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Updated 2025-07-12 05:45
How Indian Americans are reacting to Kamala Harris as Joe Biden's VP pick
For many Indian Americans, Harris symbolizes the inherent multiculturalism that defines their lives in the US.
Opposition figure calls for 'new, democratic, open country called Belarus'
Mass protests in Belarus have been met by violent crackdowns after the recent election. Veronika Tsepkalo, who helped create one of the largest expressions of dissent Belarus has seen in years, joined The World's host Marco Werman from Moscow to talk about the latest events.
'COVID-19 is in charge of the census,' says former US Census Bureau director
Kenneth Prewitt, who oversaw the nationwide tally in 2000, says that counting 56 million households amid a pandemic, along with a hurried census deadline, may "result in an unprecedented undercount."
Activists took the Irish govt to court over its national climate plan — and won
The court battle, known as Climate Case Ireland, is one of many cases around the world of climate activists bringing their own country’s governments to court for insufficient action on climate change.
Be My Eyes app makes daily life easier for people with visual impairments
The video chat app allows a sighted volunteer to help out with reading thermostats, matching outfits or troubleshooting technology.
UAE-Israel normalization: A 'real breakthrough' for Arab Gulf state, former ambassador says
Israel and the United Arab Emirates look set to establish full normalization of relations. As part of that framework, Israel has agreed to suspend annexation plans in the West Bank.
Choirs in the age of coronavirus: A new study looks at the risks of singing
Are choirs really dangerous in the age of COVID-19? A new study measures the actual number of particles sprayed while singing the classic song "Happy Birthday." Jonathan Reid, a chemistry professor leading the research at Bristol University, speaks to host Marco Werman about the study.
Brazilian housing movements fight surging evictions amid coronavirus
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, more than 1,700 families have been thrown out of their homes just in the state of São Paulo, according to the Observatory of Forced Removals at the ABC University.
Amid crackdown in China, Uighur diaspora artists promote their culture
The US has stepped up efforts to hold China accountable for treatment of ethnic minority Uighurs in the western Xinjiang region, but new evidence shows continued persecution, with celebrities even being targeted.
A Texas couple wrote a bilingual book to encourage children to wear masks
Martha Samaniego Calderón and her husband, Dan Heiman, decided to self-publish a Spanish-English children’s book called, "Behind My Mask," or "Detrás de Mi Cubrebocas," to encourage children to wear masks and help them process difficult emotions about COVID-19.
Backlash over anti-racist billboard challenges Houston’s Vietnamese American community
In southwest Houston, a Vietnamese American businessman received death threats and a boycott when he put up a bilingual Black Lives Matter billboard.
Slowing deforestation could save humanity from the next pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to cost several trillion US dollars. But a new study suggests that spending just a tiny fraction of that to curb deforestation and the wildlife trade could prevent another costly pandemic.
Mauritius rushes to stave off oil spill
“It is the biggest natural disaster to my knowledge that we are having in Mauritius,” said Jacqueline Sauzier, a microbiologist who heads Mauritius Marine Conservation Society. The oil spill poses a threat to nearby ecology and wildlife on wetlands and smaller islands.
As Election Day nears, it's not just about winning the 'Latino vote.' It's about making a real connection.
A sense of belonging — meaning, how society perceives you — along with feeling respected and valued — can be powerful forces to mobilize or discourage voting.
Russian vaccine risks increasing severity, acquisition of COVID-19, says expert
The World Host Marco Werman spoke with Gary Kobinger, who directs the Infectious Disease Research Center at the University of Laval in Quebec City and has worked on a coronavirus vaccine.
Green groups grapple with a history of racism and exclusion
The environmental movement in America has deep ties to the nation’s history of systemic racism and white supremacy. Now, as Americans confront racial injustice anew, powerful green groups like the Sierra Club are beginning to reckon with their own histories of hate and exclusion.
International flights resume in East Africa
COVID-19 lockdowns in East Africa brought air travel to a halt for months. Now, airlines in the region are returning to the air.
In Beirut, hospital staff witness ‘total chaos’ after blast
“It was like the doors of hell had opened.” That’s how one doctor described the scene at his hospital in Beirut after a massive blast last Tuesday killed more than 150 people and injured thousands of others.
Top UN education official: Pandemic causing rethink of global learning
The World's host Marco Werman speaks with Stefania Giannini, the UN's assistant director-general for education about the impact of the coronavirus on schools and students.
US lost 11 million acres of farmland to development in past 2 decades
In the last 20 years, more than 11 million acres of US farmland have been converted, fragmented or paved over by development projects, according to a new report by the American Farmland Trust.
Citizens are challenging repression with #ZimbabweanLivesMatter, says author Tsitsi Dangarembga
The Booker Prize-winning novelist was arrested at a political demonstration last week against Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government.
COVID-19 threatens global progress in fight against other communicable diseases
Concerns are growing that the singular focus on COVID-19 is having a secondary impact — threatening years of progress in efforts to slow the spread of other, long-standing communicable diseases.
Thailand set to legalize LGBTQ unions, a rare step in Asia
It will be the first Southeast Asian nation to do so — just as Thailand was the first major nation in the world to let women vote.
Who is responsible for migrant youth in France?
A group of five nongovernmental organizations are pressuring the French government to build a special housing facility exclusively for migrant youth as they await legal decisions on their status in the country.
How Trump is weakening the National Environmental Policy Act
A bedrock conservation law, the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, is the latest environmental regulation rolled back by the Trump administration.
COVID-19’s cost to working mothers
How can women juggle working and parenting during a pandemic?
‘Our house is your house’: Locals open their homes after Beirut blast
The massive blast that rocked Beirut in Lebanon on Tuesday left at least 300,000 people without homes. But shortly after the blast, residents started a campaign to offer their homes to those in need.
NHL players kneel to protest police brutality
After a four-month delay, National Hockey League players are back on the ice, bringing social justice movements with them.
John Bolton: Trump doesn’t understand ‘the gravity of responsibility’
The former White House national security adviser tells The World's host Marco Werman that the president is not “very well informed,” which means he “doesn't really see the bigger-picture implications.”
Megaprojects and austerity measures are transforming southern Mexico
The country's economy is in a downward spiral as the coronavirus continues to spread.
In Turkey, a conservative push to remove domestic violence protections is met with an uproar
Leaders of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) were expected to announce a decision on the matter after a meeting on Aug. 5, but Turkish newspapers reported Tuesday that the gathering has been postponed indefinitely. Turkish women, however, say they will continue to protest.
K-pop and Chinese hip-hop artists grapple with their responses to BLM
Given the Black roots of hip-hop, rap, K-pop and other musical genres, BLM is hard to ignore, but artists must straddle all kinds of considerations including restraints on freedom of expression in their respective countries.
Can artificial crowd noise match the thrill of packed stadiums?
With spectators unable to watch live sports in person due to the coronavirus, the cheers and jeers must come from somewhere. Teams, leagues and broadcasters around the world are taking different approaches to provide artificial crowd noise for games.
French Chilean rapper's new track criticizes politicians' apathy over coronavirus
Ana Tijoux's new song “Pa Qué?” drew inspiration from statements early into the pandemic from politicians like British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
Family of Chinese pro-democracy activist held in secret detention calls for his release
Ding Jiaxi had been on a collision course with the Chinese government perhaps ever since 1989 when he was a college junior in Beijing.
After months without work, Uganda’s boda boda drivers hit the road
Thousands of boda boda drivers have been out of work since March when the Ugandan government suspended most forms of public transportation in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
A coronavirus outbreak threatens Catalonia’s vital tourism industry
In previous years, throngs of tourists flocked to Antoni Gaudí’s masterpiece Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona. But with hundreds of new outbreaks of the coronavirus in the northeast region of Catalonia, Spain's tourism industry is taking a serious hit.
New ICARUS tracking system helps scientists unlock mysteries of migration
Information collected from orbiting satellites can tell us a lot about the weather, our changing climate and abundant life on Earth. Thanks to advances in technology, soon we may be able to watch, in real-time, the movements and migration of tiny winged species, including insects.
Embattled Bolivian mayor refuses to step down amid political crisis: ‘Quitting would be a betrayal’
Patricia Arce, mayor of the Bolivian city of Vinto, has operated under a cloak of fear since November, when a mob attacked her in the street and demanded her resignation in the wake of postelection clashes. But she has held on to her role amid rising human rights abuses under the interim national government.
'Portraits for NHS Heroes' honors UK's frontline health workers
A UK project is using the hashtag #PortraitsforNHSHeroes to pair health care workers with artists who are painting their portraits as a way to show appreciation for their work during the pandemic.
How China’s nature-based solutions help with extreme flooding
This year, record rainfall in China caused the longest river, the Yangtze, to overflow, leading to serious damage. But environmental experts say that a range of ecological strategies like tree planting and floodplain restoration over the last decade have helped to mitigate the impact of extreme flooding.
Trump's stance toward Putin undermines diplomacy in ex-Marine's case, says former Amb. McFaul
A Russian court sentenced a former US Marine to nine years in prison Thursday over a drunken incident he says he cannot remember. The World’s host Marco Werman spoke to Michael McFaul, the former US ambassador to Russia, about what the case means for US-Russia relations.
A newborn survived an attack at a hospital in Afghanistan. Now the long road to recovery begins.
Ameneh Sharifi was only a few hours old when gunmen stormed the clinic where she was born in May. Her mother died in the attack, but she survived. A doctor and his team worked hard to save her leg. Now the long road to recovery — and justice — begins.
'The Sirens of Mars': A scientist's personal journey and the rich history of Mars exploration
Astrobiologist Sarah Stewart Johnson is a NASA scientist who has spent her career searching for answers to profound human questions. She helped design America's newest interplanetary, robotic life hunter on Mars called Perseverance, which launched on July 30.
UN climate chief on coronavirus and climate change: We must ‘address these two fundamental, existential crises together’
Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, continues to wrangle world leaders to make and meet ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions — even amid the pandemic.
Farmworkers are getting coronavirus. They face retaliation for demanding safe conditions.
The situation at Primex Farms highlights the tightrope farmworkers must walk to protect their health and jobs while avoiding retaliation from their employers.
Israel's hurried school reopenings serve as a cautionary tale
As schools around the world plan for the fall semester, many are looking to Israel — where COVID-19 outbreaks swept through the educational system after a hurried reopening — as an example of what could go wrong.
Major environmental groups join Facebook ad boycott to protest climate misinformation
The Natural Resources Defense Council, Earthjustice and 350.org are joining more than 1,000 companies in pausing their advertising on Facebook in July as part of the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign. Other environmental groups have hesitated to get on board.
Turkey passes ‘draconian’ social media legislation
Turkey’s parliament approved a law early Wednesday that gives authorities greater power to regulate social media despite concerns of growing censorship.
Isolation may be a greater risk than COVID-19 for residents of Canada's nursing homes
Canada's nursing homes were hit especially hard by the coronavirus. To protect residents, provincial governments issued lockdown measures and shut out families. But some experts argue that confinement and isolation can do more harm than good.
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