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Russian politics
PRI's The World
January 24, 2008
The candidate favored to win Russia's presidential race also happens to be the hand-picked favorite of current president Vladimir Putin, but meanwhile opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov may be blocked from putting his name onto the election ballot, as Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the latest on Russia's presidential election from Fred Weir, Moscow correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor.
Global Hit
Global Hit - Complaints Choirs
PRI's The World
January 17, 2008
The World's Patrick Cox update us on a cultural phenomenon that began in Europe but has now gone global. People from Finland to Singapore are getting together to form "Complaints Choirs."
Arctic scientist's dilemma
PRI's The World
January 30, 2008
Julia Kumari Drapkin profiles Kate Moran, a scientist who studies the history of climate change in the Arctic and whose team has also found potential sources of oil and coal, which if exploited
Less than free and fair elections
PRI's The World
January 31, 2008
The World's Jason Margolis reports that some human rights groups are calling on countries like the United States to do more about flawed elections held around the globe.
Arts, Culture & Media
From babes to babushkas
PRI's The World
March 02, 2011
Russia is known for its beautiful women. Many have reached supermodel status. But there's another phenomenom in Russia: slim elegant beauties aging fairly quickly into plump babushkas. How does it happen? Reporter Jessica Golloher decided to find out.
Global Politics
France's role in Chad
PRI's The World
February 07, 2008
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with writer James Traub about French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner and France's relationship with the troubled African nation of Chad. Traub profiled Kouchner for last Sunday's New York Times Magazine.
Global Politics
Russia's problem with Kosovo
PRI's The World
February 15, 2008
Kosovo is expected to declare its independence soon, a move supported by the US and most of the European Union, but Russia fiercely opposes it, and The World's Jeb Sharp examines why.
Lifestyle & Belief
Geo answer
PRI's The World
February 21, 2008
For today's Geo Quiz, we were looking for the southernmost republic of the Russian Federation. The answer is Dagestan. The World's Quil Lawrence recently met some travellers from Dagestan on their way home from their pilgrimage to Mecca.
Seeking a ban on cluster bombs
PRI's The World
February 22, 2008
An international conference aimed at building support for a treaty banning the use of cluster bombs wrapped up in New Zealand today, and so far, 82 countries have signaled their support
Global Politics
Russia's predictable presidential race
PRI's The World
February 25, 2008
Emma Simpson reports from Moscow on Russia's upcoming presidential election: this is the last week of campaigning before the vote on Sunday, but there's been little if any campaigning in Russia