Lisa Mullins, Host
Topics for the Upcoming Show
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June 17, 2009
Today on The World: Afghan authorities engage in secret talks with members of the Taliban; Plus -- more protests in Tehran - we'll have the latest news and we'll gauge the power of text messages, posts and tweets to inspire dissent in Iran.
Topics from the Most Recent Show
(updated at 5pm weekdays)
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Entire program - February 9, 2010
Today on The World: How much aid is TOO much aid for Haiti to handle? Also, Britain's first publicly-funded Hindu school opens its doors, and a jazz infusion for Puerto Rico's traditional plena music.
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Delivering aid in Haiti still difficult
More than 200 international medical relief groups have sent teams to help the people of Haiti after the devastating earthquake. Now, four weeks after the catastrophe, early spring rains threaten to cause landslides and bring about health problems in the makeshift camps where more than half a million people are living. And delivering aid in Haiti continues to be difficult; we?ll have an update from the Caribbean nation later in the show.
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Haiti's effect on other places in need
The World's Katy Clark reports on how all the aid being sent to Haiti affects the flow of aid to other places in need.
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Europe may block US access to money transfers
European lawmakers are considering a measure that would prevent the United States from monitoring international money transfers. Some European leaders says the monitoring compromises the privacy of its citizens, but the United States considers it a key weapon in the fight against terrorism. The World's Gerry Hadden has the story.
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Public Hindu school a first for Britain
The British government has long funded faith-based schools. Most have a Christian-based curriculum. Now the first state-funded Hindu elementary school has opened in London Kevin Bocquet has more.
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Bus takes to water in Scotland
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Steve Stewart, spokesman for Scottish bus company Stagecoach. The company is testing a bus that can travel on water, as a possible replacement for a ferry.
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Carbon footprint labels on British food
The World's Laura Lynch reports that British consumers are finding two labels now on their food -- one for nutritional facts, the other on the food's carbon footprint.
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Swedish skiers try to gain high-tech edge
The Swedish cross-country team has gotten some high-tech training help from the country?s Winter Sports Research Center. They?ve been training on a high-tech treadmill designed to realistically recreate the course they?ll be skiing during the Winter Games in Canada. Programming that treadmill required some sophisticated GPS measurements, as The World?s Clark Boyd explains
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Geo Quiz
Where will our Geo Quiz take us today?
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German pensioners ?kidnapped financial adviser?
It sounds like a plot line for a movie. Four disgruntled senior citizens kidnap and hold hostage their financial advisor after losing a bundle in the US property market. Except it?s not a movie: Two married couples in the German state of Bavaria are accused of the crimes. They?re now on trial. Marco Werman finds out more from Bavarian Radio reporter Annette Kuglar.
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Geo answer
For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for the largest island in the Baltic Sea -- the answer is the Swedish island of Gotland. Islander Orjan Rudstedt sent us an audio postcard from Gotland featuring some rather noisy grey seals.
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Global Hit: Miguel Zenon
Musician Miguel Zenon gives Puerto Rico's traditional plena music an infusion of jazz.
