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Middle Eastern video games report (3;30)
January 9, 2007 permalink

David Lasserson reports from Tel Aviv on the use of video games to promote deadly-serious political agendas in the Middle East.


Call center report (6:30)
January 8, 2007 permalink

Call center in the PhilippinesCall center in the PhilippinesThe World's Jason Margolis reports on efforts to train Philippine call center employees in the art of answering calls from costumers from the United States.


Entrepreneurs report (4:00)
January 8, 2007 permalink

Foreign-born entrepreneurs were behind one in four US technology startups during the past decade, according to a new Duke University study. The World's Alex Gallafent has details.


Nice software (4:30)
January 5, 2007 permalink

Your computer is on the fritz and your call to a customer service rep. Is frustrating and you're angry. Bad feelings from customers are not good for business. The World's technology correspondent, Jason Margolis, has the story of an Israeli software outfit that helps companies analyze negative emotion with an eye to improving customer satisfaction.


Air Asia interview (3:30)
January 5, 2007 permalink

Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with BBC correspondent Jonathan Kent in Kuala Lumpur about the no-frills airline AirAsia. The carrier says return fares between Malaysia and Britain could cost a mere eighty dollars.


Climate report (4:30)
January 4, 2007 permalink

A balmy 50 degrees in New England, blizzards in Colorado, snow falling during the Australian summer... We've had some wild weather lately. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets an update on the state of the weather from The World's Health and Science Editor David Baron.


Mobile phone report (4:00)
January 3, 2007 permalink

Cell phone use is sky-rocketing in many African countries, and that's changing the way millions of Africans live and work. The BBC's Adam Mynott has more from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.


Floods report (4:45)
January 2, 2007 permalink

A huge floating barrier is under construction in Venice to hold back the sea. The Italian city has been suffering from an increasing number of floods. But The World's Gerry Hadden reports that environmentalists are concerned about possible consequences of the project.


Coconut palace report (2:00)
December 13, 2006 permalink

The World's Jason Margolis tells anchor Marco Werman about a palace in the Philippines built from coconuts.


Coconut fuel report (7:10)
December 13, 2006 permalink

The World's technology correspondent Jason Margolis reports on a new law in the Philippines that requires all commercially available diesel fuel be mixed with coconut oil.

Coconut treesCoconut trees



Watch video of how coconuts are picked from the trees and the meat is extracted in the Philippines. Produced by Loren Mendell.

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