Today's Geo Quiz asks you to name the central Swiss town that gives its name to a famous cheese. The answer is the Swiss town of Gruyeres, producer of the well-known Gruyere cheese, which won top honors at the biennial World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin. Reporter Brian Bull of Wisconsin Public Radio has the story.

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Lisa Mullins in North Korea

Anchor Lisa Mullins tells us about her recent trip to North Korea. Only a tiny part of the country is open to the rest of the world. It's a luxury resort, built for foreigners. North Koreans can't go there. And even the foreigners have to follow strict rules.

North Korean postcard

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with correspondent Kate Seelye about the strict rules that govern daily life in Saudi Arabia, and how some of those rules are being relaxed by the country's conservative rulers.

The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports on how the protests in Tibet, and the Chinese government's crackdown on protesters, are viewed by people in Beijing. China's state-run media has offered limited coverage of the government's view of the crisis in Tibet. So what most Chinese think about the situation in Tibet tends to match the government's position.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with John Authers, Global Investment Editor for the Financial Times, on the Federal Reserve's role in weathering the current financial storm.

The World's Matthew Bell reports on global reaction to the latest indications that the US economy is in a recession. Stock markets around the world stumbled today following news of a buyout of the Wall Street firm Bear Stearns.

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