Scandal over price fixing of beer, Afghanistan in pictures and the conflict in South Sudan

vor 12 Jahren

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WBEZ's global affairs program. Featuring in-depth conversations about international issues and their local impact. Also, foreign film reviews and human rights commentaries. Hosted by Jerome McDonnell.

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vor 12 Jahren

Five German breweries were recently fined more than $145 million for price-fixing. We find out more from Financial Times Frankfurt correspondent Alice Rice. Then, veteran photographer Robert Nickelsberg has been covering Afghanistan since 1998. He began his work in the region based in New Delhi, where Time magazine had its South Asia bureau. He's made more than 50 trips inside the country since then and documented his experience in new book, Afghanistan: A Distant War. He joins us to talk about his work and the current political situation inside Afghanistan. Plus, we'll We’ll get an update on the situation in South Sudan from Kenneth Elisapana, founder and director of Sudan Voices of Hope for Relief and Development.

(Photo: Flickr/Leon Brocard-acme)