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This month, Zanzibar celebrated the 58th anniversary of its revolution, which toppled the Sultan of Zanzibar shortly after achieving independence from colonial Britain. Now, a new film by Tanzanian filmmaker Amil Shivji is looking back at its colonial past. "Tug of War'' is based on a famous Swahili novel by Adam Shafi of the same name, which premiered in Zanzibar last month to a crowded audience....

Our warming climate is melting the world’s ice, and in the Arctic, it’s right under people’s feet, as well as roads and bridges. The warming of the Arctic’s frozen ground is becoming a bigger problem for its residents. New research out this week from the journal “Nature Reviews Earth and Environment” found more than half of the infrastructure in the North will be threatened by 2050, requiring tens...

Using a personal computer or smartphone in China can compromise your data. That’s why the UK, the US, Canada and the Netherlands are advising their athletes to use disposable laptops and phones at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Isaac Stone Fish, the CEO of the firm Strategy Risks, speaks with The World’s host Marco Werman about the risk of surveillance at the games.

In many parts of the world, hospitals are struggling to cope with the latest wave of the pandemic. That’s also the case in Canada. And it’s a crisis that underscores just how fragile Canada’s publicly-funded health care system is. Reporter Anita Elash has more from Toronto.

A massive, underwater volcano near the South Pacific island nation of Tonga erupted on Saturday. The eruption was so violent that it sent tsunami waves across the Pacific from Japan to California. Since then, reports have emerged from Tonga of battered coastlines, damaged buildings and fallen ash blanketing the landscape. But even as Tongans start cleaning up, experts say the eruption isn’t over y...

The hit game Wordle has surely taken over your Twitter feed with its shareable yellow, grey and green grids. It's also taking over the globe as people around the world create new versions in their own languages. The World's Bianca Hillier has the story.

An Egyptian human rights organization, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, shut itself down in Egypt this week, citing a campaign of arrests, intimidation and physical beatings by the Egyptian government. The World's Carol Hills spoke with Samer Shehata, a professor of Middle East studies at the University of Oklahoma, about the tough environment Egypt's human rights groups face.

Iraj Pezeshkzad, a beloved Iranian writer and satirist, died this week at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 94. His iconic novel, “My Uncle Napoleon,” was first published in Iran in 1973, and was later made into a popular television series. The World’s Shirin Jaafari spoke with one fan who explained why he was so popular.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was already in the dog house. But this morning, news emerged of staff parties at 10 Downing Street. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.

A study of the attractiveness of protective masks revealed a surprising conclusion: that women preferred the faces of men who were wearing a blue surgical mask. Host Carol Hills talks about the study, led by Dr. Michael Lewis from Cardiff University in the UK.

As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to rage across the globe, many people are now taking mask usage more seriously. So, which masks are the best and why? The World’ host Carol Hills speaks to professor Ben Cowling, chair of epidemiology at the School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong.

Japan, which has fared reasonably well during the pandemic, is now seeing a lot of omicron cases. Fingers are being pointed at the US military, which, until recently, did not intensively test soldiers flying into Japan, nor did it force American troops to wear masks when going into Japanese cities. The US military is now being called a “loophole” in the country’s COVID-19 defenses, reigniting long...

The Philippines has broken its own record for new daily coronavirus cases for three days in a row. In response, officials have shortened the quarantine requirements for health workers from 10 to five days, basically, aligning with the American CDC guidelines. This decision has infuriated health care workers who say they're at a breaking point once again because of the incredible rise in cases over...

Ukrainian officials are reporting that dozens of their websites have been targeted, in an apparent hack that is yet to be attributed to any country or actor. The hack was executed less than 24 hours after the US and Russia wrapped up a week of rocky diplomatic talks about Ukrainian and European security. The US and Europe have warned for months that Russia could be planning another incursion into...

For months now, a sort of “David and Goliath” battle has been playing out between one of Europe’s smallest countries and one of the world’s superpowers. Lithuania and China have been at loggerheads over Taiwan, a territory which China claims as part of its own, and one with which Lithuania has been forming increasingly close ties. Caught in the middle of all this is the European Union. The World's...

Novak Djokovic's four-night detention in a shabby hotel in Melbourne brought Australia's controversial immigration policy back into the spotlight, with about 30 occupants detained in the hotel who cannot leave. They were transferred there from Australia's offshore immigration detention camps to receive medical care, but will not be able to stay in Australia. The World’s host Carol Hills speaks wit...

In 2021, natural disasters devastated many parts of the world. Between floods, storms and heat waves, thousands of people lost their lives. Many more were left without homes. These disasters were also expensive. Last year was the second costliest year on record for insurers around the globe, according to a report out this week from the world’s largest reinsurer, Munich Re. To discuss the cost of a...

Angry protesters took to the streets after the lights went out in Buenos Aires, and other cities across Argentina, this week. A heat wave led to a higher demand for power, which added extra strain on the electrical grid, shutting it down. Manuel Rueda brings us the story.

Winter sports are not popular in China. As for winter sports gold medals, China has less than 15. So, when China became the 2022 Olympics host, President Xi Jinping announced a new initiative: getting 300 million Chinese into winter sports. The World's Rebecca Kanthor reports from Shanghai on how the plan is going.

Today, the US is wrapping up a tense week of negotiations with Russia in Europe. The US and its allies are hoping to deescalate mounting pressure that Russia has been exerting on Ukraine, by deploying tens of thousands of troops close to the border. It’s also demanded that Washington give “legal guarantees” that Ukraine won't join NATO. Host Marco Werman speaks with former US Ambassador to Russia...

After a seven-month ban, Africa’s most populous country has restored access to the social networking giant Twitter. Nigerian author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani tells The World’s host Marco Werman that Twitter has agreed to a number of conditions that may permit tighter government control on social media.

The year 2021 tied as the sixth-hottest year on record, according to NASA data released today. That’s despite the fact that it was a La Niña year, which generally has a cooling effect. The Earth has warmed roughly 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the late 1800s. This may not sound like a lot, but The World’s environment correspondent reports that an increase in global surface temperature is only a small...

Teachers, school staff and some parents took to the streets in France to protest changing COVID-19 rules, in what appeared to be one of the biggest school protests in recent history. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.

A German court has prosecuted the first high-level Syrian government official of war crimes. Host Marco Werman speaks to Mohammad al-Abdallah, executive director of the Syria Justice and Accountability Center, about how the verdict may affect human rights efforts in Syria.

A court in the German city of Koblenz has sentenced a former Syrian army officer to life in prison. Anwar Raslan had been found guilty of war crimes before defecting from the Assad regime in 2012. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Omar Alshogre, a survivor of Syria's prisons, about his reaction to the sentencing, as well as the potential impact of this case on human rights for Syrians.