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View the full archive of Worldfocus Podcast Week in Review: President Obama's trip to Asia Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs Magazine and James Rubin of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs join Daljit Dhaliwal to discuss President Barack Obama's trip to Asia and the focus of U.S.-China relations. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Israelis settle in occupied West Bank for economic reasons There is no sign that the building of Israeli settlements will cease. Economic and ideological settlers continue to flock to the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Worldfocus correspondent Martin Himel visits both sides of the wall dividing an Israeli settlement and a Palestinian refugee camp. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Israel's Orthodox women clamor for the right to divorce In Israel, the rabbinical courts decide when couples can marry and divorce. Worldfocus correspondent Martin Himel speaks with Orthodox Jewish women who are protesting the Jewish law that states husbands must consent to divorce. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Israel thrives as the Silicon Valley of the Middle East The high-tech industry has become the backbone of Israel's economy, with 46 percent of exports coming from the industrial high-tech sector. Worldfocus correspondent Martin Himel takes a look at the businesses and entrepreneurial players of the Middle East's Silicon Valley. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Everyday Danes profit from pioneering wind power Long ago, Denmark pioneered wind power, which now accounts for 20 percent of its energy production. Everyday Danish citizens -- from farmers to art dealers -- invested in windmills. Worldfocus special correspondent John Larson reports on how Danish citizens are capturing windfall profits. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ancient Greek values clash with modern treatment of gays Homosexuality dates back thousands of years in Ancient Greece, where same-sex relationships were well-known - even among the gods. But today in Greece, gay rights are not as accepted. Special Correspondent Lynn Sherr and producer Megan Thompson examine the state of gay marriage in Greece. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Gays in Jamaica worship in underground church Jamaica is often said to hold the world record for the most churches per square mile. There's a public place of worship for almost everyone. Unless you're gay. Correspondent Lisa Biagiotti, producer Micah Fink and director of photography Gabrielle Weiss report on the secret underground church that is welcoming gay men and women to practice their faith. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Violence and venom force gay Jamaicans to hide In Jamaica, anti-sodomy laws are still punishable for up to 12 years in prison. And society is not ready to tolerate openly gay lifestyles. Correspondent Lisa Biagiotti, producer Micah Fink and director of photography Gabrielle Weiss report on the dark side of Jamaica's anti-gay violence and attitudes and explore the ideological beliefs that perpetuate a culture of homophobia. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Berliners reminisce about the collapse of the wall Twenty years later, the residents of Berlin celebrate the historic day that marked the beginning of the end of Communism. Virtually all Berliners remember where they were and what they were doing the day that the wall fell. Mike Kraus, a freelance video journalist, reports from Berlin. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website High taxes curb Danish oil use, promote energy independence Producer John Larson reports from Copenhagen, Denmark, on how changing lifestyles, taxing energy and subsidizing alternative technologies have reduced the country's dependency on oil and created thousands of new jobs. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Week in Review: Afghanistan election and Italian court ruling Carla Robbins of The New York Times and James Rubin of Columbia University discuss Hamid Karzai's second term and the worsening security situation in Afghanistan. They also examine the fallout from a landmark case in Italy involving the alleged CIA abduction and "rendition" of a Muslim cleric. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Taxes curb Danish oil use, promote energy independence Producer John Larson reports from Copenhagen, Denmark, on how changing lifestyles, taxing energy and subsidizing alternative technologies have reduced the country's dependency on oil and created thousands of new jobs. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ancient Palestinian craft still intact amid globalization Worldfocus producer Mohammad Al-Kassim reports from the West Bank city of Hebron about its vanishing glassmaking industry, which dates back to the Phoenician era. He visits a master craftsman whose family business has endured for generations. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Journalists risk their lives reporting in the Philippines Correspondent Mark Litke and producer Ara Ayer report from the Philippines where there are more newspapers in print, more points of view and more influence in broadcast journalism than ever before. But since People Power in 1986, more than 70 journalists have been murdered. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Love-hate feelings complicate U.S.-Philippines relationship From 50 years of American colonial rule to the emigration of Filipino nurses and love for basketball, Correspondent Mark Litke and Producer Ara Ayer report from Manila on the unique historical relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Week in review: Afghanistan and Pakistan David Andelman, editor of the World Policy Journal and a former foreign correspondent, and Chrystia Freeland, U.S. managing editor of Britain's Financial Times, join David Brancaccio to review the week's events in Pakistan and Afghanistan. They discuss troop levels in Afghanistan and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's controversial remarks in Pakistan. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Antibiotics for eye disease are saving Ethiopia's children Producer Gary Strieker reports from Ethiopia's Amhara region where 60 percent of children suffer from Trachoma, a bacterial eye infection that is the world's leading preventable cause of blindness. A new study finds that antibiotics administered for Trachoma are actually treating other ailments and reducing Ethiopia's high rate of child mortality. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website In birthplace of coffee, Ethiopian farmers plant other crops Because Ethiopian farmers are fragmented and disorganized, they cannot leverage for higher coffee prices. Worldfocus correspondent Martin Seemungal reports on why farmers are deciding to plant corn and khat, a leafy drug that is chewed with stimulating effects somewhere between caffeine and cocaine. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Modernity creeps into rural village in northern Ethiopia Worldfocus correspondent Martin Seemungal travels to a remote village in the highlands of Ethiopia. He observes a traditional way of life that is virtually cut off from the rest of the world. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Famine eclipses Ethiopia's beauty and rich history Twenty-five years after famine devastated Ethiopia, poverty still mars the country's image. Worldfocus correspondent Martin Seemungal explores another side of Ethiopia. He reports on Ethiopia's people, religion, beauty and explores the relics that dot the landscape in the northern part of the country. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website