Yesterday Once More
We find out why Russia has signalled an end to nuclear co-operation with the US. And, Cuban migrants fear an end to America’s ‘wet foot, dry foot’ policy as relations improve.
We find out why Russia has signalled an end to nuclear co-operation with the US. And Cuban migrants fear an end to America’s ‘wet foot, dry foot’ policy as relations with the island improve.
Plus, a devout Hindu mum squares off with a cheeky atheist dad. What it is like to drive Saudi Arabian princesses around Los Angeles. A Honduran woman feels the tug of ancestral ties as she considers seeking opportunity in the US. And a punk rocker from DC preserves the lost sounds of Syria.
(Photo: A January 1989 image of Soviet inspectors and their American escorts standing among several dismantled Pershing II missiles. Credit: US Department of Defence)
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A Nuclear Rift
Relations between the US and Russia chill, nuclear security cooperation gets put on ice
Duration: 04:10
Wet Foot, Dry Foot
A tiny sailboat in Miami reflects changing diplomatic currents between the US and Cuba
Duration: 05:36
A House Divided
‘My mother is a devout Hindu. My father’s an atheist who enjoys making fun of her piety’
Duration: 02:00
Driving the Saudis
An American woman drives Saudi Arabian princesses around Beverly Hills
Duration: 05:20
Garifuna in Honduras
‘Being a woman is one problem, but being a Garifuna woman makes it twice as hard’
Duration: 04:32
Sufi Music
A punk rocker from DC seeks out the lost songs of Syria
Duration: 03:42
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- Sat 31 Jan 2015 04:32GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Online
- Sun 1 Feb 2015 15:32GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Online
- Sun 1 Feb 2015 22:32GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Online
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