Month: November 2024

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Focus on Africa - An increase in internally displaced people in Africa

There are now 35 million people internally displaced across the continent, that's according to a recent report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. That's a threefold increase since 2009, when African governments signed a landmark deal legally binding countries to try and tackle the causes of displacement. So why is there an increase?

Also, we'll hear from Leila Soueif, the Egyptian mother on hunger strike, protesting against the continued detention of her son, Alaa Abd el-Fattah

And we learn more about the origins of democracy through a system called dikgotla, in Botswana!

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Native America Calling - Thursday, November 28, 2024 – Stories from Alaska Native elders and veterans from the World War II era

The stories she heard as a young girl from her own elder relatives inspired Holly Miowak Guise to research and document the experience of Alaska Native veterans of World War II. Her work is compiled in the book, Alaska Native Resilience: Voices from World War II. Her work encompasses the U.S. Government’s occupation of the Aleutian Islands, the trauma of religious boarding schools, and the historic Alaska Native fight to overcome institutionalized discrimination. We’ll talk with Guise about her work and the people she encountered.
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CBS News Roundup - 11/28/2024 | World News Roundup

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with turkey, parades and family. Americans home after being freed by China. Trump team threats. CBS News Correspondent Peter King has today's World News Roundup.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Creative Ideas For Thanksgiving Leftovers

From savory waffles made from stuffing to pie for breakfast to soul food egg rolls, the possibilities for Thanksgiving leftovers are endless. Reset gets tips from parenting blogger Jenny LeFlore and Monica Eng, Chicago reporter for Axios and host of the Chewing podcast. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: Kangaroo Court, The Blue Zone Conspiracy, Fake Court TV, and Letters From Home

Darcy prompts a conversation about the etymology of "Kangaroo Court." Blue About Blue Zones inspires Ben, Matt and Noel to explore what may well be an ongoing conspiracy to ignore inconvenient facts. Beefy shares a first-hand experience with television programs appearing to be genuine courts. In Letters From Home, the guys learn multiple naughty puns. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment, brought to you by Thanksgiving and our good friends at Illumination Global, Unlimited.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - A losing battle: Sudan’s elusive peace deal

As civil war rages in the country, millions of people have been displaced and famine is widespread. Why won’t the warring parties join talks to end it? Accusations of assassination plots and an attempted coup swirl in Brazil (9:28). And why Chinese bubble tea shops are conquering your local shopping street (17:33). 


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Up First from NPR - Displaced Lebanese Return Home, Thanksgiving Travel, Holiday Health Tips

Tens of thousands of Lebanese are returning to the country's south, where they're discovering homes destroyed by the fighting with Israel. This Thanksgiving is set to be the busiest ever for air travel and there are new rules aimed at protecting customers. And, the science behind why taking a walk after a big meal is good for your health.

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