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Roberto Carlos Lange performs under the name Helado Negro, which means “Black Ice Cream.” Lange is the son of Ecuadorian immigrants, raised in South Florida and, in this installment of our series "Movement with Meklit Hadero," he talks about how that upbringing shapes his own work ethic. His latest album "Phasor", opens with a song that is very much about work and workers.

A coalition of rebel forces in Syria is continuing its advance following its capture of Aleppo. The rebels continue to take towns and villages as they move south toward the central city of Hama. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Aron Lund, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation, to find out more about the rebels and how they've been able to conduct this rapid advance through Syria.

In the middle of the night, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a surprise announcement on television, imposing martial law on the country. He said "North Korean forces" needed to be eradicated. Lawmakers quickly acted to cancel the emergency declaration. But the bitter political divide in South Korea remains unresolved. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

December marks five years since Chinese authorities informed the WHO about a growing number of patients in the country experiencing pneumonia-like symptoms from an unknown sickness. This was the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, virologists worry about the spread of H5N1, a respiratory disease commonly known as bird flu. Host Marco Werman speaks with Andrew Pekosz, a virologist at Johns Hop...

Syria's anti-government rebels launched a massive offensive last week against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The offensive took most observers by surprise — especially as the rebels took control of Syria's largest city, Aleppo. The Assad regime has responded by carrying out aerial attacks on Aleppo city and Idlib province. Host Marco Werman speaks with Natasha Hall, a senior fellow at th...

Japan's government says keeping older folks in the workforce is one way it hopes to bolster its economy as the working-age population decreases. Municipal job centers host job fairs for older people, and the government gives out awards for companies that employ lots of older workers. But most medium and large Japanese companies enact mandatory retirement ages, which require workers to retire from...

Orcas have been spotted off the west coast of North America, balancing salmon on their heads. The phenomenon, first observed in 1987, is a bit of a mystery. But after a long absence, they're bringing it back. Host Marco Werman has the details.

The president of the International Criminal Court lashed out at the United States and Russia for interfering with its investigations, calling attacks on the court “appalling.”  Host Marco Werman has more on comments made as the institution’s annual meeting opened on Monday.

Russia's presidential election last spring gave President Vladimir Putin a fifth term in office and mostly overshadowed many other Russian political stories. But this fall, Russia held another set of national elections where voters elected nearly 4,000 candidates to regional positions. Among them were some opposition candidates who vocally oppose the Kremlin and the war in Ukraine. Levi Bridges ha...

A gathering of more than 200 nations that convened to reach a landmark agreement on ending plastic pollution broke down on Monday without achieving its goal. The talks in Busan, South Korea, collapsed due to pressure from oil-rich nations who argued that plastic production should not be phased out. The World’s Host Marco Werman discusses the repercussions with Cassie Barker of the Canadian environ...

So far, some two dozen kids in South Africa have died after eating tainted food from some of the country's small convenience stores, known as "spazas." The government has declared the crisis a national disaster. But the deaths are also bringing up a deep-seated distrust of foreigners, who some South Africans blame for a host of ills. Elna Schutz reports from Johannesburg.

Today, Hong Kong launched its "PANDA GO! FEST HK" festival. There are 2,500 panda statues made of recycled rubber barrels that will be displayed at several sites throughout the city over the course of this month. Host Marco Werman has the details.

Erosion, rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms pose significant threats to the integrity of historic sites in Scotland. The castles and monuments are deteriorating faster as the effects of climate change are felt. Reporter Emma Jacobs travels to several sites in Scotland to learn about efforts to protect them for generations to come.

France's prime minister is facing a no-confidence vote after pushing through a controversial budget. Prime Minister Michel Barnier bypassed parliament to enact a budget, saying it was necessary for "stability." But sharp backlash against the move means a no-confidence vote could topple Barnier's government as soon as Wednesday. Host Marco Werman explains.

In the country of Georgia, protesters take to the streets night after night, in a new grassroots uproar over the ruling party's decision to suspend talks to join the EU. Giorgi Lomsadze, a freelance reporter in the capital, Tbilisi, explains what's happening.

In early 2013, National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek began his epic walk, following the path of the first human migration out of Africa 60,000 years ago. The World's Host Carol Hills speaks with Salopek — now two-thirds through his global journey — about his experience walking through Djibouti and sailing through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the entrance to the Red Sea. This story originally aire...

In early 2013, National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek began an epic walk, following the path of the first human migration out of Africa about 60,000 years ago. Host Marco Werman speaks with Salopek, who's now two-thirds of the way along his global journey. Today he talks about his first steps at the beginning of the walk, in the Great Rift Valley in Ethiopia. This story originally aired on Feb....

The feudal principalities of far northern Pakistan that are home to walled villages, yak herders, glacial rivers, golden poplar forests and snow leopards, held off — or played off — would-be conquerors ranging from Alexander the Great to imperial Great Britain. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek, whose globe-spanning journey on foot brought him through this r...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells Host Marco Werman about his walk through India’s northeastern region, where he traced the steps of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha. He also regales us with tales of a brickyard, where laborers make building blocks for 21st century India, and a village where people make everything out of bamboo. This story originally aired on Aug. 8, 20...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is on a 24,000-mile, transcontinental journey, and he's traveling the slow way: on foot. In this installment: the local foods he's eaten along the way. He tells Host Marco Werman about some of the dishes he's tasted, from a meat dumpling stew in the Palestinian West Bank, to fresh fruits and vegetables gathered on a Turkish farm, to pizza in rural India. T...

Afghanistan's wild and mountainous Wakhan Corridor is home to a culture that has gone unchanged for centuries. Host Marco Werman speaks with National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek, about his trek through this isolated alpine wilderness. This story originally aired on June 13, 2024.

The Silk Road in Uzbekistan was a caravan route, it was a path for explorers and it was traversed by Soviet-era train tracks. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells Host Carolyn Beeler about this Central Asian country that has been a thoroughfare for explorers, traders and conquerors across the centuries. Salopek crossed the Silk Road on foot, as part of his 24,000 mile Out of Eden Walk....

National Geographic explorer Paul Salopek has been recreating the journey, on foot, of the first humans. He tells Host Marco Werman about his walk, in 2013, through Jordan into the Israeli occupied West Bank, lands that are both ancient and now part of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. This story originally aired on March 21, 2024.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek talks about his walk through northern India, where modern farming with high-yield seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, tractors and motorized well pumps have made India self-sufficient in terms of food — but as he tells Host Carolyn Beeler, it has come at a cost to the environment, to the country's water supplies and to some traditional ways of life. This st...

Chefs from countries across Africa share some of their favorite recipes in a new cookbook, "The Contemporary African Kitchen." From grilled meats to aromatic curries, award-winning chef and cookbook author Alexander Smalls tells us what makes African cuisine so special. This story originally aired on Sept. 27, 2024.