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Weekend Edition 2 June 2012

Pascale Harter with wit and insight from correspondents around the world. Includes items on fraud in Nigeria, Mafia stereotypes broken in Sicily, bizarre Cuban names and China's universal plug socket.

Insight, wit and analysis from 成人快手 correspondents, journalists and writers from around the world. Introduced by Pascale Harter. In this edition:

Will Ross learns how to swindle millions in a Nigerian fuel-import fraud;

Paul Adams asks how Mormons in Utah feel about Mitt Romney's Presidential run;

Alan Johnston takes a stroll in a Sicilian town with a fearsome reputation as a Mafia stronghold;

Matthew Teller finds a dump-turned-park bringing new life to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia;

Sarah Rainsford attempts to write down some of the bizarre first names now common in Cuba;

and Peter Day extols the arrival of a truly universal plug socket in China - a boon to the cantankerous traveller.

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25 minutes

Last on

Sun 3 Jun 2012 19:05GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 2 Jun 2012 08:05GMT
  • Sun 3 Jun 2012 03:05GMT
  • Sun 3 Jun 2012 19:05GMT