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Back to SearchBye bye, Bolton
US National Security Advisor John Bolton has been fired. Or perhaps he resigned.
On Twitter Donald Trump says he fired him whilst Bolton claims he q…
7 years ago
The Amazon is still burning. Can we save it?
In the first 26 days of August alone, 1,114 square kilometres of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, an area equivalent to the size of Hong Kong was on fire.…
7 years, 1 month ago
Drones above Beirut: Israel's battle against Hezbollah
This week, we ask if Israel is stepping up its campaign against Iran and will it spark a war with Hezbollah.
We talk to Sunniva Rose, the National's…
7 years, 1 month ago
Sudan: Can democracy work?
On this week's episode, we catch up with The National’s Hamza Hendawi to talk about the historic move to democracy in Sudan and what he sees as the c…
7 years, 1 month ago
What sparked the Hong Kong protests?
Hong Kong is facing one of the biggest crisis since Britain handed the city back to China in 1997.
For 10 weeks, protesters have shut down the city…
7 years, 1 month ago
Hajj for my brother who was killed at Christchurch
On this week's episode we talk to Aya Al-Umari, the sister of Hussein Al-Umari, one of the victims who was gunned down in the Christchurch massacre e…
7 years, 2 months ago
Future-proofing our cities against record-breaking temperatures
Season 1 Episode 103
This summer has beaten temperature records. Throughout July, Europe sweltered in baking heat. Paris hit 42 degrees centigrade, Berlin 40 and London 3…
7 years, 2 months ago
Can Oman's carbon capturing rocks help save the Earth?
Around the world, many governments are starting to take action about carbon emissions, looking at ways to cut greenhouse gases produced each year tha…
7 years, 2 months ago
Ghost ships: how Iran avoids US oil sanctions
At around 2 am on July 4, the Panamanian flagged Iranian tanker Grace 1 was boarded by British Royal Marines off the coast of Gibraltar at the mouth …
7 years, 2 months ago
The Minnesota model for fighting ISIS in the US
In Northern Syria tens of thousands of women and children are now living in squalid, overcrowded camps. Thousands more military aged men have been co…
7 years, 3 months ago