This is the story of a fruit a simple fruit available all year round all around the world. This is the story of a fruit on which an empire was built one of the 1st multinational ads in the United Fruit Company. I get ready near him by morning i get the blue beard and i look when i eat a banana day. Ah this is the story of a fruit that changed the destiny of Central America and gave its name to republics it became notorious it became the symbol of all thats wrong with american capitalism. This is a tale of economics and politics a story about globalization. This is the story of a fruit. A simple for the but now. For her. It all began in 1871 when the government in costa rica asked a certain Minor Cooper Keith from new york to build a railway it was to link the caribbean coast to the high plateau names through the jungle. But nothing went as planned. The jungle was merciless. That one accident scorpions malaria 4000 men died and just 40 kilometers of Railway Track were completed. And aft
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A 1st set foot on the moon historic landing was watched on television by hundreds of millions of people around the world its a spectacle that many who saw it have never forgotten lets now relive some of those iconic moments. Back right. Or am. I was in my grandmothers house all watching t. V. What she looked like something absolutely unknown and something impossible. I was with my aunt who was born in 18 in 99. And she was sitting there with me watching a man land on the moon itself Pretty Amazing they didnt even have automobiles when she was 4. Beautiful like really. So she too each state was a pity it wasnt just russians but space travel was developing fast and it was clear to us that many countries would send their astronauts into space and you were in school. Right. But. Of course it was a colossal event. I dont think of ever again such a wake in front of the television at 3 am waiting for something to happen and seem to exist. And thats the latest from daily news stay tuned for ou
Here in berlin thanks to both of you for being with us this morning i dont know what was behind the decision to release. Well longer will be presenting this is evidence that turkey traditionally is independent worked fairly and justly but the fact that all these human rights defenders were released is seen as evidence of of of of the thick set of International Pressure on turkey that cases dont president it attention and pressure on cross but they leave the release of stories now in particular the scene has been result of growth of all possible reports of rumors that berlin was about to use its influence to curtail International Lending to turkey now turkeys economy it depends for foreign capital to survive and already even rumors about hopeful the turkish lira plunging and touching. Ok thomas will this development now open the door for improving bilateral relations between germany in turkey. The German Government brian sees this as a first step in the right direction it also says that
A final farewell full time and hes a kingpin we pop five days of ceremony and ritual for the moment you buy millions as a father figure second life to bangkok. The german human rights organizer is freed on bail from a turkish prison so does this signal an improvement in relations between the left. And in the german cup topside leipzig guided by a munich played even right to be at last nights big match had all the drama fans expected to let you know which clock on top in the final six hours. Im phil gayle welcome to the program. Police in western kenya have reportedly been shooting live ammunition and tear gas to break up protests as the country runs its president ial election Opposition Leader run out of danger has described todays vote as a sham and called for a boycott in the capital nairobi mr a dingo supporters have been throwing stones at people trying to enter polling stations voting has proceeded in areas that support president kenyatta but turnouts appears to be lower than in j