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Episode Feb 10

PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 10, 2018

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World Feb 10

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Can Somalia’s fishing industry keep pirates out of business?

From 2010 to 2012, pirates ruled Somali waters, costing commercial ships billions of dollars in ransoms. Over the last few years, increased naval patrolling and security improved the situation drastically and many former pirates turned to fishing to earn an…

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World May 13

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World powers look to Djibouti for trade, military access

Djibouti, a tiny country in Northeast Africa, is situated at the gateway to the Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest shipping routes. While its location is an economic commodity for a country that’s half unemployed, it also puts it…

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World Apr 23

Mattis and Waldhauser hold a news conference at Camp Lemonnier in Ambouli, Djibouti
U.S. officials say pirates have returned to waters off Somalia

Pirates have returned to the waters off Somalia, but the spike in attacks on commercial shipping does not yet constitute a trend, senior U.S. officials said Sunday.

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

World Dec 04

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France ordered to compensate Somali pirates

The European Court of Human Rights ordered France to compensate nine Somali pirates accused of carrying out attacks on French ships in 2008, citing judicial delays.

By Ayan Sheikh

Jan 27

New historic account chronicles Blackbeard’s bloody final stand

By Sarah Sheffer

Among the pirates who have scoured the seven seas, Blackbeard stands as history’s most notorious. Said to have captured two ships more than twice the size of his own, Blackbeard’s conquests have been told and retold for nearly three centuries,…

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Oct 26

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What does piracy off Nigeria mean for global business?

Hari Sreenivasan speaks with maritime risk consultant Michael Frodl about the recent capture of two Americans off of the coast of Nigeria by armed pirates, and what economic and political implications a rescue could entail.

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Oct 24

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Pirates kidnap two American sailors near Nigerian coast

.@NAVEUR_NAVAF: Not #USNavy Sailors. RT @breakingnews: #USNavy officials confirm pirates kidnapped 2 US sailors off coast of Nigeriai— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) October 24, 2013 Two U.S. mariners were kidnapped Wednesday near the coast…

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Jan 26

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News Wrap: Somali Captors Threaten to Kill American Hostage if U.S. Interferes

In other news Thursday, captors in Somalia threatened to kill an American hostage if the United States attempts to free him. The warning followed a Navy SEAL raid that rescued another American and a Dane. Also, government forces in Syria…

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Nov 14

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Somali Refugees Flee to Ethiopia to Escape Famine, Violence

Kenyan troops have been drawn into the civil war in Somalia between the government and al-Shabab militants as desperate refugees flee to Ethiopia to escape violence and famine. Special Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from a refugee camp near…

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