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In Egypt, followers of the Bahai religion have often complain of persecution and even official discrimination. But they have recently made gains in the largely Muslim country. The World’s Aya Batrawy reports from Cairo.
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An expedition team, just back from a trip to Papua New Guinea, has discovered some new species… including a camouflaged gecko, a fanged frog, and a fish that that makes grunting noises. The team filmed their expedition for a BBC-TV program called “Lost Land of the Volcano.” Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the team leader, George McGavin of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is the distance (in nautical miles) between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Belfast, Northern Ireland. Thirteen tall ships recently raced the 2,350 nautical miles across the North Atlantic for the finale of the Tall Ship Atlantic Challenge 2009. Mariana Schroeder sent us an audio postcard of the celebration in Belfast as the tall ships arrived.
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A song by international pop star Chris de Burgh is an unlikely hit among separatists in Kashmir. The song was used in a video and posted on-line. It helped raise awareness of violence in region. We’ll hear an excerpt from a BBC documentary on the use of new media in Kashmir.
Chris de Burgh’s song “Revolution”
