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Many of us have yet to take down holiday decorations, including Christmas trees. Before you toss yours, hear what host Carolyn Beeler learned about post-holiday uses for the firs.

Cases of human metapneumovirus — or HMPV — are spiking in northern China. HMPV is an acute respiratory infection that can cause serious complications for the elderly and immunocompromised. Simon Clarke, a professor in cellular microbiology at the University of Reading in England, tells The World’s Carolyn Beeler that HMPV has been around for decades, resulting in broad population-level immunity to...

It’s been days since a devastating fire tore through Ghana’s Kantamanto Market, the largest secondhand clothing market worldwide. The flames didn’t just destroy stalls and merchandise; they wiped out livelihoods. Thousands of traders are now grappling with an uncertain future. Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman reports from Ghana’s capital, Accra.

In Chinese-controlled Tibet, rescue workers are still digging through rubble after a powerful earthquake near Mount Everest. The rescue operation is complicated by altitudes averaging around 13,000 feet in the area. The damage also highlights concerns over China's plans to build the world largest dam in Tibet. The World's Patrick Winn reports.

There were cheers in the air and on the runway on Tuesday when the first international commercial flight landed in Syria since the fall of the Assad regime. One passenger shares the joy he experienced on the Doha-to-Damascus flight with host Carolyn Beeler.

Third-party fact-checking is becoming a thing of the past at Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp parent company Meta. Host Carolyn Beeler discusses the implications with Paul Barrett, deputy director of the Center for Business and Human Rights at New York University's Stern School of Business.

A vigilante citizen group says its making up for government inaction by using sledgehammers to "liberate" trees sinking from cement sidewalks. The World's Tibisay Zea reports from Mexico City.

Amr Al-Azm, an archaeologist and former professor at Damascus University, left Syria with his family in 2006. He recently returned to witness firsthand the celebrations and struggles that followed the abrupt departure of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad. The World’s Carolyn Beeler speaks with Azm about what it's been like to return, and for analysis of current situation on the ground.

Over the past week, the rebel group known as M23 has gained ground in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Host Carolyn Beeler discusses the significance of those advances with Djaffar al-Katanty, a Congolese journalist based in Goma, the capital of the region — located about 15 miles from the latest town to be captured.

Every year, in the Costa Rican village of Boruca, men dress in garish masks and costumes to reenact their ancestors' battle against colonizers 500 years ago. In the ritual, Spaniards, are depicted as bulls, while the Borucans depict themselves as devils, to reclaim a slur the Spanish once used against them. Jamie Fullerton has the story from Boruca.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the father of modern far-right politics in France, died on Tuesday at the age of 96. Le Pen was on the political scene for more than 50 years stoking xenophobia, antisemitism, and anti-immigrant sentiment — and gaining adherents along the way. Host Carolyn Beeler discusses Le Pen's lasting legacy in Europe with sociologist and commentator Eric Eric Fassin. 

"Je suis Charlie Hebdo" — that was the rallying cry in defense of free speech after an attack on the offices of a French satirical magazine of the same name. Gunmen sought retaliation after a cartoon published by Hebdo mocked the Prophet Muhammad. French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo led a ceremony on Tuesday commemorating the victims. Host Carolyn Beeler has more.

Eleven Guantanamo Bay Prison detainees were released by the US military to the country of Oman. They hail from neighboring Yemen. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Carol Rosenberg, a longtime beat reporter from The New York Times, about who these 11 men were and why they were released to Oman.

Mauro Morandi, the sole caretaker of a Mediterranean island off Sardinia for over three decades, has died at age 85. Known as “Italy’s Robinson Crusoe,” Morandi chronicled his life alone on the pink sands of Budelli from 1985 until 2021, when he left under threat of eviction by authorities. Host Carolyn Beeler tells his story.

The Biden administration is making its final push for a ceasefire in Gaza before Donald Trump reassumes the White House two weeks from now. Israeli attacks on Hamas continue to kill civilians in significant numbers, even as reports circulate that Hamas has approved a list of 34 hostages for release in a current iteration of a ceasefire deal. Nog Tarnopolsky, a reporter in Israel, explains the fact...

In the year 1700, an English ship mysteriously sank off the coast of Key West. The vessel had been making a return trip from Jamaica after transporting nearly two hundred people to the Caribbean to be sold into slavery. While surveying the long-forgotten ship, a team of archaeologists unearthed objects — as well as insights into the trans-Atlantic slave trade. WLRN's Julia Cooper reports from Key...

Many Ukrainians are turning to poetry as a symbol of patriotism and resistance. And in Odesa Ukraine, some artists and poets started an organization called The Kids Poetry Studio. The idea is to provide kids with a creative platform to express their feelings about the war. And to stir a degree of nationalism during wartime. The World's Daniel Ofman reports.

Russia claims to have taken another town on the frontline of its war with Ukraine. Ukrainian officials say they are still defending Kurakhove while claiming more Russian territory in the Kursk region to the north. Host Carolyn Beeler explains.

Tomiko Itooka, the oldest person in the world, died last week at the age of 116. That title is now held by a Brazilian elder. Host Carolyn Beeler has the story.

In Scotland, whiskey is a big business — and it comes with a big energy footprint. Reporter Emma Jacobs takes us to distilleries in Scotland to see how they're adapting, as part of a massive effort to make the industry greener.

In the midst of widespread expectations for technological and political upheaval in the coming year, the editor of The Economist, Tom Standage, discusses his predictions for 2025 with The World's Carolyn Beeler. 

In Uganda, women have traditionally been discouraged — both legally and culturally — from owning or inheriting land. Over the last 20 years, however, the laws have been changing. Now in the city of Mbarara, the majority of people investing in real estate are women. But as reporter Anita Elash explains, cultural taboo remains strong, and a lot of these deals are happening secretly.

Pope Francis has appointed an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church's religious orders. Some see the appointment as a major step toward the pontiff's goal of giving women more leadership roles in church governance. The World's Carolyn Beeler has more.

Tourism numbers are sky high in Japan. The country saw record numbers of travelers throughout 2024, and government officials are hoping to see the numbers double by 2030. But workers are in short supply. From robot hotel receptionists to contactless restaurants and overcrowded trains, The World's Jeremy Siegel looks at how tourism is pushing Japan's economy to adapt.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a public announcement — sharing his plan to resign following a massive decline in support and a high profile resignation from his Cabinet. The World's Carolyn Beeler spoke to Tari Ajadi, a political scientist at McGill University who attributes the Canadian leader's fall from grace to a political shift to the right — just as Donald Trump ascends to the p...