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Host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories that remind us just how small our planet really is. The World, the radio program, is heard each weekday on over 300 public stations across North America.
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Host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories that remind us just how small our planet really is. The World, the radio program, is heard each weekday on over 300 public stations across North America.
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Russian and Ukrainian officials are meeting in Istanbul for highly anticipated negotiations about the war in Ukraine. This is the first direct diplomatic meeting between Russia and Ukraine since the early weeks of the full-scale invasion. The US and Ukraine have been seeking a 30-day ceasefire, but Russia has rebuffed that proposal. The World's Daniel Ofman reports on the latest talks.…
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1 How North Korean scammers land lucrative remote jobs at top firms 6:08
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The resume looks legit. A software developer appears to be based in the US or Europe with the skills needed to assist a major Western firm. The catch is the IT worker is actually working for North Korea and is funneling cash back to the hermit kingdom. Michael Barnhart, an investigator at the cybersecurity firm DTEX, tells host Carolyn Beeler about new efforts to counter the scheme.…
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After the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu back in November, the Trump administration announced sanctions against the court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, and its officials, employees, agents, and their family members. Now, the effects of the executive order are becoming clearer. The chief has had his bank accounts frozen, and casework is under ramped-up pressure. Alex Whiting is a former prosecutions and investigations coordinator of the International Criminal Court. He speaks with host Marco Werman about what's happening and what it means for the long-term survival of the ICC.…
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Medieval scholars in the UK have identified a rare original copy of the Magna Carta. Now seen as a landmark legal document in the Western democratic tradition, the 800-year-old charter reined in the power of the king and enshrined the rights of his subjects, as Nicholas Vincent tells host Marco Werman. Vincent is a leading expert on the Magna Carta and teaches medieval history at University of East Anglia in the UK.…
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1 Maybe William Shakespeare had a happy marriage after all? 4:21
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For centuries, experts have believed William Shakespeare's marriage to Anne Hathaway wasn't a particularly close one. But a new piece of evidence is throwing that assumption into question. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.
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1 Latvia warns hikers to be wary of bedraggled tourists 0:41
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Latvia’s Defense Intelligence and Security Service is warning local hikers that strangers who cross their paths might be Russian spies, not curious tourists or out-of-place woodsmen. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler have the details.
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1 A big hit at this year's Eurovision is a song about saunas 1:39
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This year's odds on favorite to win the massive Eurovision Song Contest is a group named KAJ. They're representing Sweden, but they are from Finland. Their song is called "Bara Bada Bastu." That title translates roughly to "just take a sauna," and is an ode to steam and heat. As hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler explain, it's being billed as a kind of "sauna diplomacy."…
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1 Amid India's patchy response to rising heat waves, low-tech fixes show some promise 5:45
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Summer is in full swing in India and many cities are suffering scorching heat, fueled in part by climate change. In the second of a two-part series looking at the dangers of extreme heat in India, Sushmita Pathak reports from Delhi on some low-tech solutions to the problem.
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1 Turkmen migrants in Turkey fear the long arm of their government 4:39
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A new gas deal is bringing the governments of Turkey and Turkmenistan closer together. That's making Turkmen living in Turkey nervous, as they fear a rise in deportations of people who criticize their government.The World’s Durrie Bouscaren reports from Istanbul.
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1 How people are tackling 'eco-anxiety' around the world 7:31
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Climate change is not only impacting the earth and its environment, but it is also impacting people's mental health. "Eco-anxiety" and "climate anxiety" are not diagnosable, but they can cause real suffering. The World's Bianca Hillier checked in with people across the globe to see how they're tackling the issue.…
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Cuba was once known as "the world's sugar bowl," but these days, it produces just 5% of what it did at its peak of 8 million metric tons in the 1970s and '80s. Host Marco Werman speaks with Michael Bustamante, the chair of Cuban studies at the University of Miami, about why Cuba's iconic industry has fallen so far and whether it can be saved.…
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1 José Mujica, Uruguay's staunchly modest-living former president, has died 5:17
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José Mujica was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 and presided over a period of progressive governance that matched his want-for-nothing lifestyle. He forsook the presidential palace in favor of his farm where he grew flowers. His life's arc from young guerrilla fighter to eventual president was not straightforward. Pablo Brum, author of "The Robin Hood Guerrillas: The Epic Journey of Uruguay's Tupamaros," explains Mujica's life to host Marco Werman.…
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1 Libyan capital Tripoli rocked by intense fighting 5:23
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Rival militias in the Libyan capital of Tripoli have clashed this week, damaging parts of the city during intense fighting. The violence follows the assassination of an influential militia commander who was allied with both of Libya's rival governments. Host Marco Werman speaks with Tarek Megerisi, a senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, about the causes behind Libya's instability, years after the overthrow of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.…
Jannik Sinner, the Italian tennis player who's top-ranked in the men's game, took a break from the Italian Open today to meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Host Marco Werman has more.
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1 This Swiss Moroccan musician finds the underground art scene 1:44
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Musician Sami Galbi grew up in the Swiss Alps after his parents migrated there from Morocco. As he puts it in one of his songs, he often felt like a "stranger in both countries, present but absent." His search for belonging, however, took root in the underground art communities in both countries. Those experiences helped inspire Galbi's debut album, "Ylh Bye Bye."…
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