PRI's The World: 18th July, 2012

Episodes

1. 7

   Research Suggests Physical Inactivity Harms as Many as Smoking

   Researchers say physical inactivity is to blame for 1 out of 10 deaths around the globe, about the same as deaths caused by smoking.

   Jul 18, 2012

   5 min
2. 6

   Ballet Dancer Michaela DePrince: From Sierra Leone to the Stage

   Ballet dancer Michaela DePrince lived in Sierra Leone during the country's civil war. But despite the overwhelming challenges of surviving a war and coming to America, Michaela has emerged on top.

   Jul 18, 2012

   9 min
3. 5

   South Sudanese Runner Wants to Compete in London, But Not for Sudan

   Guor Marial, a refugee from South Sudan, qualified for the Olympic marathon with a blistering time, but his country has no National Olympic Committee.

   Jul 18, 2012

   6 min
4. 4

   Post Mubarak, New Controls Over Egyptian State Media

   The World's Matthew Bell reports from Cairo on reaction there to events in Syria and on a new kind of Eyptian state media control.

   Jul 18, 2012

   6 min
5. 3

   Bomb Blast Kills Syrian Security Chiefs

   Three of Syria's top security officials were killed in a bomb blast in the capital, Damascus, today. Among the dead was President Assad's brother-in-law.

   Jul 18, 2012

   5 min
6. 2

   PRI's The World Latest Edition 07/18/2012

   A bomb rips through a top-level meeting at the National Security building in the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing Syria's Defense Minister. Also, a South Sudanese runner qualifies for the Olympics but still seeks a country to represent. And a new study reveals the bi-musical brain.

   Jul 18, 2012

   47 min
7. 1

   South-African Hip-Hop Producer Spoek Mathambo's 'Father Creeper'

   Mathambo takes Western hip-hop and mixes it with the local electronic dance music scenes of South Africa to make his latest album.

   Jul 18, 2012

   3 min