PRI's The World Apr 13, 2012
by The World
Syria's ceasefire appears to hold in spite of new reports of violence; Also, reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe gives us her personal view of life in one of the world's most dangerous cities, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; And Britian's latest folk-pop sensation Ed Sheeran brings his music to the US.
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Sold! Wyoming Town Goes to Highest Bidder, A Vietnamese Businessman
For today's Geo Quiz we are looking for the name of a town in Wyoming just of I-80. The town is just 10 acres or so large. The one resident is also the mayor. He's planning to leave so he put the town up for auction. Can you name the tiny town?
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Titantic's Morse Code Messages Brought to Life by Audio Artist
The only surviving real-time record of the sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago this weekend are the transcriptions of Morse Code messages sent to and from the ship via Marconi Wireless--the most advanced long-distance communication of its time. On the 100th anniversary of the disaster, an audio...
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Pakistan Building its Own Drones
Pakistanis have routinely complained about American drone strikes inside their country's borders. Pakistan says it has asked the US more than once to equip it with Predator drones, arguing it can do a better job of targeting insurgents and the Taliban. But it says the those requests have been...
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US Condemns North Korea's Failed Rocket Launch
Washington and its allies have condemned North Korea for launching a satellite rocket which broke up over the sea shortly after take-off. Accusing the communist state of threatening regional security, the US said North Korea had isolated itself still further from the outside world.
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How to Survive the Drug War in Ciudad Juárez
Monica Ortiz Uribe, reporter with the public radio collaboration Fronteras, speaks with host Marco Werman about what it's like to report in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. She also describes how Juárez residents are starting to come out of their homes more,...
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Cuba and Drugs to Dominate Summit of the Americas
President Obama is attending the Summit of the Americas this weekend in Colombia. Anchor Marco Werman asks reporter John Otis in Colombia about the two topics that are likely to dominate the gathering: Cuba's absence and a call for alternatives to the drug war.
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UK & US Implicated in Rendition of Libyans
Marco Werman talks with Ian Cobain of the British newspaper The Guardian about the case of Abdel Hakim Belhaj and Fatima Bouchar. The two say they were victims of extraordinary rendition and torture at the hands of both British and American authorities.
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Syria Protester: 'Friends are Falling on the Ground in Front of Our Eyes'
Opposition activist Mousab al-Hamadee was among the demonstrators testing the limits of the ceasefire today in Hama, Syria. Al-Hamadee tells host Marco Werman that security forces started firing on the protesters as they converged at Hama's Assi Square
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Apr 13, 2012
Syria's ceasefire appears to hold in spite of new reports of violence; Also, reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe gives us her personal view of life in one of the world's most dangerous cities, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; And Britian's latest folk-pop sensation Ed Sheeran brings his music to the US.
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British Wonder Kid: Singer/Songwriter Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran, at just 21-years-old, is already a household name in the his native England. He's had a number one album in the UK. And a top 5 hit song. Now, he's in the US to introduce his flavor of folky pop to American listeners. Anchor Marco Werman is joined in the studio by singer/songwriter Ed...
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Syria's ceasefire appears to hold in spite of new reports of violence; Also, reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe gives us her personal view of life in one of the world's most dangerous cities, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; And Britian's latest folk-pop sensation Ed Sheeran brings his music to the US.
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