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The World This Week - July 29th, 2011 (part 2)

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The rest of the world may quiver over the debt deadlock but all that matters to Washington lawmakers are the phone calls, letters, and emails of frenzied constituents. Also, the media blitz of Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s New York accuser, and the difference between democracy and free speech in the wake of the China train disaster.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
  • ZHANG Xin. Journalist, Xinhua News Agency;
  • George KAZOLIAS. News Producer at AITV-RFO, Professor at the American University of Paris;
  • Billie OKADAMERI. Journalist, Africa specialist, Radio France Internationale;
  • Eric OLANDER. Digital Media Editor, France 24.

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The World This Week - 25 January (part 2)
25/01/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - 25 January (part 2)

Beyond the principle of sending women into combat, there’s the practical reality. Craig Copetas says the ones he’s met at the front are fierce! Also, France calls for backup in Mali, the surprise story of Israel’s general election, and David Cameron lights the EU referendum fuse.
The World This Week - 25 January
25/01/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - 25 January

Beyond the principle of sending women into combat, there’s the practical reality. Craig Copetas says the ones he’s met at the front are fierce! Also, France calls for backup in Mali, the surprise story of Israel’s general election, and David Cameron lights the EU referendum fuse.
The World this Week - 18 January 2013 (Part 2)
18/01/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World this Week - 18 January 2013 (Part 2)

If Sahara-based Jihadists hadn’t caught the world’s attention with their takeover of northern Mali, they certainly have with the capture of foreign hostages at an Algerian gas export facility. Also, François Picard’s panel proves unmoved and unforgiving after Lance Armstrong’s doping confession.
The World this Week - 18 January 2013
18/01/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World this Week - 18 January 2013

If Sahara-based Jihadists hadn’t caught the world’s attention with their takeover of northern Mali, they certainly have with the capture of foreign hostages at an Algerian gas export facility. Also, François Picard’s panel proves unmoved and unforgiving after Lance Armstrong’s doping confession.
The World This Week - January 11th, 2013 (part 2)
11/01/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - January 11th, 2013 (part 2)

Out of Afghanistan and into Mali: France announces it is sending troops to stop the advance of Islamists from the north. François Picard's panel reacts to the causes and consequences of France's intervention.

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