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The Biden administration announced this afternoon that it supports waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. The idea is that this would allow drug companies in other countries to produce vaccines using the technology developed by American pharmaceutical giants. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Elana Gordon to break down the announcement.

A Belgian farmer casually relocated a historic marker stone while out tending to his property. Turns out, in the process, he accidentally moved the site of the French-Belgian border. Host Marco Werman has the story.

Marwa al-Sabouni is an architect and author of the new book “Building for Hope: Towards an Architecture of Belonging.” She spoke to us from her home in Homs, a city devastated after 10 years of conflict in Syria. Marwa al-Sabouni has some ideas of what the city could look like in the future.

Olympic Charter rules explicitly ban “discrimination of any kind” at the Games, including discrimination based on sexual orientation. But Japan, set to host the Tokyo Olympics this summer, doesn’t have any national anti-discrimination laws for the LGBTQ community. Two different bills — one from opposition parties and one from the ruling party — have now been written for submission to the House of...

Syria is set to hold a presidential election in May. The expectation is that Bashar al-Assad will stay in power. The World's Shirin Jaafari spoke with Syrians in Turkey who say they still plan to go back, but only to a Syria without Bashar al-Assad.

The divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates will have profound implications for the worlds of philanthropy and public health. Bill Gates is one of the world’s wealthiest people and is worth upwards of $130 billion. The World’s Marco Werman talks with TBA about where the Gates Foundation has made a difference, and where they’ve stumbled.

For years, France's elite civil service school trained top public officials, including three of the last four presidents. But the majority of students in recent years have come from privileged backgrounds. Rebecca Rosman reports that President Emmanuel Macron has announced the school's closure, but it's unclear exactly what will take its place to prepare people for management careers in the public...

President Joe Biden formally increased refugee admissions to 62,500 this week, with the goal of admitting 125,000 refugees in the next fiscal year. This comes after a months-long delay that resulted in canceled flights for people hoping to be resettled in the US, often to reunite with loved ones. The change begins a return for the US in accepting refugees after the Trump administration continuousl...

Restaurants and bars are open in Greece after six months of lockdown. But one thing you'd usually encounter during a night out is missing: music. Greek authorities have banned music at venues to discourage people from singing along and speaking loudly. It's a precautionary measure that authorities hope will limit the spread of COVID19. Host Marco Werman has more.

As India experiences its deadliest coronavirus surge yet, there is growing pressure on the World Trade Organization to temporarily waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines. That would allow other countries to produce the vaccine and distribute more to less-wealthy countries. The US has not supported the idea, but now the White House says US Trade Representative Katherine Tai will h...

A section of the Mexico City metro collapsed late Monday, killing at least 23 people and injuring at least 79, according to officials. The collapse happened on an elevated section of the metro in the city’s southside, sending a metro car into traffic. Rescue teams were digging through the rubble early Tuesday.

Back in the old days, before social media and the internet, before TV or any sort of broadcast journalism, it was the town crier who would announce the news of the day. Across the United Kingdom, people still get together to compete in town crier championships. This year though, the competition is different. The World's Marco Werman has more.

After an 11-month review process, the International Olympic Committee’s 17-person Athletes' Commission has reiterated their support for a ban on protests and demonstrations at official ceremonies, on the field of play and on podiums. But commission chair Kirsty Coventry says defining what the punishment for these protests looks like is not her responsibility. The World's Bianca Hillier reports on...

Brazil's COVID-19 crisis has become one of the worst in the world, right behind India. In April, the death toll topped 400,000 and averaged 2,400 deaths a day. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Michael Fox, an independent journalist based in Brazil, about Brazil's COVID-19 crisis.

Urgent requests for badly needed supplies in India have flooded social media posts. Another thing flooding social media in India: criticism over the government's handling of the pandemic. But such posts can get people in hot water with the Indian government and the social media platforms where they're posted. That's what Mirza Saaib Bég found out. He's a lawyer and postgraduate student at Oxford U...

Three months after a military coup, the army generals in Myanmar are struggling to govern a population that largely despises them. The military junta has locked up thousands of dissenters. They've killed more than 750 civilians, most simply for protesting in the streets. As The World’s Patrick Winn reports, there is another quieter revolution playing out in Myanmar, one that is mostly happening in...

Massive protests in Colombia have forced the government to back down on austerity reforms that would have increased taxes on the poor. Demonstrators took to the streets despite COVID-19 spikes in major cities. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Sergio Guzmán of Colombia Risk Analysis.

Since the Jan. 6 invasion of the US Capitol in support of Donald Trump, the far-right group the Proud Boys have been in an uncomfortable spotlight. Several members were arrested in connection with the attack. In February, the Canadian government became the first country to designate the Proud Boys as a terrorist group. As The World’s Rupa Shenoy reports, that appears to have had an impact: the Pro...

At least four people died after a boat hit rocks in rough weather and broke apart off the coast of Southern California on May 2. US officials report seeing more people taking journeys like this in order to enter the US. The rise coincides with growing concerns that Donald Trump-era pandemic restrictions at the US-Mexico border, which allow immigration officials to automatically turn back migrants...

On Monday, Portugal opened a new bridge, which is now the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world. The Arouca 516 bridge is not for the faint of heart — 516 is its length in meters, or about 1,700 feet long. It's suspended some 550 feet above the Paiva River Canyon in northern Portugal. Host Marco Werman speaks with António Tadeu of the Portuguese studio Itecons. Tadeu headed the project...

The way American tech giant Apple does business through its App Store is under scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic, as regulators and developers accuse the iPhone maker of abusing its monopoly to stifle competition. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou about a landmark trial involving Apple that gets underway in the US on Monday, just days after European regulators accu...

Dr. Sonal Chandratre leads the COVID-19 response in northern Wisconsin, while her older brother, Dr. Sameer Chandratre, is on the front lines of the pandemic in their home city of Nashik, India. The World's Elana Gordon reports on how they've faced the challenges and despite being separated, are finding support and strength from one another.

A song can be like a time capsule, forever carrying a single moment. It can take you right back to the sounds and smells of your childhood or to a fleeting conversation. On her latest record titled, “Vulture Prince,” Pakistani composer Arooj Aftab has created that type of time capsule for herself, using the words of an Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib, who lived over a hundred years ago. As part of an ongoi...

The gun culture in both Brazil and the US is similar, but the current leaders in both nations are addressing the topic differently. Brazil's current attitudes toward guns is a topic explored in a recent edition of “The Intelligence” podcast from our partners at Economist Radio.

A fascinating South African documentary about a man's relationship with an octopus recently won the Oscar for best documentary. The World's Halima Gikandi speaks with producer Swati Thiyagarajan about the film's message.