta, GA has taken an interesting path to help other people. Inspired by 14-year old Hannah Salwen’s compassion for a homeless man, the Salwens decided to sell their home and give half the money from the sale to charity. Two of the Salwens – husband and father Kevin, and daughter Hannah – have written about their experience in a new book called “The Power of Half”. Marco Werman talks with Kevin and Hannah Salwen. Download MP3 Alcoholism a ‘national disaster’ in Russia
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You might say it’s no country for old men. Russia, that is. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russians have been increasingly ravaged by disease and death. And one of the main reasons is the nation’s favorite drink. There’s so much vodka going down the throats of so many Russians, life expectancy for men has fallen to just 60 years old – about the same as in Myanmar and Haiti. The World’s Laura Lynch ventured out to the Russian countryside to find the roots of the country’s troubles with alcohol. Download MP3
One Cubic Foot
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Just how much life can you find in an ecosystem of one cubic foot? That is the question photographer David Liittschwager set out to answer when photographed a range of different environments on land and in water, in tropical climes and temperate regions and began to chart the living organisms. Download MP3 (Photo: ©2010 David Liittschwager/National Geographic)
Hopeless in Juarez
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Reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe reports on Mexico’s most violent city – Juarez. Earlier this week 16 people were killed at a birthday celebration. Residents are running out of patience with police…and running out of hope that anything will change.
Artic whiskey
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Researchers working in the Antarctic have recovered five crates of whisky and two crates of brandy belonging to polar explorer Ernest Shackleton, who tried to reach the South Pole in the early twentieth century. The bottles have been embedded in ice for over a century. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Richard Paterson, Master Blender at Whyte and Mackay, the company that supplied the booze for Shackleton’s polar cruise.
Charges filed in British expense scandal
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Download MP3Prosecutors in Britain filed the first criminal charges against lawmakers accused of abusing the government’s expense reimbursement system. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Rob Watson, who’s covering the story in London.
Angelique Kidjo
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Here’s something we’ve said a few times over the years on this program: Angelique Kidjo has a new CD out.
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