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Spain is where quartz countertops first took off and where hundreds of cases of silicosis soon developed. Today, modern machines and clearer safety rules are meant to keep workers healthy. But some worry that no matter what steps the industry takes, silica dust will still reach workers' lungs. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from the southern town of Montemayor, Spain.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells host Carolyn Beeler about his first stop after having walked through the Middle East. In Cyprus, he found beaches slathered with baking European tourists, a busy port city and a checkerboard of olive groves and yellow hay fields. But he also found the vestigial border line that divides the island’s Greek and Turkish communities, and walked through an...

There is talent aplenty in March Madness this year, and a number of the basketball players making a name of themselves come from outside the US. The World's Bianca Hillier takes a look at the international roster of athletes left in the tournament.

In Brussels today, NATO marked the 75th year of its security pact, with Russia's war on Ukraine in the foreground of members' thoughts. The 32 member nations of NATO are weighing a plan that would give Ukraine more predictable and longer-term military support. Host Carolyn Beeler has more.

In Israel, most Jewish men are drafted into three years of military service as soon after they graduate from high school. Jewish women serve two-year stints. The ultra-Orthodox community has been exempt. But this is beginning to change. Israel's Supreme Court just ruled that religious seminaries — called yeshivas — are being cut off from government funding because they don't send students into the...

Saudi Arabia's clerical establishment has had a massive influence on the country since its founding. But since the rise of Mohammad Bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia and self-described "reformer," it's been a different story. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Raihan Ismail, professor of contemporary Islamic studies at Oxford University, about the role clerics are playing as Saudi Arabia softe...

After the Crocus City Hall concert venue mass shooting, Russian authorities detained dozens of men from Central Asia, including four Tajiks, accused of being the gunmen. Migrants have long faced discrimination in Russia, but now the reports of attacks and beatings are on the rise. The World's Daniel Ofman reports.

Legal issues have been raised by the March 26 collision of a Singapore-owned ship into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. Because the accident took place on the water, international maritime law may pertain to the rights of the crew and the owners of the container ship MV Dali. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Jason Chuah, professor of commercial and maritime law at City University London, about...

Residents of the city of Raqqa in northern Syria endured three years of hell between 2014 and 2017, when the so-called Islamic State, known as ISIS, captured their city and declared it as the capital of its caliphate. In the years since it was liberated, Raqqa has tried to rebuild. But as The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports, healing has been painfully slow.

Scotland just passed a new law aimed at making the country a more tolerant place. But critics are calling it a threat to free speech and complain that it's only aimed at certain protected groups. Police unions aren't happy either. The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan Wednesday morning, with the worst damage located in the east coast city of Hualien. Early reports say that nine people have died, with nearly a thousand injured. With many still trapped, The World's Asia correspondent Patrick Winn tells host Carolyn Beeler that the death toll is expected to rise.

The sort of clocks we use on Earth move at a different pace on the moon. That’s in part because of gravitational pull. Even slight variations in timing can be problematic, since missions to space rely on exacting precision. So, the White House has instructed NASA to come up with a new standard that it’s calling "coordinated lunar time." Priyamvada Natarajan, an astrophysicist at Yale University, e...

Quartz is one of the most popular materials for kitchen and bath countertops. That's because it looks like marble but is cheaper and needs no maintenance. But the silica dust produced during mining and manufacturing can make it deadly. In the first of our three-part series on the quartz industry, The World's Durrie Bouscaren meets miners in Turkey who worry they are facing a death sentence.

A Sudanese American woman in Sacramento, California, is digitizing cassettes recorded with classic Sudanese songs going all the way back to the 1960s. In the process, she's created a music archive called Sudan Tapes Archive that more and more people are accessing. Reporter Hana Baba, of station KALW and the podcast "The Stoop," talked to Haneen Sidahmed about how her work has taken on new urgency...

The award-winning film "Oppenheimer" is finally on the big screen in Japan. It comes as Japan's government announced plans to sell fighter jets to other countries. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Jennifer Coates, an expert in Japan studies at the University of Sheffield, about what she learned about ordinary Japanese reactions to the film, as well as how the government there is reconciling the sal...

A review commissioned by the New South Wales government reports that authorities have been taking newborn Aboriginal children from their mothers in “flawed” and “unethical” ways. Some have been removed without warning, shortly after their birth. The World's Sarah Birnbaum looks into why this is happening.

The airstrike on the Iranian Embassy annex in Damascus, Syria, and the attack on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy in Gaza are drawing criticism from the international community over a potential violation of the rules of war. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with former Israel Defense Forces Brigadier General Shlomo Brom of The Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, about how the IDF sele...

Desperation is driving more migrants in Mexico attempt to swim around the jetty to get to the San Diego County shore. Lifeguards on both sides of the border say they are seeing a jump in rescues and drownings. KPBS reporter Gustavo Solis says that a study by UC San Diego confirms a record high number of drownings.

The three most commonly spoken languages in the world after English are Mandarin, Spanish and Hindi. But a new study shows that two popular chatbots are not always giving correct medical information when they provide answers to questions asked in those languages. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Yiqiao Jin, a lead author of the study, which is currently featured in Scientific American.

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte replaced six ministers today, as her government is rocked by a political crisis. Lawmakers submitted a request to Parliament to remove her from office three days after police raided her residence as part of an investigation. Host Carolyn Beeler has more.

For many people, math is hard, and rap is fun. Middle-school math teacher Antoine Carrier decided to combine the two. Under the name A'Rieka, he's created a cool tool for helping tens of thousands of pre-teens with pre-algebra and geometry.

The disaster relief nonprofit World Central Kitchen (WCK), one of the few aid groups distributing food in Gaza, has suspended its work there. Its longtime partner, the American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) is also halting deliveries. The move comes on the heels of an Israel Defense Forces strike that killed seven WCK workers after they left a warehouse in two armored cars. ANERA's CEO, Sean Carro...

Hilo Mur is a sweet and sour Sudanese drink prepared specially for Ramadan. But because it takes days to prepare and has a unique combination of ingredients, it's rarely found outside of Sudan. Now, a mother-and-daughter team in Michigan have found a way. Ronia Cabansag learns how it's made.

In 1964, the military sent tanks into Brazil's capital to oust a left-leaning president. The military dictatorship stayed in power for two decades. Now, new evidence is surfacing that former President Jair Bolsonaro also considered launching a coup after he lost the election in 2022. From Florianopolis, Brazil, Michael Fox reports on how the country is observing the 60th anniversary.

An Israeli airstrike has destroyed part of Iran’s embassy in Syria and killed several people, according to Syrian officials. Host Carolyn Beeler has more on Monday's strike.