This is the story of a fruit a simple fruit available all year round all around the world. This is the story of a fruit on which an empire was built one of the 1st multinational ads in the United Fruit Company. I get ready near him by morning i get the blue beard and i look when i eat a banana day. Ah this is the story of a fruit that changed the destiny of Central America and gave its name to republics it became notorious it became the symbol of all thats wrong with american capitalism. This is a tale of economics and politics a story about globalization. This is the story of a fruit. A simple for the but now. For her. It all began in 1871 when the government in costa rica asked a certain Minor Cooper Keith from new york to build a railway it was to link the caribbean coast to the high plateau names through the jungle. But nothing went as planned. The jungle was merciless. That one accident scorpions malaria 4000 men died and just 40 kilometers of Railway Track were completed. And aft
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A 1st set foot on the moon historic landing was watched on television by hundreds of millions of people around the world its a spectacle that many who saw it have never forgotten lets now relive some of those iconic moments. Back right. Or am. I was in my grandmothers house all watching t. V. What she looked like something absolutely unknown and something impossible. I was with my aunt who was born in 18 in 99. And she was sitting there with me watching a man land on the moon itself Pretty Amazing they didnt even have automobiles when she was 4. Beautiful like really. So she too each state was a pity it wasnt just russians but space travel was developing fast and it was clear to us that many countries would send their astronauts into space and you were in school. Right. But. Of course it was a colossal event. I dont think of ever again such a wake in front of the television at 3 am waiting for something to happen and seem to exist. And thats the latest from daily news stay tuned for ou
Those taking part in fridays for future demonstrations across europe and as he assumes the e. U. Presidency he says solving Climate Change should be europes quote next heroic act. Im brian thomas thanks so much for joining us britain says 3 rainin boats tried to intercept a British Oil Tanker near the persian gulf now london says they were driven off by royal navy forget the h. M. S. Moat montrose escorting that tanker in the strait of hormuz the frigate seen here escorting other ships aimed its deck guns at the iranian vessels as a warning no shots were fired. Iran has denied that any of its boats tried to stop that tanker saying they were simply carrying out routine duties now the British Government called for calm after the incident we are concerned by this action. They said and continue to urge the iranian authorities to deescalate the situation in the region while this incident comes after a warning yesterday from the iranian president Hassan Rouhani he said that iran was ready to
Up their sports dream lives on madagascar are in football fever as its National Team pairs for the quarter finals of the african cup of nations. Brian thomas thanks so much for joining us britain says that 3 rainy and boats tried to intercept a British Oil Tanker near the persian gulf while london says they were driven off by a Royal Navy Frigate the h. M. S. Montrose escorting that tanker in the strait of hormuz the frigate seen here escorting other ships aimed its deck guns at the iranian vessels as a warning no shots were fired iran has denied that any of its boats tried to stop the tanker saying they were simply carrying out routine duties well the British Government called for calm after the incident we are concerned by this action and continue to urge the iranian authorities to deescalate the situation in the region. Well this incident comes after a warning yesterday from iranian president Hassan Rouhani he said that iran was ready to retaliate after one of its oil tankers was se