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Back to SearchWhy has it become so hot in Europe?
Episode 324
Millions of people across Europe are feeling the intensity of extreme weather as a relentless heatwave sweeps across the continent.
Pavements have ra…
2 years, 7 months ago
On World Population Day, how science can help people live longer and longer
Episode 323
Every year on July 11, the world observes World Population Day, designated by the United Nations to raise awareness about global population issues. I…
2 years, 7 months ago
How the killing of a teenager exposed a fault-line through France
Episode 322
France has entered a second week of unrest, after riots triggered by the police killing of a teenager of North African descent spread across the coun…
2 years, 8 months ago
Hajj - A journey of faith and self-discovery
Episode 321
Hajj falls during Dhu Al Hijja, the 12th month in the Islamic calendar. The annual pilgrimage itself is fard, meaning mandatory, for every able-bodie…
2 years, 8 months ago
World Refugee Day - The voices of resilience
Episode 320
110 million: that is the number of people who have been forcibly displaced around the world due to persecution, conflict, violence and human rights a…
2 years, 8 months ago
Why Lebanon can’t elect a new president
Episode 319
On June 14, Lebanon's parliament failed again to agree on a new president. The position has been vacant for eight months, since the end of Michel Aou…
2 years, 8 months ago
What can India do to avoid another train tragedy?
Episode 318
At least 288 people were killed and hundreds injured in the deadly crash that happened in Odisha.
It jolted India.
News crews rushed to the accident …
2 years, 9 months ago
What does Erdogan’s win mean for Turkey and the world?
Episode 317
Nato, Sweden, F16s, inflation and refugees. What do they all have in common?
Erdogan and Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the run-off elect…
2 years, 9 months ago
Cyclone Mocha wrecks Myanmar Rohingya’s lives and hopes
Episode 316
On May 14, Cyclone Mocha unleashed its fury upon the port town of Sittwe in the Rakhine state. The devastation was catastrophic, particularly for the…
2 years, 9 months ago
What’s at stake in Turkey’s election run-off?
Episode 315
Hope, disappointment, joy and confusion are some of the emotions Turks felt after a rollercoaster election day.
In the vote on May 14, President Re…
2 years, 9 months ago