Lebanon is at a crossroads 20 years after their prime minister was assassinated
The World
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4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Rafik Hariri was a charismatic Lebanese prime minister who oversaw an era of relative economic and political stability until his assassination. Amal Mudallali was Rafik Hariri’s foreign policy adviser and more recently a permanent representative to the UN for Lebanon, who spoke about Hariri's legacy and the opportunity Lebanon is now confronted with. Also, Australia has passed tough anti-hate laws, with mandatory jail time for giving the Nazi salute in public. It's part of an effort to combat a wave of anti-semitism in the country.Also, as controversy continues around South Korea's impeached president, a look at the anti-feminist platform that brought him to power, and the state of feminism in South Korea today. And, Chile’s biggest carnival is kicking off at full speed on Friday. As many as 150,000 people have traveled to the northern Chilean town of Arica to participate. Our reporter takes us there.
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| 0:00.0 | On October 3rd, 1980, a bomb was detonated outside a synagogue on Copernic Street in Paris. |
| 0:06.0 | Three decades later, French investigators finally identified a suspect in the case. |
| 0:11.0 | A Lebanese Canadian sociology professor, living a quiet life on the outskirts of Ottawa, Canada. |
| 0:17.0 | Is Hassan Zyab guilty? |
| 0:19.0 | Can you introduce yourself? Or is the escapego? |
| 0:22.1 | Hassan Diab. From Canada land, this is the Copernic affair. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:34.7 | The political winds are shifting in Lebanon. |
| 0:38.6 | I really hope that Lebanon now takes this opportunity and tries to rebuild itself, |
| 0:44.1 | try to build a real country where the Lebanese have a chance on living normal life. |
| 0:48.8 | I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 0:49.8 | And I'm Carol Hills. |
| 0:51.4 | Today, a somber anniversary shows how much has already changed. |
| 0:55.6 | And in South Korea, women are speaking out despite a movement to silence them. |
| 1:00.0 | You know, we're talking about a climate where to even say anything about women facing discrimination |
| 1:06.3 | is somehow a violence against men's rights. |
| 1:11.0 | And how the Jewish community in Australia is responding to anti-Semitic hate. |
| 1:16.1 | I don't really know what to tell my son. |
| 1:19.5 | Plus, what dancing baby sea turtles reveal about migration. |
| 1:23.2 | That's all ahead today on the world. |
| 1:28.2 | This is the World. |
| 1:29.6 | I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 1:30.8 | And I'm Carol Hills. |
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