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Across Africa, chefs and restauranteurs are leading a movement to popularize vegan food. One of these entrepreneurs, Nicola Kagoro, or chef Kagoro, is back in her home country of Zimbabwe to bring affordable vegan food to people's tables. She doesn't have the staff yet to launch a restaurant but this month, she began a new vegan home delivery service. Host Marco Werman spoke with Chef Kagoro about...

"The Quiet Girl" or in Irish "An Cailin Ciuin" is Ireland's first film to be nominated for best foreign language film in the Academy Awards. It's also the first time a film screened in the Irish language has done so well at cinemas in Ireland. The Irish language is pretty popular with young people there, but only about 2% of the population actually speaks it on a daily basis. Will this film help c...

When charismatic authoritarian leader Hugo Chávez came to power in 1998, he used Venezuela’s oil riches to jumpstart an array of social welfare programs. A decade after his death, the country is in tatters and many of its wealthiest residents have fled. Venezuelan researcher Leonardo Vivas discusses Chávez’s legacy with The World’s Marco Werman.

Almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, and masks became a primary tool to combat the disease's spread, their usage varies dramatically from country to country. Not necessarily in relation to the risk. Michael Fox reports from Oaxaca, Mexico, where mask usage is relatively common, that culture and politics have determined how widespread the practice is at this point.

The painting “Red Sunset on the Dnieper” by Arkhip Kuindzhi, (1841–1910), hangs in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Kuindzhi was born in Mariupol, Ukraine, and is celebrated as one of the great painters of Imperial Russia. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year, and the destruction of a museum in Mariupol dedicated to Kuindzhi's work, Melissa Rodman reports that art historians have rec...

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's speeches were banned by Pakistan's media regulator on Monday. The regulator said Khan was "spreading hate speech" in his recent rhetoric against the country's institutions. Police authorities also tried to arrest Imran Khan at his residence but failed to do so. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Pakistani journalist, Amber Shamsi, about the ban as well as the la...

Recent polls show that more than 70% of South Koreans want their country to acquire its own nuclear weapons. It's also something echoed by South Korea’s own president. No doubt, the changing attitude has a lot to do with North Korea's ongoing missile tests and bellicose rhetoric. But would the South Korean government go so far as to break out of its treaty obligations and anger Washington over thi...

The US Treasury, Commerce, and Justice Departments have issued a warning to countries that are allowing sanctioned goods to be shipped to Russia. Some of the items getting past sanctions are semiconductors, and potentially other technology that Russia can use on the battlefield in Ukraine. The World's Marco Werman interviews Brian O'Toole, a former senior official at the Office of Foreign Assets C...

The Turkish government has begun investigating journalists, media commentators and social media users accused of spreading misinformation about earthquake recovery efforts. If convicted, they could face up to three years in prison. Durrie Bouscaren speaks with Mir Ali Koçer, a Kurdish freelance journalist who was summoned for questioning after covering the earthquake in Kahramanmaraş

After the chaos that followed a national scheme to have citizens switch out their old naira bank notes for a newly redesigned version in less than four months, Nigeria's Supreme Court ruled that not enough time was given. We end the show with a note about that and apt music from Nigerian musician Femi Kuti. 

About 20,000 Ukrainians have sought refugee status in Georgia in the last year. Many fled eastern Ukraine through Russia to get there. In the capital Tbilisi, Levi Bridges reports that many Ukrainians are struggling to find housing, in part because of the influx of Russians, who are able to pay more in rent. 

Indonesia’s West Papua region erupted in violence again last week when clashes between locals and Indonesian security forces broke out, ending with the deaths of at least nine people. This was the latest in a long history of unrest in the region, which is controlled by Indonesia but populated by people who are ethnically distinct from the rest of the country. Ashley Westerman reports on the histor...

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund recently announced a new redevelopment project in Riyaad called, Al Murab'a or “The Square." At its center will be a giant cube called al-Muka'ab or “The Cubed.” It's drawn a lot of controversy online as social media users note that Saudi Arabia is already home to the Kaaba, the world's most famous cube structure. The World's Carol Hills speaks with Besma Moma...

Mexico is one of the top producers of salt in the world. Most of this production is done industrially, in large areas near the coast. But a handful of Indigenous salt makers are preserving an ancestral tradition of making artisanal salt that goes back 2,000 years. Michael Fox reports from the Oaxacan town of Zapotitlan Salinas that migration and climate change may spell the end of salt farming in...

Smog makes air thick and hard to breathe. It also changes the way light and color look to the naked eye. In a recent study in the the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, climate scientists found that impressionist painters in 20th-century London and Paris were capturing the effects of air pollution through their art through contrasting colors and hues. The World's Carol Hills...

Thousands of passengers were stranded in airports in Colombia and several other Latin American countries this week following the collapse of the budget airline, Viva Air. It's the latest airline company to fold amid decreasing passenger demand and higher oil prices. Manuel Rueda reports from the airport in Bogotá, Colombia, about how passengers are getting home, and how the airline industry is cha...

Bird and nature lovers around the globe completed a four-day tally in February — the 26th annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Host Marco Werman tells how observations, in nearly 200 countries, help researchers track different species of birds, and correlate weather patterns and the availability of food with bird sightings around the globe.

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg joined Indigenous protestors from the Sami community this week in Norway, as they rallied against a wind farm built on Sami traditional reindeer herding grounds. After some arrests, including that of Thunberg, protestors received an apology from Norway's energy minister. John Last reports from Helsinki, Finland, on how some development projects that are consid...

A group of Israeli activists traveled to a village in the West Bank on Friday. They intended to bring a message of coexistence with the Palestinians who live there. But they were halted by Israeli soldiers. The village of Hawara was attacked on Sunday night by Jewish settlers, who burned dozens of vehicles and homes, after two Israeli brothers from a nearby settlement were shot and killed. The ris...

In her new book, “A Spell of Good Things,” author Ayòbámi Adébáyò follows the lives of two young Nigerians who are struggling to figure out their futures. The author explores the ways young people are caught between their own desires and the pressures of society and expectations of family. The World's host Marco Werman speaks to Adébáyò about her book and this week's elections in Nigeria, which ha...

Cambodian rapper Kea Sokun has been warned by the government to remove his most recent song from music platforms. (He was previously arrested and jailed for inciting social discord.) This warning comes as national elections approach, and the government seeks to maintain its nearly 40-year grip on Cambodia. Ashley Westerman spoke to rapper Kea Sokun, who says his music is written to draw attention...

People gathered in central Athens outside the Greek rail company, following a tragic train accident that left dozens of people dead. Some of the protesters clashed with police. The World's host Marco Werman speaks with Greek journalist Daphne Tolis about the investigation into the accident.

Voters in Mexico are angry after lawmakers approved reforms to the agency that oversees elections in the country. Critics say the changes will undermine its role, threatening two-party rule. The World's Tibisay Zea reports.

A multi-agency assessment from US intelligence says it is unlikely that a foreign adversary is behind the cases of so-called Havana Syndrome that has stricken American diplomats, defense officials, and spies. Government officials say that the cases appear to have different causes, from environmental factors to undiagnosed illnesses. The World's Marco Werman interviews Adam Entous, a New York Times...

Thirty years ago, the Tiananmen Square protests in China ended when the government sent in soldiers and tanks. Today's protests are quickly diffused by unleashing a digital arsenal to erase signs of discontent before they can gain traction. Dina Temple-Raston of the podcast “Click Here” looks at China's high-tech arsenal and how it's changed the way leadership there quashes dissent.