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The World This Week - August 5th, 2011 (part 2)

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Market mayhem: $2.5 trillion have been lost as global stocks plunged over the last week, the worst sell-off in two years. Laura Baines and her panel also talk about the famine in Somalia, which has reached the south of the country; and Syria where the crackdown continues with Hama under siege.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
  • Samir AITA, Chief Editor, Le Monde diplomatique (Arabic edition)
  • Billy OKADAMERI, Africa specialist, Radio France International
  • Anne-Elisabeth MOUTET, Correspondent, Sunday Telegraph

    Watch the first part here

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The World This Week - 26 October
26/10/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - 26 October

Don’t mess with Texas and don’t send international observers to monitor the upcoming US presidential election. Also, the Emir of Qatar’s Gaza visit, Berlusconi’s swansong and when there’s an earthquake in Italy, blame the seismologists.
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The World This Week - October 19th, 2012

In the US presidential race, it’s neck-and-neck now that both sides have failed at demonizing the other candidate. Also, EU reform seen as liar’s poker (with the hope that no one calls bluff) and the Bollywood wedding that has captivated a nation.
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François Picard's panel is unanimously against the Nobel committee’s choice for the Peace Prize winner. The World this Week's guests also discuss Turkey and its "diplomatic boldness"; and the doping scandal in the world of cycling.

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