The Week April 1, 2011

China Daily World News

The world is in crisis this week. Is it just about the plague of locusts in Switzerland? No, it's about a world war that has been going on for decades, and it's one that will probably never end. Coke versus Pepsi. Which side are you on?

Reporting from Antarctica

Global warming is melting polar ice caps and causing extreme changes in weather around the world. What effect is it having on the world's wildlife? Reporting from Antarctica is Correspondent Chris Clark.

Reporting from America

Young people around the world are using computer laptops and newer technology such as the iPad from Apple CEO Steve Jobs to access the Internet and play games when they're supposed to be studying. Let's turn to our US correspondent Chris Clark for the latest information on this serious crisis.

Reporting from Africa

Africa, with its great expanses of forests and deserts and immense array of wildlife, is in crisis. After not winning an Academy Award for his movie Avatar, American director James Cameron has set loose his Avatars in the unspoiled, until now, wilds of Africa. Our Africa correspondent, Chris Clark, reports.

Reporting from China

In China, the crisis this week is soap. Crowds of buyers are crowding into stores to empty shelves of laundry detergent. Why? Because it's on sale. Is it happening here in Beijing? We join our China correspondent Chris Clark outside a traditional Chinese hutong store.

That's the news from around the world for April 1, which is also known as April Fools' Day.

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About the broadcaster:

Renee Haines is an editor and broadcaster at China Daily. Renee has more than 15 years of experience as a newspaper editor, radio station anchor and news director, news-wire service reporter and bureau chief, magazine writer, book editor and website consultant.