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Chile is on track to have 80% of its population vaccinated by July. Since early February, it's been vaccinating a million people a week. The country has deals with American, European and Chinese vaccine companies and enough supply in the pipeline to fully vaccinate its population twice. How has Chile managed this enviable vaccine rollout when so many neighboring countries have not? Marco Werman sp...

In China, a divorce is stirring up a lot of controversy. A Beijing judge ordered a man to pay his ex-wife almost $8,000 as compensation for the housework she did during their five years of marriage. Host Marco Werman speaks to The World's China correspondent Rebecca Kanthor in Shanghai about how new Chinese laws are responding to an increase in divorce in the country.

France has one of the highest rates of vaccine skepticism in the world. In order to address this, the government created a citizen advisory committee to help set vaccination policy. Rebecca Rosman reports that included in the committee are some who are against vaccines.

The Biden administration is set to release a new report about the 2018 murder of The Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Host Marco Werman gets the latest from The World’s Shirin Jaafari.

A herd of 20 plains bison have been released on Poundmaker Cree Nation territory in Saskatchewan, Canada. It's been 150 years since plains bison last roamed there. Host Marco Werman speaks to Chief Duane Antoine of the Poundmaker Cree Nation.

A new report from The Guardian newspaper in the UK says that more than 6,500 construction workers died working in Qatar following the country winning the right to host the World Cup. The World's Marco Werman spoke with May Romanos, a lawyer and a Gulf researcher at Amnesty International, about the labor and human rights violation in Qatar and the wider Gulf.

Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, has made public her findings from a six-month investigation into the downing of the Ukrainian plane over Tehran's skies last year. In short, she says, there are still many unanswered questions. The World's Shirin Jaafari reports.

Last summer, tens of thousands of people came out to the street to protest Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus' president of more than 26 years. It all followed a familiar pattern: a rigged election and mass protest and violence followed by political repression including imprisonment, and in some cases, exile. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of the Belarusian opposition to Alexander Lukashenko is i...

The US continues to fall short in vaccinating vulnerable communities, especially communities of color, who have been hardest hit by the pandemic. Adding to those hurdles is vaccine misinformation particularly among migrant farmworkers. The World’s Daisy Contreras explores how grassroots organizations are debunking myths and getting people vaccinated.

A German court sentenced a Syrian intelligence officer to over four years in prison for aiding and abetting torture and abuse in Syria. The case marks the first time a Syrian official has been tried for their role in human rights violations. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Mohammad Al Abdallah, the executive director of the Syria Justice and Accountability Center in Washington, DC, for further...

The COVID-19 vaccine arsenal looks poised to get a boost. A review by the US Food and Drug Administration found Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 shot is safe and effective. That paves the way for an emergency use approval in the US that's expected within days, and sends a strong signal throughout the world. At the same time, each week, it seems, we’re also learning new details about va...

Siddhartha Mukherjee, an Indian American oncologist, and author set out to understand why the coronavirus pandemic seems to be hitting some countries so much harder than others. Mukherjee talks with The World’s Marco Werman about intriguing new scientific theories, including the possibility that certain populations might have some prior immunity to COVID-19.

The confession of a Maltese hit man has brought the 2017 bombing assassination of an investigative journalist back into focus. Host Marco Werman speaks with Maltese journalist Manuel Delia, co-author of "Murder on the Malta Express: Who killed Daphne Caruana Galizia?" about the issues connected to Galizia's anti-corruption reporting, and questions about her killing that remain unexamined.

Nigeria's equivalent to the Grammys is known as the Headies. The annual music award show was virtual this year and the artist to take home Song of the Year was the tune "Nobody" by DJ Neptune and featuring singers Joeboy and Mr. Eazi. Marco Werman spins the track for us.

Activist Kristin Urquiza looks back on the death of her father who died of COVID-19 in June. Mark Urquiza was a Mexican American son of migrant farmworkers, born and raised in Arizona who worked the fields himself. Kristin Urquiza tells The World’s Marco Werman it was important to her to take great care in going through his personal belongings, especially because her father didn’t receive the care...

Archaeologists have unearthed a large-scale brewery dating back 5,000 years at the time of King Narmer, in North Abydos, Egypt. Scientists suggest the brewery, which has eight large areas for beer production for heating grains and water in the earthenware pots, was discovered at a funerary site and the beer brewed may have been used in sacrificial rites.

What are some of the broader, and sticky ethical questions around so-called “vaccine tourism”? Host Marco Werman speaks to I. Glenn Cohen, a medical ethicist at Harvard Law School.

Mexico just began vaccinating its older citizens, and some say the rollout is inconsistent across that country. That leaves some US citizens living in Mexico, as well as other green card and visa holders, traveling to the US for vaccines. Reporter Shannon Young talked to some dual nationals about the decision on when and where to get the vaccine.

For a week now, widespread protests have erupted every night in Spain to protest the imprisonment of a rapper. He's been convicted on charges that his lyrics and tweets insult the monarchy and glorify terrorist groups. Lucía Benavides reports that people have taken to the streets to rally for freedom of speech.

Canada has become the second country to make this designation after the US last month, shortly before Donald Trump left office. China has condemned Canada's motion. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said before UN Human Rights Council on Monday that "There has never been so-called genocide, forced labor, or religious oppression in Xinjiang." Host Marco Werman speaks with Mehmet Tohti, the executive...

Facebook is restoring news on its site in Australia after striking an agreement with the Australian government. The company imposed restrictions on news viewing and sharing last week in response to legislation that would force major tech giants to pay news outlets for their content. The World's Lydia Emmanouilidou reports.

During the 2018-2019 trial of drug kingpin “El Chapo,” Emma Coronel Aispuro was in the courtroom nearly every day. She was described as the devoted wife there to support her husband. Now, she's been arrested and charged with helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire and plotting to break him out of prison after he was captured in 2014. Marco Werman speaks with Michael Lettier...

China's goal is to inoculate about 70% of its population. That's nearly a billion people. And it's got a big challenge. It hasn't been able to test its two vaccines in its own country. That's because the infection rates are so low in China, they can't perform proper clinical trials there. As The World’s Rebecca Kanthor reports, China's success in controlling the virus is now making the vaccination...

NASA’s latest exploration of Mars is happening with the Perseverance rover, which successfully landed last week on Jezero Crater. The rover’s mission is to investigate the potential for signs of ancient life on Mars. The rover also sent back audio from the Red Planet for the first time.

Lloyd's of London is looking to hire an archivist to examine the ties of a 3,000-item collection it possesses to the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Last June, the insurance giant apologized for its role in the slave trade. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Dr. Katie Donington, a lecturer at London South Bank University, to understand this latest development and what comes next.