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Ella Kissi-Debrah and her family lived on one of London’s busiest, most toxic roadways. Severe bouts of coughing sent Kissi-Debrah routinely to the hospital several years ago. After dozens of trips to the emergency room, Ella died in 2013 when she was just nine years old. On Wednesday, in a landmark case, a coroner ruled that Kissi-Debrah’s death was caused by acute respiratory failure, severe ast...

Tuesday night is the sixth night of Hanukkah. And for lots of American Jews, that means latkes, potato pancakes fried in oil. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum (and her toddler son) look into where this culinary tradition comes from.

For many households, the forest-like smell of pine needles is in the air. And though you won't get the aroma from an artificial Christmas tree, they do have a certain je ne sais quoi. For those who disagree, here’s a story about one artificial tree that might win you over. It belongs to Kay Ashton in Sheffield, England, and it’s 100 years old. It could be the oldest artificial tree in all of the U...

Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian students from a secondary school this weekend. Journalist and author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani has traveled extensively to northern Nigeria in recent years to report on kidnappings of children by the militant group. Nwaubani tells host Marco Werman the abductions show Boko Haram is dramatically expanding its territory.

In its final months in office, the Trump administration is carrying out a series of executions of prisoners on death row — even as support for the death penalty dwindles in the US and around the world. Host Marco Werman speaks to Delphine Lourtau, executive director of the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide.

Today Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on winning the US election. Putin was one of the last world leaders to acknowledge Biden's election victory. Despite the delay, Putin said in a statement he wished the President-elect “every success.” He also said, “For my part, I am ready for interaction and contacts with you." But US-Russian relations are currently...

Marlene Herrera is an 18-year-old first-time voter living in San Diego County. All year she avoided bringing up politics at home: her father and father's parents are Donald Trump supporters, but Herrera voted for Joe Biden. KPBS reporter Max Rivlin-Nadler brings us Herrera's reflections on this election and her thoughts on the political divides in her family.

In a long-expected move, the US is slapping sanctions on Turkey for its purchase of a Russian-made weapons system. The move was condemned by the Turkish government, which said it would retaliate at an “appropriate” time. The World’s Marco Werman spoke to Ilhan Tanir, a Turkish political analyst and executive editor of Ahval News, about the latest developments between the US and Turkey.

COVID-19 cases in Germany are rising, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced a strict lockdown starting Wednesday. But while many of the country’s doors are closing, the country's mass vaccination centers are just opening up. Construction has been underway on about 400 centers across Germany. And the federal government there gave the country’s 16 states until Tuesday to finish setting u...

From Canada to Singapore to the UK and the US, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has crossed a major milestone this month as it’s started deploying in public COVID-19 vaccine programs. But lots of other vaccine efforts are in the works around the globe, with greater and lesser success. The World’s Elana Gordon talks with host Marco Werman about what else is in the pipeline, what that matters, and some u...

At the beginning of the pandemic, people around the world took to their balconies and rooftops for a shared song. From singers to drummers to entire bands, the skies were filled with music. Cellist Camille Thomas took part. In the spring, she performed a series of concerts on her roof in Paris. Now, as France faces a surge in cases, Thomas is taking her COVID-19-safe performances to some much gran...

The spy-turned-novelist John le Carré died on Saturday, age 89. Born David Cornwell, le Carré was his pen name. And, it wasn't the only part of his writing career that he invented. He authored classics of the genre such as, "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy." In his works, he created words in the realm of spycraft that became part of the language British spies used...

In August, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was poisoned. He was on a flight from the Siberian city of Tomsk to Moscow, when he suddenly lost consciousness. In the months since, Navalny has been on the slow road to recovery from this near-fatal attack. Multiple world-renowned laboratories have concluded that Novichok, a military-grade nerve agent developed in the Soviet Union, was used in...

After George Floyd's death, the United Nations Human Rights Council considered creating a commission to investigate police violence in the US. That didn’t happen but as The World’s Rupa Shenoy reports, people who felt the inquiry was necessary didn’t give up. The International Association of Democratic Lawyers, the National Conference of Black Lawyers and the National Lawyers Guild have organized...

It's been almost four full years since the start of Brexit negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union. But, the ending of the saga remains uncertain. One thing is known: Come Dec. 31, the UK’s relationship with the EU will formally and officially come to an end. And, British supermarkets are already starting to stockpile goods. The public, on the other hand, is being told not t...

Journalist Josh Baker has spent years reporting the unbelievable story of an American mother who found herself in the ISIS caliphate in Syria. The FRONTLINE/BBC Panorama podcast series "I'm Not a Monster," and the FRONTLINE documentary “Return from ISIS,” are the results of his reporting. Host Carol Hills speaks with Josh Baker in London.

2020 was supposed to be the year countries showed up at the annual UN climate summit in Glasgow with ambitious new plans for cutting carbon emissions by 2030. The summit was delayed by a year due to the pandemic. Instead, the UN and host countries held a one-day online event Saturday to mark the five-year anniversary of the Paris climate agreement and push countries to announce new climate pledges...

US government agencies have been ordered to search their networks after authorities learned that the Treasury and Commerce departments were hacked. According to federal and private experts, the hackers acted on behalf of a Russian intelligence agency, in what is considered one of the most sophisticated and perhaps largest attacks on federal systems in the past five years. Host Marco Werman speaks...

The European Commission is gearing up to unveil a set of major proposals aimed at reining in big online platforms. The proposals, which will be announced on Tuesday, will mark the first big overhaul of the EU’s internet rules in decades. They're expected to focus on everything from competition to algorithm transparency. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou has this preview.

With the blessing of Sting, Benin-born musician Shirazee updated his 1988 hit “Englishman in New York,” to “African in New York.” Marco Werman speaks to Shirazee about his inspiration for the song.

Mask, distance and ventilate. That is the message from Harvard environment and building specialist Joe Allen, who has been sounding the alarm for months on the risks of COVID-19 transmission through the air. This week the CDC updated its guidelines on this as people spend more time inside. Allen tells The World that simple measures go a long way — even cracking open windows. 

The job of medical clowns is to bring smiles and laughs to patients. Their work can reduce anxiety and improve the well-being of patients and staff alike. But how do you clown around when you have to keep your distance and cover yourself in protective gear? The World’s Ariel Oseran joined a medical clown in an Israeli hospital and has the story.

In Cuba, people are getting more and more fed up with rules and regulations. The most recent groups to voice their dissent: rappers, musicians  and young Cubans. Roseann Lake is the Cuba Correspondent for The Economist magazine. She spoke with Jason Palmer of The Intelligence podcast, brought to us by our friends at Economist Radio.

Mexican lawmakers approved a reform to the country's national security law in record time this week, aiming at curtailing the work foreign governments can do in the country. As The World's Jorge Valencia reports, the measure is a clear response to the DEA arresting one of Mexico's former defense ministers in Los Angeles earlier this year.

Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations. President Donald Trump made the announcement on Thursday. Morocco is the fourth Arab country in four months to normalize ties with Israel. So what are the implications of the deal? Host Carol speaks with Eric Goldstein, Human Rights Watch Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa.