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When you think of Greek food, what's the first thing that comes to mind? For many, it's gyro: warm pita stuffed with tzatziki yogurt sauce, tomato, french fries and, most importantly, thin slices of meat shaved off a spinning vertical spit. The World's Lydia Emmanouilidou in Athens, Greece, visited a restaurant spinning out a vegan version of this traditionally meaty wrap.

This week, the Italian government banned large cruise ships from sailing into the lagoon off St. Mark's Square in Venice. Host Marco Werman tells how pressure from environmental and cultural groups led to the ban, which takes hold on Aug. 1.

Deforestation is a rampant problem in the Amazon rainforest that’s increasingly well-documented via satellite imaging. Now, a project in Peru puts imaging into the hands of people who can use it in real time. In 2018, conservation groups in Peru gave Indigenous forest monitors in dozens of communities a new phone app. It shows satellite data of the nearby forests so they can see deforestation as i...

Vigils and protests continue in India over the passing of 84-year-old Jesuit priest Stan Swamy.  Leaders from the US and United Nations have expressed concern about his death in an Indian prison. Swamy was the oldest person accused of terrorism there, based on evidence that’s been discredited. Now, as The World's Rupa Shenoy reports, activists in India hope the international pressure will force th...

Yndi, the artist formerly known as Dream Koala, just released her debut LP, “Noir Brésil,” to critical acclaim. The modern pop album finds Afro Brazilian percussion meeting French and Portuguese poetry to create an immersive soundscape. 

England's rivers once seethed with eels. They were a staple of British cuisine and even were used as currency. But dams and diversions, not to mention parasites and climate change, have taken their toll. Their numbers have plummeted by 90%. Catherine Nixey of The Economist looks into efforts underway to bring eels back.

Rioting, looting and violence has been plaguing the South African provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng and cities like Johannesburg and Pretoria. This all comes in the weeks following the arrest of former South Africa President Jacob Zuma. Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court. Now, as the looting and disorder seem to be simmering down, businesses are trying to find a w...

President Joe Biden welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House on Thursday, in what is likely her last official visit to Washington. Biden is the fourth US president Merkel has dealt with in her 16 years in power, and he will be her last as she prepares to leave office later this year. Marco Werman takes stock of wrinkles that still beset the German-US relationship and what kind o...

The LGBTQ community in Georgia has faced continued violence after a Pride event was attacked by counterprotesters in Tbilisi last week. Statements of support for the LGBTQ community have poured in from around the world. But some politicians say more action is needed. Now, advocates say the European Commission made a step in the right direction by launching legal proceedings against Hungary and Pol...

It's been a week since Haiti's president was assassinated. Haitian expats across the globe are no closer to making sense of things of the current turmoil occurring in their country. Nathalie “Talie” Cerin is a singer-songwriter and maintains the blog Woy magazine for Haitians everywhere. Talie speaks to host Marco Werman.  

Pro cyclist Lachlan Morton just finished all 21 stages of the Tour de France complete with the eight final laps of the Champs-Elysées, despite the rest of the peloton back in the Pyrenees with five stages to go. The Australian’s history-making endurance ride wasn’t part of the official tour. Instead, he completed what he called the Alt Tour. It involved not only the more than 2,000 miles of the To...

Host Marco Werman celebrates Bastille Day with what was a controversial version of the French national anthem when it first came out in 1979, Serge Gainsbourg's "Aux Armes Etcetera," a reggae version recorded entirely in Kingston, Jamaica.

Economic scarcity is one of the reasons Cubans are taking part in unprecedented protests. But shortages and waiting in long lines are nothing new to Cuba. They've occurred in fits and starts since the island's main financial backer, the Soviet Union, collapsed. But the dire economic situation in Cuba today is being made more acute because of the pandemic. Marco Werman speaks with Arturo Lopez-Levy...

This week marks five years since a faction of the military attempted a coup on the Turkish government. More than 250 people died in the ensuing conflict, and the Turkish government instituted a state of emergency and prosecuted thousands of people in the following years. Durrie Bouscaren reports from Istanbul that some say that remembering the coup attempt helps the president consolidate power in...

The British government is planning to end all prosecutions related to the Troubles in Northern Ireland before 1998. More than 3,500 people died during the conflict in Northern Ireland between the early 1970s and 1998 when the Good Friday Agreement was signed. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was time for the people of Northern Ireland to move forward. But the families of those who died...

A team of researchers installed a laser atop a Swiss mountain to provide a path for lightning to take rather than strike objects on the ground. The Laser Lightning Rod project is in its testing phase now. Practical applications include lightning protection for airports, rocket launchpads and hazardous material storage sites. Host Marco Werman speaks with physicist Jean-Pierre Wolf from the Univers...

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a tax on imports of products that require lots of carbon emissions to produce. It would be the first carbon border tax in the world, and it’s sure to face challenges by EU trading partners who export steel and other carbon-intensive goods. The World’s environment correspondent Carolyn Beeler speaks with Marco Werman about the announcement.

The US has a history of evacuating wartime allies — helping the Vietnamese in 1975, and then Kurdish refugees and Kosovo Albanians in the 1990s. Guam, a US territory, is where some refugees have been taken before being processed and resettled in the United States. Now, a new evacuation may be underway soon of Afghans. The World’s immigration editor Monica Campbell looks at that history and its rel...

Iranian intelligence agents plotting an abduction on US soil. The alleged target: Iranian American author and journalist Masih Alinejad — a harsh critic of Iranian leadership. US federal prosecutors did not identify the victim but the rest of the details were unsealed Tuesday in an indictment. Also, according to the indictment, the abduction plan was foiled by the FBI, and four Iranians were charg...

One of Ghana's cultural treasures is the country's traditional palm wine music, as it's called. The lyrics are often filled with morals or lessons, as Host Marco Werman explains.

Ghana was the first country in the world to receive vaccines from COVAX, the global initiative that aims to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. A million people in Ghana have been inoculated so far. The goal is 20 million by the end of the year. But a lack of vaccines, and the country's history with Ebola, are working against the West African country’s vaccination efforts. Reporter Ridwa...

Last month, the Biden administration barred some solar products made in China’s Xinjiang region, citing human rights abuses against Uyghur people. There is evidence that components of solar panels are being made with the use of forced labor by Uyghurs in Xinjiang. The World's Anna Kusmer reports.

If there’s one voice on the global stage that has become familiar this year, it’s that of Tedros Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization. It is now an elected position with all 194 member states getting a vote. The position oversees a massive global health system that includes disease control logistics and diplomacy. Ghebreyesus, the former foreign minister of Ethiopia, is t...

South Africa is facing unrest in the aftermath of former President Jacob Zuma being sent to prison. Looting of food, clothing, and electronics took place alongside pro-Zuma protests. To further understand the situation on the ground, The World's Marco Werman spoke with William Gumede, the executive chairperson of the Democracy Works Foundation in South Africa.

This is a question that's vexing lawmakers in Britain. The UK Parliament is considering whether invertebrates like lobsters and crabs should be classified as sentient beings under a new "Animal Welfare (Sentience)" bill. It would mean recognizing that shellfish feel pain. The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports that if passed, the proposed law could ban the practice of boiling lobsters...