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A new and powerful weather forecasting model GenCast from Google is said to be more accurate than one of the most-reliable models in the world run by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. That's according to research published in the journal Nature on Wednesday. The study found that GenCast could also better predict extreme weather, a growing concern due to climate change. Host C...

In Japan, more people than ever before are continuing to work beyond the standard retirement age of 60. But many companies don't want to hire them. As part of a series on older workers in Japan, reporter Rebecca Rosman has the story of a surprising second act: retirees joining a service that lets people hire out an “old man.”

As protests against the ruling party in Georgia continue, the number of demonstrators arrested continues to grow. More than 400 arrests have been made in the past week in Tbilisi, the country's capital, and many of those arrested have had their faces published showing quite gruesome injuries. This week, Georgia's public ombudsman accused the police of using severe violence against protesters as a...

The illegal flow of guns from the US to Mexico is made possible by the combination of Mexico’s strict gun control laws and the easy access Americans have to firearms. Every year, more than 10,000 firearms found in Mexican crime scenes are traced back to the United States. Gun control activists call it the "iron river," and jt has had a devastating impact south of the border. From KPBS in San Diego...

Pope Francis will greet pilgrims in St. Peter's Square from his new open-top popemobile. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman review this all-electric Mercedes-Benz. One standout feature: an elevated seat for Francis — so crowds have a better chance of seeing him. It's the newest version of the pope's ride, which began with the first papal automobile in 1929.

Voters in the West African nation of Ghana are heading to the polls this weekend for a pivotal presidential election. They are focused on the economy. Specifically: the lack of work, especially for young people. Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman brings us the story from the capital, Accra.

France is facing political instability following the collapse of the country's coalition government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Pierre Bentata, a French professor at Aix Marseille University, on what this means for Emanuel Macron and the arc of his presidency.

Peter Gabriel's RealWorld record label apparently had these recordings from 1990, but only tracked them down in their archives three years ago. The new album is one of 2024's big surprising music releases and is titled "Chain of Light." Even in death, Ali Khan continues to draw international attention to his style of Sufi chanting known as "qawwali." 

Forty years ago, nearly 30 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from Union Carbide Corporation's pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. The incident exposed more than 570,000 people to toxic chemicals and claimed more than 10,000 lives within three days. Since then, it's estimated that there have been more than 22,000 additional deaths related to the disaster. Its effects continue in chronic illnesses,...

Protests have rocked the country of Georgia after the ruling Georgian Dream Party announced that it will suspend its European Union membership process until 2028. This declaration seems to be in retaliation for the EU parliament deeming the recent elections in Georgia as neither free nor fair, and calling for a rerun under international supervision as well as sanctions on high level government off...

On Wednesday, France's prime minister, Michel Barnier, was ousted after far-right and left-wing ministers joined forces to topple his leadership. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have the latest. 

Sex workers in Belgium will soon be entitled to maternity leave, a pension and some guaranteed safety measures in their place of work. The law, the first of its kind in the world, comes into effect this week. Sex workers unions in Belgium welcomed the move but women's rights groups have called it a backward step. The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.

In Japan, a growing number of elderly workers are staying on the job well past the typical retirement age. It’s part of a larger trend driven by an aging population that remains active in the workforce. One of the most-common roles for seniors? Taxi driving. Reporter Rebecca Rosman takes a ride across Tokyo with one such cabbie. 

Idlib has long been a stronghold of rebel resistance to the Syrian government during the long civil war. Since the rebel offensive recently retook Aleppo, airstrikes have restarted inside the city. These bombings have defined life in rebel-held territory, turning it into a brutal grind that Leila Molana-Allen, a correspondent for "PBS News Hour," documented. She speaks with host Carolyn Beeler.

New research by University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab shows Amazon restricts certain products, mainly books, in countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Some of the restricted books were related to LGTBQ, Christianity and erotica themes. The World’s Shirin Jaafari has more.

Tulsi Gabbard campaigned for Donald Trump in the run-up to November's election. She's an Army vet. And she spent eight years in Congress. Gabbard has no high-level experience with intelligence, but Trump has nominated her as Director of National Intelligence. People with experience in the intelligence field are expressing concerns about Gabbard's lack of qualifications for the DNI position. Some a...

The 2024 list of most-mispronounced words is out. Each year, the language-learning company Babbel and closed-captioning company The Captioning Group track the pronunciation gaffes of politicians, news anchors and the like, and compiles a US and UK list. Host Marco Werman speaks to Esteban Touma, a Palestinian and Ecuadorean linguistic and cultural expert at Babbel.

Leading TikTok content creators from the UK and Ireland were honored this week for their craft: short-form videos that critics say contribute to "brain rot," but nonetheless, draw millions of viewers. The awards ceremony was the first of its kind. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler present some of the winners, and describe their prize-winning creations.

In South Korea on Wednesday, the streets were relatively calm after a night that many saw as the beginning of a coup d'état. That followed President Yoon Suk Yeol's controversial declaration of martial law. With the president now facing an impeachment effort by parliament, many Koreans are calm but concerned. Host Marco Werman speaks with Peter Møller about how everyday people experienced the even...

A court in Vietnam has upheld the death penalty for property tycoon Truong My Lan. This follows her April conviction for embezzlement and bribery amounting to $12.5 billion, equivalent to 3% of the country’s GDP. The court said Truong My Lan's sentence could be commuted to life in prison if she reimburses $11 billion of what she owes. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Bill Hayton of the Asia-Pacific...

Europe's longest left-breaking wave suddenly disappeared some 20 years ago. The culprit: dredging by a nearby shipyard and by local government. The deeper water doomed the Wave of Mundaka, leaving surfers and townsfolk nostalgic to this day. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Spain's Basque Country in the north.

Belgium must pay restitution to five women who were forcibly taken from their mothers in the 1950s and placed in orphanages run by the Catholic Church. Like thousands of other children in Belgium's African colonies, such as the Belgian Congo, they were mixed race with a European father and an African mother, taken from their homes at a time when mixed-race children suffered heavy discrimination. H...

Across Japan, an aging population is redefining what it means to work. Elderly employees now make up a record 13.5% of the country’s workforce. To find out why so many seniors in Japan stay on the job well into their 70s and 80s, and even beyond, reporter Rebecca Rosman met up with some of them to get their stories. Starting with Kamekichi Fujiwara, who at 86 is still making pizza and selling it a...

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In an escalation over global supply chains for technology, China is blocking the export of rare earth minerals to the United States a day after the Biden Administration announced export controls on certain advanced technology to China. Gracelin Baskaran, the director of the Critical Mineral and Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, speaks with host M...