Siobhan Wornell
London Producer
Siobhan Wornell is a former producer for The World based in London.
The French president turns to a rap expert to give his speeches more punch
Francois Hollande can’t catch a break. He’s not only unpopular, but people say he’s boring. The answer? A new speechwriter, who is also a rapper. And Pakistanis are buzzing about a new $600 designer shoe that looks a lot like a popular $6 Pakistani sandal. Also, is an Indian guru dead or just in a deep meditation? All that, in today’s Global Scan.
When Kim Jong Un wants you to vote, he subjects you to poetry
North Korea is about to have another election. And though the winners are not in doubt, government leaders still want a huge turnout, so they are turning to poems exhorting people to vote. Plus, at the NSA, even the spies are fed up … with being spied on. All that and more, in today’s Global Scan.
When Kim Jong Un wants you to vote, he subjects you to poetry
North Korea is about to have another election. And though the winners are not in doubt, government leaders still want a huge turnout, so they are turning to poems exhorting people to vote. Plus, at the NSA, even the spies are fed up … with being spied on. All that and more, in today’s Global Scan.
Syria’s Christians find themselves, once again, persecuted and taxed for their religion
An Islamic extremist group fighting in Syria, known as ISIS, is demanding that non-Muslims in areas they control convert to Islam or pay a “tax” for protection. Syrian Christian pastor Nadim Nassar, living in exile in London, says Syria’s Christians are caught “between two fires” — Assad’s dictatorship and a fragmented rebellion.