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American police are often called in to deal with what turns out to be mental health crises — but they are not trained for it. In 2015 the Swedish capital, Stockholm, created a  mental health ambulance to deal with emergency psychiatric issues. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks to Andreas Carlborg, managing director of North Stockholm Psychiatry, about the ambulance and how it's working.

The underwater trenches funneling warm water to Thwaites Glacier are deeper than once thought. Scientists have published some findings of the research conducted aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer research vessel in 2019, when The World's environment correspondent Carolyn Beeler was an embedded reporter. She has this update.

A promising anti-corruption drive in Guatemala ground to a halt last year. Reporter Anayansi Diaz-Cortes with Reveal from the Center from Investigative Reporting explains to host Marco Werman how the White House quashed the project in exchange for support for President Trump’s most controversial immigration policies and an agreement to move the country's Israeli embassy to Jerusalem.

This week on The World's weekly look at climate change solutions, environment producer Anna Kusmer answers a listener question about how solar technology has improved in the last decade.

A study that deployed a robot called Pepper, who can hold basic conversations, to elder care homes in the UK and Japan, found that spending time with the talking robot reduced loneliness and improved mental health for residents. Host Marco Werman speaks to lead researcher Chris Papadopoulos of the University of Bedfordshire.

It's been a month now since protests in Belarus started over the rigged election of President Alexander Lukashenko. Belarusian authorities have cracked down on protests and dissent, with censorship, arrests and raids. Last week, Belarusian authorities raided the Minsk offices of Pandadoc, a US-based software company. Host Marco Werman speaks with Belarusian tech entrepreneur and Pandadoc CEO, Miki...

Musician Vusi Mahlasela is known simply as "the voice" in South Africa. He recorded his latest album, "Shebeen Queen" in the township of Mamelodi, where he grew up. He was raised there by his grandmother and the album is named in her honor. Marco Werman speaks to Mahlasela about his grandmother and music.

Animal rights activists have battled for years to end bullfighting in Spain. But now the industry is in real trouble, as Spain cancels most bullfights in an attempt to limit the spread of COVID-19 at mass gatherings. Can the controversial tradition survive? Jennifer O’Mahony has more from Madrid.

South African track star Caster Semenya, who won gold in the 800 meters at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, has lost her appeal over a 2018 rule that would require female athletes with high testosterone levels to medically lower them before competing. Host Marco Werman speaks with Gregory Nott, one of the attorneys who helped Semenya bring the appeal.

Before the pandemic forced businesses to rethink their approach, Latino entrepreneurs were starting a business at a higher rate than any other group in the US. Now, Latino and African American-owned businesses are struggling to stay open as money from the government's Paycheck Protection Program runs out. The World's Daisy Contreras has the story.

As the US and Kenya negotiate their first-ever bilateral trade deal, an industry group representing global chemical and fossil fuel companies is working behind the scenes to get the US to persuade Kenya to reverse its historic achievements around limiting plastics. Marco Werman speaks with Griffins Ochieng, who heads the Center for  Environment, Justice and Development (CEJAD), a Nairobi-based non...

Drug company AstraZeneca and researchers at Oxford University have hit pause on the trial of their coronavirus vaccine. Regulators say they're reviewing safety data after adverse reactions in one participant in the vaccine's phase three trial. Ian Jones is a professor of virology at the University of Reading in the UK, and explains what this means to host Marco Werman.

A car bomb rocked the capital of Afghanistan today as representatives from the Taliban and Afghan government are set to begin their first-ever direct talks in Doha, Qatar. The goal of the meeting — months in the making — is to bring peace to Afghanistan. But as The World's Shirin Jaafari reports, the situation looks more complicated than ever.

An overnight fire has destroyed the largest refugee camp in Greece — and Europe — displacing more than 12,000 people. Host Marco Werman interviews The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou in Greece.

About 650 tests will be administered to hundreds of cyclists and staff members. The results could have a staggering impact on the remainder of the Tour, which is set to wrap up in Paris on Sept. 20.

In the ultra-Orthodox town of Bnei Brak, they're preparing for the possibility of another coronavirus lockdown. The ultra-Orthodox have seen some of the highest numbers of infections in Israel. But some religious leaders are telling the community not to follow guidance from the national government. Ariel Oseran visits Bnei Brak and speaks with people about their plans.

Summer is almost over, kids are heading back to school and in Europe, politicians are back at the Brexit negotiating table. Britain officially left the EU earlier this year, but it still hasn't figured out the terms of its trade relationship with Europe. The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry has more.

Saudi Arabia sentenced eight men to prison for their involvement in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. But international observers say that action is not enough: Those who ordered the killing have not seen their day in court. Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur for extrajudicial killings, said that "these verdicts carry no legal or moral legitimacy.” Host Marco Werman speaks wi...

Quarantine and lockdown have allowed some people many hours to bake sourdough or color code the sock drawer. Or, if you're Toronto-based designer Daniel Voshart...make painstaking portraits of Roman emperors using machine learning. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.

Sudanese officials have declared a three-month state of emergency after record flooding killed more than 100 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Host Marco Werman speaks with Marwa Taha Elhaj, project manager with the Sudan Youth Organization on Climate Change.

Young voters like Michelle Aguilar Ramirez are worried about climate change and its impact on their lives, so they’re paying attention to the presidential candidates and their plans. Some grassroots activists say more Latinas are getting involved in environmental activism — and that’s a positive sign for the movement. For the series “Every 30 Seconds,” reporter Esmy Jimenez from KUOW in Seattle ha...

Two soldiers from Myanmar’s military have admitted to killing and raping dozens of Rohingya Muslim civilians in 2017 under military orders. Matthew Smith, of the Thailand-based human rights group Fortify Rights, has analyzed the video confessions and compared them to documented events. Smith tells The World’s Marco Werman the admissions could be "monumental" for the Rohingya people.

A new study finds that people in France who refuse to wear masks are more likely to be older, educated women. Host Marco Werman speaks to the study's author, social scientist Antoine Bristielle, for the Jean-Jaurès Foundation.

A hair advertisement depicting Black women's hair as "dully" and "damaged" has caused an uproar in South Africa. It's prompted demonstrations across the country and calls to boycott the store that posted it. The World's Halima Gikandi reports.

During a 2018 visit to France, President Donald Trump reportedly refused to visit the site of a WWI cemetery and made disparaging comments about American soldiers killed at the Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918. Host Marco Werman speaks to historian James Taub, the former education coordinator for the United States World War I Centennial Commission, about the significance of this battle.