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The oldest news show at WORT, World View newscasts include a half-hour round-up of the week’s international news, followed by a 20-30 minute feature, often a speech or in-depth interview.

“Bus Mafia” Blocks Cleaning Up Kathmandu’s Air

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A web of transport syndicates made up of private bus owners have repeated blocked official attempts to modernize Nepal’s highly inefficient bus network in the pollution-chocked Kathmandu Valley. According to the AFP, critics in Nepal say that these associations have managed to win control over the roads and ensure laws stay favorable to them by […]

Sri Lanka Doctors Protest

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An island-wide protest by Sri Lankan doctors Friday demanded closing a private medical college, crippled Sri Lanka’s health services, blocked roads and threatened the country’s investment climate. Doctors trained at the state-run medical colleges have long been demanding closing the privately owned South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine. Barred from protesting against it when […]

Thai King signs New Military Backed Constitution

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Thailand’s king signed a new military-backed constitution on Thursday that strengthens the army’s hand in government and puts the country on the path to polls after three years of junta rule. The military says the charter – Thailand’s twentieth since 1932 – will curb unrest in the politically-split kingdom and keep out corrupt lawmakers after […]

Somalia Leader Declares Country a ‘War Zone’

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Somalia’s new president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has declared his country a war zone. Thursday he instructed the army to prepare a new offensive against the al-Qaeda linked group al-Shabab after the group increased its deadly suicide bombings in the capital when he took office in February. But he did offer an alternative, even as he […]

PLAAF Aims to Support Whistleblowers

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French lawyer William Bourdon is one of the world’s leading advocates of whistle-blowers who has represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Edward Snowden and others. He has now founded a group he calls Plateforme de Protection des Lanceurs d’Alerte en Afrique of PLAAF, an organization to protect whistle-blowers in Africa made up of legal experts, investigative […]

Saudi Arabia to build entertainment city near Riyadh

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A new entertainment city outside of Riyadh is part of the Saudi Arabian government’s Vision 2030 plan announced by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman a year ago. The Vision 2030 reform program includes plans to transform the country’s austere reputation, reduce its dependence on oil and create jobs for young Saudis. The 129 square […]