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Eradicating the swirling gyre of plastic trash in the Pacific Ocean has been the longtime goal of one nonprofit group called Ocean Cleanup. On Monday, in Victoria, British Colombia, the group took a big step forward in their effort to haul plastic out of the ocean using retrofitted fishing trawlers and specialized nets. Host Marco Werman talks with the head of Ocean Cleanup, Boyan Slat, about the...

Harold López-Nussa thrilled audiences at his Montreaux Jazz Festival debut in 2005. Since then, the fiery Cuban pianist has released a string of acclaimed Latin jazz projects. Host Carol Hills samples music from his latest album, “Timba A La American,” and a bitttersweet ballad inspired by his life in Cuba, which he composed after relocating to France.

Japan is set to begin releasing nuclear wastewater in the Pacific Ocean at the end of August. It's part of a plan to decommission the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after it was destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. But the fishing and tourism industries in east Japan are concerned that people will believe the water is contaminated, and stop buying Japanese fish, or coming to the seasi...

This summer, we've been stepping back from the news to bring you "Stories From The Stage." This series is produced by our partners at the GBH TV Network WORLD. They're tales from ordinary people with extraordinary experiences. Like Praveen Sahay. Originally from India, where he was a police officer, Sahay was sent to Mozambique in 1994 as part of the UN peacekeeping force overseeing the country's...

In Nicaragua, a court ordered the government of President Daniel Ortega to seize Central American University, a school operated by the Jesuits, a Catholic order. The court called the school a “center of terrorism." The World's Carol Hills speaks with Cindy Regidor, a journalist from Nicaragua with the news organization, Confidencial. She joined the show from San José, Costa Rica, and said this is...

The Parliament of the World's Religions describes itself as the largest and most inclusive global interfaith event. The history of it goes back to the late 1800s. This year, members of many different faiths around the world convened to talk about confronting what they see as an existential threat: the rise of authoritarianism. The World's Amanda Lichtenstein went to check it out. 

Hip-hop is now half a century old and, for decades, rappers have used the art form to condemn abusive police practices. That spirit has since spread globally. In Myanmar, rappers are considered the artistic arm of a revolution to bring down the ruling military through armed rebellion. Rap Against Junta is a collective of lyricists who work under pseudonyms and change locations frequently, lest the...

Britain's National Health Service is known as a model of free health care for UK citizens. But as the public institution celebrates its 75th year, patients face long wait times at doctor's offices and hospitals in order to access that free care. Some say the system just needs more funding. Others argue that British patients need to pay for at least a part of their medical care, or for private comp...

Former Afghan diplomat, Abduljamil Bais is resettling with his family in Canada. This follows a harrowing journey for Bais, his wife and three kids through South and Central America. Early this year, Abduljamil was stripped of his status as an Afghan diplomat based in Iran. The World's Carol Hills spoke with Bais about his new life in Canada and how he made it over he Southern border into the US. 

Leaders from ECOWAS states gathering in Accra, Ghana, say they are prepared to intervene in Niger militarily, if all diplomatic overtures fail. Actually launching an intervention, however, is another complicated story. The World's Carol Hills talks with Olayinka Ajala, a senior lecturer in politics and international relations at Leeds Beckett University, about the military discussions and strategi...

Ecuadorians will take part in a snap election this weekend in a tense political atmosphere. The country is grappling with a recent wave of unprecedented violence that has seen three politicians assassinated in less than a month. As The World’s Tibisay Zea reports, these crimes have left many people in Ecuador wondering if elections will bring any change at all.

Ukraine says it’s disappointed in Israel, for a few reasons. The government in Kyiv has long complained about Israel’s refusal to sell Ukraine advanced anti-missile technology to defend itself from Russian attacks. But more recently, Ukrainian officials have expressed frustration with Israel’s treatment of Ukrainians in Israel. Kyiv is reportedly considering canceling visa-free travel for Israelis...

Neuroscientists have, for the first time, reconstructed a recognizable song from brainwave recordings. Researchers at UC Berkeley took data from a study of 29 epilepsy patients whose brain activity was measured while listening to Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1." Host Carol Hills speaks with neuroscientist Ludovic Bellier, lead author of the study that reconstructed the music from...

During a hot summer like this one, eating ice cream is one way to cool down. While popular flavors these days include vanilla, in 18th-century Britain, tastes were a bit different. A popular flavor was “brown bread.” This summer, the flavor was resurrected for visitors to try at 13 historical sites across England. The World's Carol Hills spoke to food historian Annie Gray. She joins us from Cambri...

It was known as Britain's wonkiest pub. The Crooked House set in a former coal mining region in the West Midlands was a local tourist attraction. Earlier this month a mysterious fire tore through the pub. Two days later it was demolished without permission. Pub owners across England say the demise of the Crooked House is a cautionary tale about the loss of British heritage and the UK government ne...

The leaders of South Korea and Japan will meet with President Joe Biden at Maryland’s Camp David, a rural retreat for US presidents, on Friday. Biden is bringing together President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss how they can cooperate more on security matters. But that won’t be easy. The World’s Patrick Winn says simply getting the two leaders to...

Fighting that began in April between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has created a humanitarian crisis, forcing 4 million people from their homes. The International Office of Migration reports that delivering aid to them is hindered by the fighting. Host Carol Hills speaks with Peter Kioy, IOM Sudan chief of mission, about the challenge of delivering aid in an exp...

Wednesday's Women's World Cup semi-final game ended in defeat for Australia. Even so, the Matildas became part of the nation's identity, bringing millions of eyes to women's sports. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports from Sydney. 

Two human rights groups have documented hundreds of cases of human right abuses committed by Customs and Border Protection agents against migrants at the US southern border. In most cases, no one has been held accountable. The World's Tibisay Zea reports. 

Climate engineer William Gagnon is a resident of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories. This week, the entire population of his city was ordered to evacuate due to wildfire danger. Gagnon tells The World’s Carol Hills that although he’s studied climate change for more than a decade, he’s astonished by the speed of the fires approaching his city.   

In the two years since the Taliban retook control in Afghanistan, independent journalism has gone either underground or into exile. Host Carol Hills examines the state of press freedom in Afghanistan today with Afghan journalist Zaki Daryabi, who fled Kabul in 2021 and continues his work as editor of the investigative newspaper Etilaatroz from an office just outside Washington, DC.

In 2020, the South Korean film “Parasite” made history at the Oscars when it became the first non-English language film to win best picture. But before “Parasite,” there was a different Korean film occupying the international cinematic landscape. It’s a 2003 movie called “Oldboy” and a remake of it opens in theaters on Wednesday for its 20th anniversary, as Fabian Garcia found out.

This coming school year, high school students in Russia will receive new history textbooks. They offer a rewritten rendition of Russian history that reflects the Kremlin’s narrative about the war in Ukraine. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports that they’re part of a wider effort by the state to tighten control over the flow of information.

Gabon has agreed to a deal with Bank of America and The Nature Conservancy to refinance $500 million in national debt toward marine conservation efforts in the country. Deals like these are known as debt-for-nature swaps and they are becoming an increasingly popular way to encourage climate commitments. But, as The World's host Carol Hills learned from Dennis Essers, it's not entirely clear yet wh...

Mythical creatures once filled many childhood lores, but have faded over time with the increase of technology. At the Loch Ness Center in Scotland, a group of researchers and “monster hunters” are preparing for a weekend-long search with this new technology to find the mythical Loch Ness monster. Emilie Lumina of the Loch Ness Center joins The World’s host Carol Hills to talk about the center’s la...