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Worldfocus staff and contributors say goodbye

Worldfocus Goodbye

Worldfocus staff and contributors say goodbye

Martin Savidge, staffers and contributors offer their final thoughts on the end of Worldfocus. The nightly international affairs show, which aired news and global perspectives, was broadcast from October 6, 2008, to April 2, 2010.

Posted: April 2, 2010 13:55   Comments: 106
Renewable Energy in Denmark

Special Edition

Renewable Energy in Denmark

Watch the full show: 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.

Posted: April 2, 2010 13:04  
Women in the Developing World

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Women in the Developing World

Watch the full show: 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.

Posted: April 2, 2010 13:03  
Lending a Helping Hand

Special Edition

Lending a Helping Hand

Watch the full show: Joe rescues street kids in the Philippines; Miss Gene devotes her life to fighting AIDS in Jamaica; a woman protects single moms in Morocco; and, a man and donkey deliver books to Colombian kids.

Posted: April 2, 2010 13:02  
One Night That Shook the World

Special Edition

One Night That Shook the World

Watch the full show: Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, you'll hear how that remarkable day unfolded. Meet the unheralded German border guard who issued the critical order to let the East Germans out.

Posted: April 2, 2010 13:01  
21st Century Africa

Special Edition

21st Century Africa

Watch the full show: 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.

Posted: April 2, 2010 13:00  
Worldfocus brings you stories from around the globe

Signature Stories

Worldfocus brings you stories from around the globe

Worldfocus has covered nearly 200 stories from virtually every country on earth. Watch our original reporting, including the Emmy-nominated series on rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo and, in a strikingly different side of Africa, Kenya's rising middle class.

Posted: April 2, 2010 12:59  
Web original videos from Worldfocus

Web Original Videos

Web original videos from Worldfocus

Our website offers original videos and multimedia from our producers and correspondents. Explore smoking rates around the globe and gay marriage legislation in our maps; take a virtual tour of the Roman underground; and watch a clip of an Iranian comedy about Siamese twins.

Posted: April 2, 2010 12:58  
Behind the scenes in the Worldfocus newsroom

In the Newsroom

Behind the scenes in the Worldfocus newsroom

Worldfocus producers and correspondents offer unique insights into getting stories on the air for our broadcast, including battling the elements and adopting an animal found on assignment. They also tackle the issues and events that matter to them, from Turkish drama to climate change in Africa.

Posted: April 2, 2010 12:57  
Perspectives from around the world

Perspectives

Perspectives from around the world

Our Perspectives section offers commentary and analysis from writers across the globe. We bring you the view from Morocco on threats to press freedom; a peek inside the shadowy world of North Korean informants; and thoughts on the new E.U. leader's penchant for haiku.

Posted: April 2, 2010 12:56  

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