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April 2, 2010
Worldfocus special edition: slices of life around the globe
 
Worldfocus special edition: slices of life around the globe
Watch the full show from Friday, April 2. A special edition on slices of life around the globe: The passion for baseball in Cuba; rodeo in Brazil; indigenous Bolivian women sport bowler hats; glass-making in Hebron; wineries in Lebanon; and, the Czech tradition of mushroom-hunting.
April 1, 2010
Worldfocus special edition on 21st century Africa
 
Worldfocus special edition on 21st century Africa
Watch the full show from Thursday, April 1. A special edition on 21st century Africa: Chinese is one of the hottest subjects in Kenyan schools; many upwardly mobile people are realizing the African dream; cell phones have revolutionized African life; and Rwandan students with laptops.
March 31, 2010
Worldfocus special edition on technology
 
Worldfocus special edition on technology
Watch the full show from Wednesday, March 31. A special edition on technology around the globe: Estonia loves its e-life; in Singapore, the government wants to implement pay-as-you-drive to unclog the streets; and, from Greece, new hope for the blind thanks to a hand-held device.
March 30, 2010
Special edition on women in the developing world
 
Special edition on women in the developing world
Watch the full show from Tuesday, March 30. A special edition on women in the developing world: From the Congo, the story of a wife who yearns for the past; in Liberia, women battle sexual abuse; why women are the majority in Rwanda's parliament; and, an Indian woman helps Untouchables.
March 29, 2010
Worldfocus special edition on deadly diseases
 
Worldfocus special edition on deadly diseases
Watch the full show from Monday, March 29. A special edition on deadly diseases: AIDS continues to rage in South Africa; in Thailand, one man fights AIDS complacency; Haiti and the Dominican Republic join together to combat malaria; and, stopping drug-resistant tuberculosis.
March 26, 2010
Worldfocus special edition on renewable energy in Denmark
 
Worldfocus special edition on renewable energy in Denmark
Watch the full show from Friday, March 26. A special edition on energy in Denmark: The nation has reduced its dependence on fossil fuels and created jobs; Denmark is a leader in wind power; one community has drastically reduced home energy costs; and, one island is carbon-neutral.
March 25, 2010
Worldfocus special edition on preserving the past
 
Worldfocus special edition on preserving the past
Watch the full show from Thursday, March 25. A special edition on preserving the past: Maintaining Roman antiquities has residents worried about the high cost of history; the challenge of building a new subway line in Rome; Greece battles for ancient sculptures; and, an unchanged Ethiopian town.
March 24, 2010
Worldfocus special edition on immigration
 
Worldfocus special edition on immigration
Watch the full show from Wednesday, March 24. A special edition on immigration: A look at anti-Muslim sentiment in France; plans to build a new mosque draw a powerful response from the right in Germany; and, as Spanish unemployment rises, some immigrants are scorned.
March 23, 2010
Worldfocus special edition on health care
 
Worldfocus special edition on health care
Watch the full show from Tuesday, March 23. A special edition on health care challenges around the world: The battle against cervical cancer in Nicaragua; helping more women survive childbirth in Guatemala; the struggle for basic care in Uganda; and, tuberculosis still takes a heavy toll in India.
March 22, 2010
Worldfocus special edition on the Health of Nations
 
Worldfocus special edition on the Health of Nations
Watch the full show from Monday, March 22. The Health of Nations special edition: in Chile, how fast you get treated depends on what ails you; in Brazil, emphasis is on medical care for the poor; Singapore's health care is funded by an unusual savings plan; and, Canada saves on admin costs.
March 19, 2010
Full Show: March 19, 2010
 
Full Show: March 19, 2010
Watch the full show from Friday, March 19. A special edition on Mexico: hundreds of thousands of immigrants risk their lives fleeing into Mexico; how the recession is affecting ordinary Mexicans; Mexico City becomes the first place in Latin America to legalize abortion; and, how the arts are used to preserve Mayan languages.
March 18, 2010
Full Show: March 18, 2010
 
Full Show: March 18, 2010
Watch the full show from Thursday, March 18. A special edition on women in the Muslim world: more and more Jordanian women are leaving home to work; in Egypt, freedom of choice means embracing tradition and the veil; from Iran, how women are moving forward; and, in Turkey, a soccer league of their own.
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