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Up All Night: 06/12/2011

06/12/2011

BBC Radio 5 Live - Up All Night, 06/12/2011

New Eurozone credit alert, Afghan conference criticised, and scientists discover Earth 2.0

The Eurozone countries are warned about their credit ratings, arrests at the climate change conference protests in Durban, and one of the world's oldest performers dies at 103.

Rhod Sharp with stories from around the world. 
The ratings agency, Standard and Poor's, has issued a credit alert for the Eurozone countries, just after the New York stock exchange closes. It comes after the news that France and Germany want a new treaty to ensure closer ties between countries which use the Euro. Marie Diron from Ernst and Young explains it all to us, and what it could mean for Britain.
The conference about the future of Afghanistan is over - the event in Bonn lasted just one day. Most analysts are disappointed with the conference's achievements. One of them is Moeed Yusuf, who's responsible for managing the Pakistan programme at the United States Institute of Peace. He explains why Pakistan boycotted the event, and says it'd be disastrous for either Pakistan or Afghanistan to think they could manage without each other.
Are we alone in the universe? The answer might, just might, be no. Scientists have discovered a planet they've called Kepler 22B, which is also being dubbed Earth 2.0. It's very similar to our planet and is a balmy 22 degrees on the surface. Getting there will be a bit of a hike - it's 600 light years away. Natalie Bathala from Nasa's Kepler group tells us it's about 2 times the size of Earth and they'd like to send radio waves there to check for signs of life.
Bill Tapia, one of the world's oldest performers, has died aged 103. He was famous for playing the ukelele, and has jammed with Elvis, Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong. His friend Alyssa Archambault tells us how they met and how she'll remember him.
Plus there's the latest internet stories with Jamillah Knowles in Outriders, and Winn Scutt digs up the latest archaeology news in Dem Bones.

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