Putin's gamble, the Mooch is out, Islamic Jesus
If Russian President Vladimir Putin gambled that a Donald Trump presidency would lead to better relations with the US, well, that wager seems to have backfired now. Also, how Jesus is described in Islamic scripture? Plus, a new women's soccer league gets underway in Mexico.
47m Jul 31, 2017
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Banished from Venezuela, DACA under threat, the art of cartoon voice-overs
The New York Times correspondent Nick Casey's view of Venezuela, after the government there banned him from the country. Also, Russia retaliates for US sanctions. And, a fresh look at the history of fortune cookies in America.
46m Jul 28, 2017
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Banished from Venezuela, DACA under threat, the art of cartoon voiceovers
New York Times correspondent Nick Casey's view of Venezuela, after the government there banned him from the country. Also, Russia retaliates for US sanctions. And, a fresh look at the history of fortune cookies in America.
47m Jul 28, 2017
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So long gas and diesel, Turkish journalists on trial, North Dakota farmers and NAFTA
What would it take to say goodbye to gas and diesel vehicles? For starters, more charging stations for electric vehicles. Also, Williamina Fleming: a Scottish immigrant and pioneer for women in astronomy. Plus, North Dakota farmers who supported Trump but are nervous about his trade policies.
47m Jul 27, 2017
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Trump disses Sessions again, pyschedelic London, Melania-mania in Slovenia
President Donald Trump uses a joint press conference with the Lebanese prime minister to cast more doubt on his own attorney general. Also, Bill Browder's personal tale of business, corruption and government power in Russia, and what that has to do with Donald Trump Jr.'s Russia meeting. Plus, a renaissance for psychedelia in London.
47m Jul 25, 2017
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Exxon Mobil's Russia problem, demining Mosul, trafficked by diplomats
Oil giant Exxon Mobil has been fined for violating sanctions against Russia. We hear what role Secretary of State Rex Tillerson may have played as Exxon CEO. Also, we examine the trafficking of domestic workers by foreign diplomats. Plus, the band Bokanté blends West Africa, the Caribbean and the Mississippi Delta.
46m Jul 24, 2017
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US war crimes office may shut down, inside the DMZ and the Summer of Love
The US State Department plans to shut down its war crimes office — we'll take a look. Also, Australians wonder what's happening in America after an Australian woman is shot dead by police in Minneapolis. Plus, we remember San Francisco's Summer of Love, 50 years later.
47m Jul 21, 2017
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US cuts support for Syrian rebels, Trudeau's carbon balancing act, radicalized surfer dude
President Donald Trump ends a CIA program backing moderate rebel groups in Syria. Also, Canada's prime minister says he's concerned about climate change while also supporting new oil pipelines. Plus Zimbabwean band Mokoomba.
46m Jul 20, 2017
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A push to stop migrants at sea, Sikhism and ‘The Bachelorette,’ not enough seasonal workers
An new anti-immigrant organization called Defend Europe wants to stop migrants at sea before they can cross the Mediterranean. Also, how a Syrian refugee family in Germany is adjusting to life there. Plus Olive Yang, the Burmese warlord who defied traditional gender roles.
46m Jul 19, 2017
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Trump and the Iran deal, Winnie the Pooh censored in China, UK cheddar heist
President Donald Trump decides not to scrap the Iran nuclear deal. Also, National Geographic's Joel Sartore and his "Photo Ark" of endangered wildlife species. Plus, why Chinese internet censors don't like Winnie the Pooh.
46m Jul 18, 2017
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Venezuela's symbolic referendum, Pakistan's 'Fontgate,' climate research
Venezuela's opposition held a symbolic referendum and millions voted against the country's president. We'll look at the current state of affairs. Also, we examine the difficult lives of Pakistan's atheists. Plus, how George Romero inspired zombie fans worldwide.
47m Jul 17, 2017
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A year after the Nice attack, high school students interview Mattis, Brazil chaos
President Donald Trump attends Bastille Day festivities in Paris today — and we take a look. Plus, the southern French city of Nice is remembering the attack a year ago today that killed 86 people on the beachside promenade. Plus, we look back at the life and work of South African HIV/AIDS activist Prudence Mabele.
46m Jul 14, 2017
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Trump's visit to France, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo dies, a slice of Poland's wartime history
President Donald Trump meets his French counterpart in Paris. Also, the painful history of Jedwabne, a village in Poland where the Jewish population was massacred during World War II. Plus we remember the life and work of Chinese Nobel laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo.
46m Jul 13, 2017
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Giant iceberg calves, Korean religion called cult, Putin puppeteer
How an iceberg the size of Delaware just broke away from Antarctica. And, why two young Americans fought alongside Kurdish rebels against ISIS, and died in the fighting. Also, why members of a religious group — some American — believe their Korean leader is immortal.
46m Jul 12, 2017
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Donald Trump Jr.'s email chain, 'peaceful nukes,' China's New Silk Road
Donald Trump Jr. releases emails wherein he was told about Russia's support for his father's campaign. Also, a scientist who worked to find peaceful uses for nuclear bombs. And, a secretive religious group in South Korea.
46m Jul 11, 2017
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Victory in Mosul, ceasefire in Syria, listening to Linkin Park in Iran
Iraq's government claims victory against ISIS in Mosul. Also, who is the Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. last year? Plus, Israel's spy agency courts tech entrepreneurs with slick ads.
46m Jul 10, 2017
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What Russia Today makes of the Trump-Putin meeting, an update on the border wall, and the banned grandmas of Instagram
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met face-to-face on Friday. We'll get a Russian point of view. Also, an artist in Vermont has been working for more than 20 years on a comic-book history of the rise of Nazi Germany. Plus, #bannedgrandmas are overtaking Instagram.
47m Jul 07, 2017
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Trump gets a warm welcome in Poland, stolen artifacts from Iraq, and life on the front lines in Raqqa.
At a speech in Poland, President Donald Trump says Western civilization is under threat, and that the US will defend it. Also, the story of one Syrian refugee who managed to get asylum in Japan, which was no small feat. And, Hobby Lobby's problem with Iraqi antiquities.
46m Jul 06, 2017
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Options for dealing with North Korea, Trump readies to meet Putin, and Volvo goes (mostly) electric
Why North Korea may be a problem we have to live with. Plus, a Korean-American points out that deterrence keeps the peace. And Presidents Trump and Putin are about to meet face-to-face. We preview their possible talking points. Also, a year-long investigation in Israel spotlights the government's secret plan to get rid of its African refugees.
46m Jul 05, 2017
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North Korea sends the US a July 4 message
North Korea says it has successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile. Host Carol Hills turns to Jean Lee in Seoul to learn more. Then Mary Kay Magistad, our former Beijing correspondent, takes a big-picture look at how the US and China might work together, or separately, to solve the North Korea problem. Also, The World's history guy, Chris Woolf, explores the role that Russia play...
46m Jul 04, 2017
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Supporting a strongman
The backlash over President Donald Trump's smackdown video of CNN gets us talking about world leaders and their relationships with the press. We'll hear about strongmen in Turkey and the Philippines. Also, Stephen Hawking on global warming, plus insights on Russia, election hacking and Kaspersky Lab. Plus, the strange ultimatum delivered to the Gulf nation of Qatar by four of its neighbors, led...
46m Jul 03, 2017
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On the front lines against ISIS, Simone Veil and when does a dialect become a language?
According to reports, ISIS has lost more than 50 percent of the territory it once held. We'll look at where things stand in the battle against ISIS, three years on. Also, a couple engaged to be married have been caught up in Donald Trump's immigration and travel ban. But a last minute change in policy may have given them some hope amid the confusion. Plus, the hard-to-define difference between ...
46m Jun 30, 2017
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New visa rules, drones of a different kind, and fat becomes bio-fuel
The Trump administration tries to clarify its new visa rules after the Supreme Court allows a partial travel ban. Plus, brothers who worked as translators for American forces in Iraq have been trying to get their ailing father to the US, but have run into a lot of red tape. And, "Dinner With Your Muslim Neighbor": A Muslim woman in Michigan is inviting strangers over for dinner to talk about Is...
45m Jun 29, 2017
45m
Hacking Ukraine and beyond, Hong Kong pop with a purpose, and will the Navajo Nation leave coal behind?
Another cyberattack is wreaking havoc across Europe. And, Western tech companies in Russia have been complying with demands to hand over the source code of their products for government officials to review. Plus, the time when North and South Korea teamed up to win a world championship in table tennis. Also, the Navajo Nation says it might be time to leave coal behind.
46m Jun 28, 2017
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Slouching towards war in the Middle East, Jane Austen meets Asia, and are bats virus-carrying specialists?
The Trump administration puts Syria "on notice" against using chemical weapons. Also, the discovery of diaries by ISIS fighters that tell an incredible story of life on the front lines. Plus, a trilogy best described as "Jane Austen meets Asia."
46m Jun 27, 2017
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The battle for Mosul, Trump and Modi, US immigration courts
Security, the environment and trade are all on the agenda when India's India Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with President Donald Trump. Plus, a writer wonders why Trump decided not to host an Eid dinner at the White House to mark the end of Ramadan. And, the French connection to a recently discovered recording of Thelonius Monk.
46m Jun 26, 2017
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Putin's role in Russian election hacking, Otto Warmbier and the songs of Ramadan
Russian hacking isn't aimed solely at the United States — just ask Ukraine. That's our top story today. And, we look at the role psychologists played in developing the CIA's interrogation techniques. Plus, new details about Otto Warmbier, the American student who died after being imprisoned in North Korea.
46m Jun 23, 2017
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Singapore's health care system, Ford chooses China over Mexico, and a dad deported leaves a family displaced
The Senate reveals its plan to overhaul Obamacare. We'll take a look at how Singapore handles health coverage. And, the back story on an American family that moved to El Salvador because they refused to be broken apart by deportation. Plus, factory workers in Indiana say they need more than tweets from the president to keep their jobs from going to Mexico.
46m Jun 22, 2017
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A murder in Tulsa, A new Saudi crown prince, corruption trouble for Brazil's president
The World kicks off on Wednesday with a man who brought along his wife and three children into an Iraqi war zone while working as a Christian relief worker. And, a family that refused to be broken up by a deportation order moves to El Salvador. Plus, the Saudi king shakes up the line of succession, bumping his nephew in favor of his son.
47m Jun 21, 2017
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Protecting US coastlines, the refugee who became a supermodel and DJ, and a massacre in Mexico
The murder of a teenager in Virginia is being felt by Muslim communities all over the US. Also, a Jewish community in St. Louis reconsiders whether the vandalism at their cemetery was a hate crime or not. Plus, the US Coast Guard's unique role in protecting our nation's security.
46m Jun 20, 2017
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Another attack in London, virtual referees, and Odinism
There's been another vehicle attack in London: Last night, a man drove a van into a group of Muslim worshippers leaving a mosque — we have the latest from our producer in London who lives nearby Also, we look at why white supremacists in the US are attracted to a northern European mythology called Odinism. And, South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela remembers performing with Ravi Shankar at the ...
47m Jun 19, 2017
47m
Trump rolls back on Cuba, Dreamers get to stay for now, getting fathers to pitch in
President Trump announces he is canceling part of the deal Obama made with Cuba. Plus, we hear Cuban-American voices for and against Trump's new policy. Also, efforts to rescue an ancient Jewish cemetery in Greece.
47m Jun 16, 2017
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Russia investigation may now include possible obstruction, the US deports Iraqis, Yoko finally gets credit
The Washington Post reports President Donald Trump is under investigation for possible obstruction of justice. Also, Nigerian-American author Teju Cole on things that unite us across boundaries. Plus Yoko Ono finally gets a writing credit for "Imagine."
47m Jun 15, 2017
47m
London tower fire, daring to drive in Saudi Arabia, dripping with metadata
A look at fire safety in high-rise buildings in the aftermath of the deadly fire that engulfed a 24-story apartment building in London. Plus, the author of "Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening." And, how to cover your digital tracks in a metadata world.
47m Jun 14, 2017
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Sessions on the hot seat, young Russians get their news online, music by the Tanzania Albinism Collective
Attorney General Jeff Sessions answers senators' questions about the ongoing Russia investigation and related matters. Plus, why many Russians in the US voted for Donald Trump and still support him. And, how comics are helping Ugandan kids recognize bogus health claims.
47m Jun 13, 2017
47m
Protests on Russia Day, a Pulse survivor, champion women surfers
Thousands take to the streets of Russian cities to protest corruption on what was also a national holiday in Russia — we'll take a look at multiple angles. Also, how a female surfer is shaking things up in Morocco. And a German orchestra conductor organizes a concert against President Donald Trump's border wall.
47m Jun 12, 2017
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Trump responds to Comey's testimony, more uncertainty in Britain, an American eclipse
In a press conference today, President Donald Trump called former FBI Director James Comey "a leaker." Also, British Prime Minister Theresa May's election gamble backfires badly. Plus, the story behind "Despacito," the Latin song that's taken over the planet.
46m Jun 09, 2017
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Comey in the hot seat, the view from Moscow, a state tour of Caracas
All eyes were on former FBI director James Comey today in Washington. We hear how Comey's testimony played in Moscow. Plus, it's back to the polls for British voters. And a through-the-looking-glass tour of Caracas, Venezuela.
46m Jun 08, 2017
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Twin terror attacks in Iran, Mormon women against deportations, taco trucks at every mosque
ISIS claims responsibility for the twin attacks in Iran. Plus, a Ramadan campaign in Southern California called "Taco Trucks at Every Mosque." And, why Latin rocker Juanes wants to stay positive.
46m Jun 07, 2017
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London attackers identified, former national security adviser Susan Rice, Hong Kong dumplings
Why some Londoners passed on Facebook's safety check feature after the London attacks. Also, how an Indian girl was trafficked by her own family but eventually managed to find a way out. Plus, the music of Iranian-Canadian duo Niyaz.
46m Jun 06, 2017
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Britain defiant, how Trump administration vacancies, fake turtle eggs
The mood in London after Saturday night's London Bridge attack — we'll take the temperature of the community. Also, we'll examine if wall-to-wall media coverage of terror attacks and their aftermath is exactly what the attackers want? Plus, how fake turtle eggs with GPS trackers could help catch poachers in Nicaragua.
45m Jun 05, 2017
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Global reaction to Trump's announcement, bee tattoos and Twin Peaks
Today we'll hear reaction from across the globe to President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord — iIncluding how it boosts China's global leadership role. Also, we look at how cartoonists are responding to Trump's decision.
47m Jun 02, 2017
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Trump pulls the US out of Paris climate accord
Today on The World, President Donald Trump has decided to pull the US out of the Paris climate accord. We look at why some in North Dakota don't mind. And we also examine why this is personal for people in the Marshall Islands, a Pacific nation already experiencing climate change.
48m Jun 01, 2017
48m
What if Trump drops Paris climate deal, trade deficits explained, singer Lila Downs
What would happen if the US pulls out of the Paris agreement? Other countries say they're ready to lead on climate. Also, why trade deficits aren't so bad. Plus, why Syria's national soccer team can't escape the war.
48m May 31, 2017
48m
Baghdad blast, Kushner's meeting with a Russian banker and Navajo's Siberian connection
After Manchester, another terror attack on young people and families. This time in Baghdad. Also, the crazy but true story of how Jimmy Carter's national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski almost became Iran's foreign minister. Plus a Syrian-American rapper sings about wearing hijab.
47m May 30, 2017
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America Alone, backchannels and marriage equality in Taiwan
Today, we get reactions from Germany and Middle America to Angela Merkel's suggestion that the US is no longer a reliable partner. Also, we hear a Muslim leader's response to a fatal hate crime incident in Portland, Oregon. And remembering war photographer Stanley Greene.
46m May 29, 2017
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Trump's trip wraps up, rescued migrants safely ashore, and Mexican musician Carla Morrison
President Donald Trump wraps up his trip to the Middle East and Europe. Plus, we go aboard a ship in the Mediterranean that's been up rescuing migrants. And, Central American kids try to escape gangs and pursue a better future in the US.
45m May 26, 2017
45m
A spat over intel sharing, a Yoruba priest's musical brew, and legendary Italian cyclist Gino Bartali
British authorities stop sharing intelligence with their American colleagues after leaks in the Manchester bombing case. And, a Ugandan woman who thought she was being recruited for a teaching job in Kuwait found herself practically enslaved by her host family there, forced to do domestic work. Plus, the little-known story of how a cycling champion helped save the lives of hundreds of Italian J...
46m May 25, 2017
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Manchester Strong, Trump and NATO, and the Philippines declares martial law
Britain increases its threat level to "critical." Also, from Uganda, the story of a nun who spent years helping girls escape abduction. Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe taught the girls to sew — a project so successful that she's now opening another vocational center. Plus, the beautiful interiors of Mumbai's taxis.
46m May 24, 2017
46m
British PM condemns 'cowardly' attack, reintegrating Uganda's child soldiers, a Mediterranean rescue
British Prime Minister Theresa May calls the terrorist attack that killed at least 22 people in Manchester "cowardly" and "callous." Also, how ISIS uses such attacks to attract new recruits. Plus, our Across Women's Lives series on human trafficking continues from Uganda.
46m May 23, 2017
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