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Climate scientists say record-breaking summer temperatures around the world may become the new normal. Today, on The Big Fix, The World's weekly look at climate solutions, we’re looking at one way to fight the heat in cities: tiny, dense urban forests.  The World’s Anna Kusmer reports on one man who is bringing this idea to Pakistan. Then, we bring listeners the second in a series of poems by youn...

According to new reports published by security and intelligence agencies in the UK, US and Canada, Russian hackers have been targeting COVID-19 researchers in order to try to steal vaccine-related research. The hacking group accused of these attacks is called APT29 or Cozy Bear. According to Western intelligence agencies, the group likely has ties to or is directed by Russia's intelligence service...

With nearly 600,000 reported deaths from COVID-19, the whole world is watching for progress in the scientific race to develop a much-needed vaccine. US biotech company Moderna seems to be taking a lead with published results from phase one of its trial out this week, and news that it's launching phase three clinical trials in just 10 days. Host Carol Hills speaks with The World’s Elana Gordon, who...

Europe's highest court on Thursday struck down a key privacy pact that allowed companies to transfer data between the US and Europe. The European Court of Justice said in its ruling that the agreement, called The EU-US Privacy Shield, failed to protect privacy and data protection rules. The World's Lydia Emmanouilidou reports.

We have an update on street artist Banksy’s transformed London subway car into a canvas. On Tuesday, he posted a video on Instagram of spray-painted coronavirus images of rats sneezing out mucus and using hand sanitizer. But the art installation was only on display briefly. The transportation agency for London scrubbed the works off the walls last night.

The first-ever space mission to Mars from an Arab nation is headed by a woman named Sarah al-Mihri. Host Carol Hills tells us all about it.

This week, “Every 30 Seconds” heads to Texas where statewide runoff elections just took place. Reporter Alejandra Martinez from KERA in Dallas was out talking to voters.

At the International Ninja Research Center, students learn ancient espionage tactics from feudal Japan — and unlearn all the bad history they may have picked up from movies and video games. Patrick Winn has the story.

The Israeli government is considering plans to impose new restrictions, including a nationwide lockdown, following a renewed outbreak of the coronavirus. And with the national economy in ruin, Israelis are beginning to lose faith in their government for not taking enough steps to avoid this latest surge.

On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released a statement underlying the US stance on the South China Sea. He stated that the US rejects most Chinese maritime claims in the area. The statement is largely a symbolic challenge to Beijing, but Pompeo did say that China won’t be allowed to treat the strategic waters as ‘its maritime empire.’ Host Carol Hills speaks with Bonnie S. Glaser, a senior...

Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden released a new $2 trillion climate plan this week that focuses on jobs. The World's environment correspondent Carolyn Beeler speaks with host Carol Hills about its domestic pivot away from climate change as an international policy issue, and toward climate change as a jobs issue.

Global networks of white supremacists and other extremist groups have flourished online, gaining big followings and doing recruitment work almost entirely unchecked, according to watchdog organizations. Amid unprecedented backlash, some platforms are beginning to crack down harder on extremist groups. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou has that story. Warning: parts of it are disturbing.

Last weekend, some American tourists did what many tourists do when they go to Ireland. As soon as they got off the plane, they headed for a good old Irish pub. But American visitors are under strict orders to quarantine upon arrival. Host Carol Hills speaks with Noel Keane, owner of Croí restaurant in Tralee, who is none too happy about the behavior of some American tourists.

Coronavirus cases continue to rise across Latin America. In Colombia, officials are bracing for the country’s peak in infections next month. Right now, they're reporting about 7,000 daily cases. And the mayor of Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, is taking an unusual approach to flatten the curve: She’s ordering mandatory isolation, but only in parts of the city.

Earlier this month the Trump administration announced that international students would be required to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the pandemic. After numerous federal lawsuits and an outcry from hundreds of universities, the administration has now rescinded the rule. The announcement brings relief to thousands of foreign students, includi...

Closed borders during the pandemic have taken “long-distance relationships” to a whole new level. Now, there’s sweet relief for some cross-border couples, as a few countries in the EU are opening their borders to people from non-EU member states if they can prove they're in a romantic relationship. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

Global attention toward llamas has been on the rise in recent months in a connection to possible COVID-19 treatment. Researchers have recently discovered that the domesticated camelid produces a special type of antibody that could be vital in fighting the coronavirus infection in humans. Host Carol Hills speaks with professor James Naismith, director of the Rosalind Franklin Institute in England a...

In Europe, 1 in 3 people seeking asylum on the grounds that they are at risk of persecution because of their sexuality are being routinely rejected, according to a new four-year study conducted by the University of Sussex in the UK. Dr. Moira Dustin, who led the UK part of the research, joins Carol Hills.

A former college student has been accused of sexual harassment and assault by nearly 100 women. The man was arrested, but the case has sparked a national conversation, and more Egyptians are sharing their stories online. Host Carol Hills speaks with Mozn Hassan, a women’s rights activist in Egypt and founder of the organization Nazra for Feminist Studies.

Citizens of the Khabarovsk region of Russia's far east have been protesting for four days now. The protests began after the popular governor of Khabarovsk, Sergei Furgal, was arrested and flown to Moscow for integration. Furgal is being charged with murder and attempted murder in a 15-year-old case, but most protesters and supporters are skeptical and believe that the arrest was political in natur...

The British government is barring the purchase of any new 5G equipment from Huawei beginning in 2021. And UK telecommunications networks must strip all Huawei components from their 5G networks by 2027. Nigel Inkster, senior adviser to the International Institute for Strategic Studies and former director of operations and intelligence at Britain’s MI6 intelligence service, discusses the decision wi...

A Frontline film, “Once Upon a Time in Iraq,” tells the story of the Iraq war as it is remembered by Iraqis who lived through it. Host Carol Hills speaks with director James Bluemel who encouraged Iraqis from different parts of the country to talk about their experiences of the US-led invasion of 2003, the fall of Saddam Hussein and the years of chaos that followed.

Mexico now has the fourth-highest death toll in the world. While President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is is playing down the crisis, the country's front-line health workers are suffering. Reporter Shannon Young has the story.

Banksy has entered the mask debate with his latest work: a playful series of stencils on London's Underground that feature his trademark rats struggling to come to terms with surgical masks.

Contracting the coronavirus doesn't mean you're immune to catching it again. In fact, a new study out of King's College London suggests that people who've recovered from the virus may lose their immunity within months. Professor of virology, Stuart Neil, is the study's co-author and joins host Carol Hills.