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Microcredit in India
June 2007
According to the World Bank, close to one billion people around the world still live on less than a dollar a day. A team of economists at MIT says it's time for a new approach -- one that makes prescriptions for poverty as scientifically-based as prescriptions for disease. David Baron has more.
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Mideast anniversary
June, 2007
40 years ago the Six-Day-War gave Israel control of lands held by Egypt, Jordan and Syria. It changed the map and the balance of power in the region. Read Aaron Schachter's three-part series
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Panama series
May, 2007
The century-old Panama Canal has become too small for today's massive ships. So the country decided to widen the canal. The World's Jason Margolis went to Panama to report on the excavation project, to examine the engineering, and Panama City's current explosive growth.
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A Mother's grief
May, 2007
Peter Goodrich was a victim of the terrorist attacks in 2001. His devastated parents found a way to honor their son's life. Peter's mother, Sally Goodrich, raised money to build a school for girls in Afghanistan. In April 2007, Sally Goodrich journeyed from Vermont to the school she helped create. The Boston Globe's Charles Sennott went with her.
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Fighting poverty in Peru
April, 2007
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg recently announced a new plan to help the city's most impoverished families. The program will pay parents to do the right things, like getting their kids vaccinated on time and making sure they attend school. It's a controversial idea but it has been tried elsewhere. Sheri Fink went to Peru to see how a similar program there is working. |
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Taiwan cruise
April, 2007
China's Fujian province sits just across the water from Taiwan. Some Taiwanese islands are just a few miles from the mainland. But many people from the mainland get to see Taiwanese territory only from a boat. The World's Mary Kay Magistad went on a Taiwan cruise. |
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Sri Lanka Conflict
April 2007
Beginning in 2006 Sri Lanka has seen the worst violence since the 2002 cease-fire between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels. Peace talks in Geneva failed in October 2006 and the fighting continues. |
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China's Hakka people
April, 2007
The Hakka people of China have traditionally lived in earthen dwellings that could house dozens of families and that enemies would find hard to enter. These days, the doors of the Hakka houses are open to visitors. Mary Kay Magistad went to see them in Fujian province. |
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World War I veteran
April, 2007
Samuel Benedict Goldberg was one of the last remaining US veterans of World War I. Before his death in December 2006 he told reporter Will Everett about his immigration to the United States and his time in the military. |
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China's communist past
April, 2007
China's Communist Party doesn't like to discuss its past excesses. Take the decade-long Cultural Revolution, when Chairman Mao encouraged teenagers to attack "people with old thinking." But one museum in a remote part of southern China casts a critical eye on the Cultural Revolution. The World's Mary Kay Magistad visited the museum. |
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Desert City: Tales from Dubai
March 2007
Dubai lies somewhere between the Arabian Nights and Disneyworld. It's growing at a phenomenal rate, drawing tourists to a part of the world that's often associated with America's war in Iraq. Beyond its ever-changing skyline, Dubai is a cultural puzzle. It's a city of snow on sand, wind in towers and Americans a long way from home. Tales from Dubai, with The World's Alex Gallafent. |
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Han nostalgia in China
March, 2007
China is on the rise. And that's fueled nationalistic pride at home. It's also fueled a new pastime among some young Chinese. They've taken to strolling in the park in Han Dynasty-style clothing. The Han Dynasty lasted from about 200 BC to 220 AD. Mary Kay Magistad has more.
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Rwanda Series
February 2007
13 years after the genocide in Rwanda, makeshift courts are trying thousands of suspected killers and the African country has powerful, haunting memorials. The World's Jeb Sharp reports on the legacy of the Rwandan genocide.
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Liberia Series
February 2007
One year after Africa's first elected female head of state, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, started the massive job of rebuilding war-shattered Liberia, her government has made a good start but still faces huge challenges. The World's Jessie Graham traveled to West Africa to report from Liberia.
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The Philippines: Paradise in Peril
January 2007
The World's technology correspondent Jason Margolis recently went on a reporting trip to the Philippines. He reported on the country's worst-ever environmental disaster: an oil spill that has brought life to a standstill in this area that the locals call paradise.
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Iraq's Ethnic Divide
March 2007
On the fourth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, President Bush said the key priority is to ensure the security of Baghdad. He warned that the new strategy of deploying extra troops in Baghdad would take time, but it was essential to the rebuilding of normal life in the rest of the country. The past few months have seen some of the bloodiest violence in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Baghdad, in particular, is gripped by a series of retaliatory sectarian killings. Find out more about the ethnic make-up of Iraq. |
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Carter Controversy
January 23, 2007
Matthew Bell reports on the continuing controversy surrounding former President Jimmy Carter and his book, "Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid." Listen to his report and additional material on this story.
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