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As the sentencing of the Christchurch mosque attacker continues, The World's Carol Hills speaks to Norwegian journalist and author Åsne Seierstad about the risks and benefits of openly covering terrorism trials.

The Gaza Strip is under a 48-hour lockdown after the first cases of community spread of COVID-19 were reported in the densely populated area. Authorities fear the potentially disastrous combination of poverty, dense refugee camps and limited hospital facilities. Host Carol Hills speaks with doctor Ayadil Saparbekov, head of the WHO's health emergencies team in the Palestinian territories.

A new study from the consulting firm Deloitte predicts an "explosive" increase in mental illness in Canada because of the pandemic. Its forecast is based on what happened after wildfires forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes in Fort McMurray, Alberta, in 2016. In that case, doctor visits for mental health issues and prescriptions for antidepressants skyrocketed and haven't fallen sinc...

Elsa Panciroli, a paleontologist, was running to meet up with her research team on Eigg Beach in 2017 when she came across a dinosaur bone. The small island, off the coast of Scotland, is less than 12 square miles. Scientists have been searching for dinosaur fossils there for about 200 years. It was a serendipitous day that brought new life to the search.

Most Bostonians know about a notorious conference this past winter where the coronavirus spread rapidly. Now, scientists, or rather, genomic detectives, have discovered that the virus went much further than that, potentially infecting thousands around the state and beyond. The World’s Elana Gordon has been looking into the study and how genomics is transforming the way the world understands the pa...

For more than two weeks now, Belarusian citizens have been in the streets calling for President Alexander Lukashenko to step down. Different symbols and anthems have popped up as the protests have turned into a movement. The most important symbol of the movement has been the traditional red and white Belarusian flag. The World's Daniel Ofman reports.

If you’ve consumed any coconuts — coconut milk, coconut water, coconut oil — there’s a decent chance they came from Thailand. Thailand is a coconut powerhouse. But animal rights activists say the industry relies on monkey labor, and that the animals are badly mistreated. The World’s Patrick Winn investigates.

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in Mumbai held a virtual convocation on Sunday where each student had an animated avatar they could watch "receiving" their degree on stage through an app. Host Carol Hills has the story.

In Canada, like in the US, many health care workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic are immigrants. Some are also asylum-seekers, and thus working without knowing if they will be allowed to stay in the country. Reporter Emma Jacobs explains how Canada is now recognizing these workers and offering them permanent residency.

For more than two weeks now, the Belarusian people have been hitting the streets, protesting against Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian president. The protesters have been peaceful, however, there have been reports of mass detention. Belarusian authorities have turned to violence, beatings, and even torture to quell the protests. Host Carol Hills speaks with Artur Raisky and Albert Kengerli, two...

Twenty years ago, the US resettled thousands of the persecuted Somali Bantu minority group in cities like Houston, Salt Lake City, and Buffalo. Now, many are being deported back to Somalia, where they face torture, extortion and discrimination. The World's Halima Gikandi reports.

The Brazilian rainforest is losing trees fast. This year saw a sharp increase in deforestation, worrying environmentalists and scientists who say President Jair Bolsonaro is to blame by loosening environmental law enforcement and encouraging development in the Amazon. Former Brazil Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira speaks to The World's Host Carol Hills about her hopes for the future of the r...

The coronavirus pandemic has separated families around the world, as reduced flights and travel bans have made it nearly impossible for them to reunite. There’s another group that’s been affected — pets separated from their humans. The World’s Shanghai correspondent Rebecca Kanthor reports.

Oil from the Japanese tanker that went aground on a coral reef off the island nation of  Mauritius is being contained. And the feared environmental catastrophe has been averted. Credit goes to Mauritius residents who cobbled together homemade oil collection booms as soon as the tanker began to leak. Carol Hills gets details from Vijay Naraidoo from the Mauritius-based human rights organization Dis...

A few weeks ago, we heard from Brayan Guevara. He's a 19-year-old Afro Latino college student who will be voting for the first time this year in North Carolina. He is studying to become a teacher and says his greatest life influence is his mother Nodia Mena. Mena is from Honduras and also a teacher. She taught her son to always be informed about politics and to always ask questions. For The World'...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo continued his tour of the Middle East and North Africa, arriving in Sudan on Tuesday. He met with Sudan's prime minister and the head of its ruling council to discuss "deepening the Sudan-Israel relationship” and the potential removal of Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. Host Carol Hills speaks with Cameron Hudson, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Co...

A new trend on YouTube known as “bardcore” sees modern pop songs like Foster The People's "Pumped Up Kicks" or Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" reimagined in a medieval sound. The World's Amanda McGowan reports.

A cat named Mittens has become a celebrity in New Zealand's capital city of Wellington. Now, he's in the running to win the prestigious New Zealander of the Year award. Host Carol Hills has the story.

The Indian American businessman who helped President Donald Trump target South Asian voters for the first time in 2016 now says Trump will lose in the coming election. The businessman is no longer a campaign insider. That role has gone to other Indian American Republicans who say Trump's relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is enough to secure deciding votes in battleground states...

Millions of people have been forced to evacuate their homes in southern China as flooding there reaches disastrous levels. Host Carol Hills gets details from the World's Rebecca Kanthor in Shanghai.

Brazil has one of the highest rates of infection in the world. The virus has hit Indigenous populations in Brazil especially hard. More than 700 Indigenous people have died there. As Michael Fox reports, the loss of ancestral leaders is taking its toll on Native communities.

Israel avoided a last-minute, snap election as politicians try to overcome a government deadlock. This comes amid weekly protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding his resignation over his corruption charges. The World's Ariel Oseran reports from Jerusalem.

The US-brokered deal bringing together the United Arab Emirates and Israel hit a rough patch on Monday over a proposed deal to sell US advanced fighter jets to the UAE. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced his disapproval of the proposed sale on live TV. The World's Carol Hills tells the story.

This past weekend marked the 29-year anniversary of the dismantling of the Felix Dzerzhinsky statue outside KGB headquarters in Moscow. The story of how it came down offers larger lessons seen in the debate over historical memory. Interestingly enough, this iconic moment was actually not the work of a victorious mob post putsch but by a vote from the Moscow City Council. Reporter Charles Maynes te...

Going to a live music gig might not seem like sound scientific advice right now. But that's what researchers at Halle University's medical faculty asked people to do in Leipzig in East Germany over the weekend. Three concerts were staged at a music arena on Saturday to assess the risk of spreading the coronavirus. Host Carol Hills has more.