Places in Between
The professional football player who plans to #KickEbolaIntheButt.
Crowds chant ‘Ebola, Ebola’ at them; teams forfeit matches against them. But that has not stopped the Sierra Leone national football team. We meet one of the squad’s stars and learn about his campaign #KickEbolaInTheButt.
Also on this edition, the harrowing story of a Salvadoran teenager seeking asylum in the United States. An Afghan student recounts his first days in the US, and his bewilderment at the American chicken sandwich. And, a war correspondent awards ceremony brings hope and comfort to the family of slain American journalist James Foley. Plus, we visit a pop-up shop in New York dedicated to Russian President Vladimir Putin. And, we drop by NYC’s tiniest museum, where everyday objects take centre stage.
(Photo: A participant in the #KickEbolaInTheButt campaign, at Temple University in Philadelphia. Courtesy of #KickEbolaInTheButt)
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#KickEbolaInTheButt
Sierra Leone’s national football squad undeterred by Ebola fears
Duration: 05:49
Seeking Asylum
A Salvadorean teenager’s life-and-death struggle for asylum in America
Duration: 03:40
First Days
Nothing challenged Ali Shahidy’s readiness to live in the US more than a chicken sandwich
Duration: 03:21
War Reporters
An awards ceremony for war correspondents brings comfort to the family of James Foley
Duration: 03:47
Putin Pop-Up
A pop-up shop in New York extols the virtues of Vladimir Putin
Duration: 04:26
Mmuseumm
To see life's oddities, you have to visit an odd place - a museum in an elevator shaft
Duration: 04:11
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- Sat 18 Oct 2014 03:32GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Online
- Sun 19 Oct 2014 14:32GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Online
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