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Following the news during a pandemic is depressing — even more so in the hot summer, with people divided as never before. But everyone still wants little moments of joy. That’s exactly what Los Angeles-based psychedelic soul band Chicano Batman prescribes in their latest release, titled “Moment of Joy."

As Mexico grapples with the economic costs of the pandemic, a controversy brews over federal budget cuts. One project left intact, an interoceanic high-speed rail corridor, threatens the environment and Indigenous communities in the country's south. Reporter Shannon Young reports from the Mexican state of Oaxaca.

There's a debate in Canada over outdoor drinking. It's mostly banned — but as Anita Elash reports, some cities are now allowing alcoholic beverages to be consumed outdoors to encourage socially distant drinking.

The United States is home to the most Filipinos living outside the Philippines, but Saudi Arabia comes in second place. Roughly 1 million Filipinos live and work in the kingdom. The COVID-19 pandemic has put many of these migrant workers in a difficult situation. As The World’s Patrick Winn reports, they’re going online to call attention to their plight.

Federal agents — including Border Patrol agents — are no longer patrolling anti-racism protests in Portland, Oregon. Host Marco Werman speaks with University of California, Los Angeles, historian Kelly Lytle Hernández about the justification for sending Border Patrol agents to Portland — and which cities they may be sent to next.

ISIS militants in Afghanistan carried out a brazen attack on a prison located in the Eastern parts of the country Sunday night. As The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports, the attack, which went on for about 20 hours, raises questions about security and peace talks.

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, disinformation and misinformation has been spreading on social media — and consequently in real life. Host Marco Werman gets details from Kasisomayajula “Vish” Viswanath, professor of health communication at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

A 23-year-old Australian law student, Katta O'Donnell, is suing her country's federal government for failing to take action on climate change. As part of a class-action lawsuit, she is accusing her country of failing to disclose the financial risks of climate change, an unusual legal tactic. O'Donnell speaks to The World's host, Marco Werman about her lawsuit and what she hopes to see.

Cases of the coronavirus are on the rise in Spain, and regional governments have been implementing measures to contain the spread of the virus. But as Lucia Benavides reports, this is proving difficult during the height of the tourist season.

Today marks the one-year anniversary of a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas. Twenty-three people were killed and dozens more were wounded. The El Paso community came together today to remember those lost in the shooting. The World's Marco Werman speaks to Fernando Garcia, the executive director of the Border Network for Human Rights, an immigration advocacy group in El Paso, Texas.

Host Marco Werman tells us about Japanese soul singer Mieko "Miko" Hirota, who died July 21. We hear from Pablo Yglesias — also known as DJ Bongohead — that he has a Miko 45 "Cumbia of Love" that he plays at regular speed for some parties in the US and half-speed for Mexican dance parties where the groove is slower.

Japanese tourists can now travel to Hawaii after the government designated the state safe for its citizens during the ongoing pandemic. The announcement makes Hawaii the only US state to be approved. It could provide a boost to Hawaii’s tourism industry, which has been devastated since the coronavirus crisis began. But would a Japan-Hawaii travel bubble work? And with a recent spike of cases in Ha...

When historians look back on the year 2020, they'll pore through news coverage, journals, diaries and art. In the United Kingdom, artists have been creating portraits of frontline health care workers as part of an online project called “Portraits for NHS Heroes.” The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Jane Clatworthy, a painter, and Dr. Georgina Keogh, a doctor at St. George's Hospital.

In 2020, “take me out to the ball game” really just means “sit me on the couch and turn on the TV.” No peanuts, no cracker jack, no roaring fans in the stands. Still, the cheers and jeers must come from somewhere, and teams, leagues, and broadcasters around the world are taking different approaches to providing crowd noise for games. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

England's leading rugby team has retired its "Big Chief" mascot but decided against rebranding, despite a group that got thousands of signatures on a petition calling for change. At matches, Exeter Chiefs fans wear headdresses and perform with tomahawks. As The World's Rupa Shenoy reports, fans who support the club's branding say it's a tribute to Native Americans.

COVID-19 has upended long-established strategies for protecting people and property from the dangers of hurricanes. Stockpiling supplies, rescuing victims and social distancing at shelters are all much more difficult. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Eddie Whan, who heads the Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association.

Uganda is slowly rolling back its strict lockdown, which has kept coronavirus cases low but many out of work. This week, thousands of motorcycle taxis called boda bodas were allowed to resume taking passengers. They've been off the road for four months. The World's Halima Gikandi reports.

Clusters of COVID-19 infections have been traced to choirs. Now scientists are trying to measure precisely how the human voice transmits the virus by having hundreds of people in a research lab sing “Happy Birthday” into a funnel. Host Marco Werman speaks with professor Jonathan Reid, who leads a research team at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom looking into virus transmission and s...

Food prices in South Africa are up. Crops yields are down. Tourism and migration are virtually nonexistent. John McDermott, the Africa correspondent for The Economist, takes us there. His story comes to us from “The Intelligence” podcast from Economist Radio.

The coronavirus pandemic has sent European Union member countries into a record-breaking recession. GDP across the Eurozone fell by 12.1%, according to Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical arm. But some countries, including Spain and Portugal, fared a lot worse. The World's Orla Barry joins host Marco Werman from London.

It's not about politics. It's not about the likely outcome of the election. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says the vote planned for early September must be put off for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Host Marco Werman speaks with Bilal Chbib, the co-founder of Bigitec Studios, a video game design company in Bonn, Germany, that has created a virtual hajj experience for the millions of would-be pilgrims unable to attend this year because of COVID-19.

A record number of 212 people were killed last year worldwide for defending their land and the environment. Host Marco Werman speaks with Chris Madden, a senior campaigner at Global Witness, which issued a report showing that Colombia recorded the most activist deaths.

Ameneh was only a few hours old when gunmen stormed the Kabul clinic where she was born. Her mother died in the attack but the baby survived with major injuries to her leg. The World's Shirin Jaafari checks in on Ameneh and speaks with the doctor in Afghanistan who saved her.

Retired US Marine Trevor Reed was convicted on Thursday in a Russian court on charges of endangering Russian police and sentenced to nine years in prison. Many believe that Russia may use Reed as a bargaining chip in a potential prisoner swap. Host Marco Werman speaks with former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul.