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Updated 2025-07-02 13:46
Norway begins the transition away from FM radio
Norway is the first country to begin to shut off its FM radios, a move being watched by many other nations.
Climate change is fueling a second chance for nuclear power
In the quest for a carbon-free future, scientists and entrepreneurs are developing a new generation of nuclear reactors.
Five important news stories that aren't about Donald Trump
There's been a lot of news out of Washington lately. But there's a lot more happening all over the world.
Kremlin spokesman says claims against Trump, printed in BuzzFeed, are 'pulp fiction'
Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists called the claims published by BuzzFeed and attributed to a former British intelligence operative a "total fake" — and "an obvious attempt to harm our bilateral relations."
As Mexico struggles with a down economy and corruption, protesters take to the streets
Protests have struck Mexico City and Guadalajara in recent days after gas prices soared as much as 20 percent.
Watch full video: Donald Trump comes out swinging at first press conference since election
US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday furiously denied explosive claims that Russian intelligence has gathered compromising personal and professional information on him, hours before he faces the media for the first time since his election win.
Obama is the first US president to author an article in Science magazine
Barack Obama's article in the top academic journal, Science, argues that the clean-energy revolution is irreversible and highlights the economic benefits of cutting carbon emissions and investing in renewable energy.
Army musicals from World War II brought back to the stage
These "Blueprint Specials" were musical comedies meant to be performed by soldiers, for soldiers. Most of the songs were written by Frank Loesser, before he found fame with the musical "Guys and Dolls."
Worried about its future, this former East German city recruited Syrian refugees
Compared to the rest of Germany, the economy in the former East Germany has struggled. In the small village of Golzow, the population had shrunk to the point where authorities were considering closing the village's only elementary school. That's when the town mayor invited Syrian refugee families to move in.
Remembering Clare Hollingworth, the journalist who broke the news of World War II
As a rookie reporter in 1939, British journalist Clare Hollingworth got the scoop of the century: World War II. It was the start of a spectacular career for a woman in the historically male world of war reporting. She died Tuesday, age 105.
A Syrian family finds sweet success in Canada
They arrived in Nova Scotia with almost nothing but their chocolate recipes.
Conspiracy theorists aren't all deranged weirdos. They're friends, family members and people you meet on the street.
Do you believe that the illuminati run the world? That there was a second gunman? That everything is not what it appears? Well, even if you don’t, conspiracy theories help shape our world. Here's a look at the psychology behind them.
Undocumented New Yorkers worry about the future of the city's ID program
New York City offers a municipal ID card to residents — regardless of immigration status. That program is once again coming under fire just as city officials consider what the Trump administration means for the program.
How a bigger FIFA World Cup could lead to March Madness-style drama
The world governing body for soccer has decided to expand the format of its men's World Cup from 32 teams to 48, effective 2026. So, get ready for a big debate over this for the next nine years.
The Filipino president has deployed a ‘social media army’ to push his agenda
Journalist Sean Williams stumbled upon the Filipino president's keyboard army after tweeting about the violent war on drugs in the Philippines.
There's a small but booming black market near the US-Mexico border ... for doughnuts
The Mexican town of Juarez does not have a doughnut store. But there's a Krispy Kreme outlet just across the US border in El Paso, Texas.
China's making huge economic bets on green energy
China's the largest producer of greenhouse gases, as well as the largest manufacturer.
Shocker: Russian intelligence services have a murky history
Russia has a large set of shadowy intelligence organizations. They have meddled in many countries, including the US, for years.
Fighting Nazis with Scandinavian crime fiction
There's a long history of fighting Nazism with fiction in Scandinavia. But has it really done much to stop far-right movements?
The outspoken women behind late Iranian President Rafsanjani
The former Iranian president's daughter Faezeh Hashemi and his wife Effat Marashi have clout in their own right.
50 years ago, Americans finally got a look across the line of the Vietnam War
When a US reporter got into North Vietnam for the first time, it changed the narrative of how the US was prosecuting the war.
Some persecuted writers get a new life in the US. But exile isn't easy.
For a writer from Bangladesh, life in Pittsburgh is safer. But he feels that “I am in exile not just physically, my mind is also in exile.”
Ever thought someone who died was already dead? Science can explain that.
Some people say they remember Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s, years before he became South Africa’s president. A neuroscientist steps in to discuss the science behind real — and false — memories.
Crossword puzzle-making tips from a pro at The New York Times
The job of the crossword puzzle maker is to twist the mind of its "solver."
The art and science of composing movie scores
It's all about matching sound with feeling. Even for science documentaries.
How Pittsburgh remembers a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
“The city always considered August Wilson its native son. But I think the city considered August its native stepson.”
Millennials are the new 'fossil fuel freedom fighters'
Much of the millennial generation has no direct experience of wild, untamed nature. But a recent anthology of essays by millennials shows that they are engaging in new ways with our environment and the forces affecting it.
For Teju Cole, John Berger was a kindred spirit
“I was already on a path,” says Cole, “And here was this master, who had actually cleared the road.”
Remembering a colleague who is gone too soon
PRI's Vidal Guzman, who worked on the client relations team, died while on vacation in Puerto Rico with his family. He was 61.
Sorry, no (Cuban) cigar. Just charcoal. Marabu charcoal.
A business deal signed this week in Havana clears the way for the first legal export from Cuba to the US in five decades.
US ambassador to Canada is first to resign after Trump's demand on diplomats
Trump's decision means the United States could be left without ambassadors in important countries for months. The posts require Senate confirmation.
After being apart for years, four prisoners released from Guantanamo are reunited with loved ones in Saudi Arabia
On Thursday, four Yemenis from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay made it home to Saudi Arabia. There are now 55 inmates still being held at the detention center in Cuba.
Germany is taking a harder look at child marriage
After accepting more than a million migrants, mostly from Muslim countries, Germany now is wrestling with the issue of child marriage.
How to bring out the wild in zoo animals
Hilda Tresz of the Phoenix Zoo specializes in behavioral enrichment. It's not about giving zoo animals toys, she says. It's about giving them some control over their lives.
Ford scraps its factory in Mexico. How much influence did Trump really have?
Nobody can say for certain if Trump got to Ford, but consider this: Ford spent $2.7 billion on advertising in 2015. Translation: The company cares deeply about its image.
A novel investment exchange in Asia is rewarding entrepreneurs who want to make the world better
For socially focused development programs, getting to scale can be the big challenge. This group is here to help.
The World's music features this week: Piers Faccini, Café Tacvba, Thailand's Prime Minister
Each week on The World, we feature a unique selection of music, and every week we put together the highlights for you here.
Venezuela's military has turned its food crisis into a 'racket.' And it's profiting from people going hungry.
In Venezuela, the military controls the food supply, including everything from distribution to prices. And it's profiting from the fact that people are going hungry.
Welcome to Carmel, Indiana — 'Roundabout City, USA'
Roundabouts are common in England. But you don't see them much in the US. Unless you live in Carmel, Indiana. It's home to 102 roundabouts ... and counting.
Unease in the Baltics as US allies watch Trump praise Putin
Three US senators traveled to the Baltics to try to calm the jangled nerves of leaders worried that the US will abandon NATO.
Baltic states like Latvia are wary of where Trump’s overtures to Russia could lead
President-elect Donald Trump’s friendly overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin has been a troubling development for many in the Baltic states.
Thailand’s military ruler keeps writing syrupy pop ballads
Prayuth Chan-ocha — a former army general who seized power through a coup — has just released his fourth pop song. Like the others, it is a pure dose of saccharine nationalism.
How a Rex Tillerson oil deal nearly sparked an Iraqi-Kurdish war
In 2011, Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson struck a deal to drill for oil in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, putting his oil company, and the United States, in the middle of a hot conflict over control of Iraqi resources.
To protect their immigrant residents under Trump, some cities are arming them with lawyers
These legislators say they may not be able to stop president-elect Trump from enacting severe policies to deport undocumented immigrants. But they hope providing lawyers can help.
Watch: Full Senate hearing on Russian hacking and US cybersecurity
US spy chiefs insisted Thursday they have strong evidence that Russia mounted an unprecedented bid to disrupt the American election, standing firm in the face of Donald Trump's refusal to accept their conclusions.
Kenya tries to come to grips with treating mental illness
In Kenya, mental illness still has a strong stigma attached to it. But a new hotline is helping to make inroads with treatment.
What the ‘hack’?
Hacker, hackathon, lifehack, lacktavist — hack seems to be the word du jour these days. How did it get that way?
Mexico's peso is tanking, and a new administration in Washington isn't expected to help
Economic uncertainty abounds in Mexico, with the peso in free-fall and auto makers running scarred. It doesn't help that filling a car with gas is now a lot more expensive.
Trump’s public disagreement with intelligence community unprecedented and ‘adversarial’
Donald Trump has again publicly disparaged the assessment of US intelligence that Russia used cyber warfare to attempt to influence the US election. A former intelligence insider says the challenge is unprecedented.
A father remembers when Korea was one country. His son dreams of seeing the same someday.
The Kang family lived through centuries of Korean unity. Today, they can’t go home.
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