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Protest in the age of the 'Kill Switch'
In the face of widespread protests, the Iranian government ‘switched off’ the country’s access to the internet on 8th January. In Uganda, prior to re…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Living in Greenland
Described by Donald Trump as “a giant piece of ice,” the world’s largest island has found itself at the centre of global attention. The president’s d…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Daughters of thunder
In small towns and rural areas across the south of the United States traditional family churches have long been key guardians of black culture, memor…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Bonus: Introducing: The History Bureau
If journalism is the first draft of history, what happens if that draft turns out to be flawed? The History Bureau revisits the defining stories of o…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Greece: Rescuers on Trial
In a case with profound implications for European migration policy, two dozen former volunteer humanitarian workers have been on trial on the Greek i…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Black girlhood in photos and writing
Black girls performing in a parade on the streets of Chicago and playing in the surf at Martha's Vineyard offer a glimpse of what it is like, growing…
3 months ago
New elements
What does it take to make something which has never existed on Earth before? The search for element 120 on the periodic table has begun at the Lawren…
3 months ago
Kenyans lured to Russia's frontline
Kenyan authorities recently reported that 200 of their citizens are fighting for Russia in the war in Ukraine. Many of them have reported that they t…
3 months ago
Surviving an avalanche
In the past few days there have been a number of deaths on ski slopes in the Alps and, in recent months, hikers in Greece, climbers in Italy’s Dolomi…
3 months ago
Eternal horizons
*** This programme contains graphic descriptions of body mutilation *** In the Nepalese Himalaya, one of the world’s rarest and most spiritually prof…
3 months ago