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Hong Kong isn’t just a city. It’s a brand — one that’s taken a beating in recent years. The old image of Hong Kong, as a vibrant part of China where people could say almost anything they liked, has been damaged by a crackdown on dissidents, journalists and even artists. Now Hong Kong’s government is spending millions on a campaign to get the city’s mojo back. The World’s Patrick Winn reports.

During his speech to a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called protesters gathered outside "useful idiots." The World's host, Marco Werman, explains where the term came from.

James C. Scott, who died on July 19 at the age of 87, has been called one of the most original and radical political theorists of the past century. He started by studying Southeast Asia, and then expanded to other disciplines and to the rest of the globe. Host Marco Werman speaks with Todd Holmes, who made the documentary, "In A Field All His Own: The Life and Career of James C. Scott."

Venezuelans will head to the polls this weekend for a crucial presidential election. The country is governed by authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro, who is seeking re-election. But he's not very popular. Under his 11-year rule, Venezuela's economy collapsed, repression escalated and millions of people left. The displacement has contributed to a migrant surge in the US. The World’s Tibisay Zea r...

South Africa calls itself a non-aligned nation. Yet in recent years, it’s edged so close to both Russia and China, and it’s risked losing its duty-free access to US markets via the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Members of South Africa's new government of national unity are visiting Washington, DC, this week and hoping to reset relations and renew their eligibility in AGOA, as The Africa Repo...

Japan has the oldest population in the world, and the small village of Nanmoku, in the mountains northwest of Tokyo, has the oldest population on the planet. The World's Carolyn Beeler visits Nanmoku to see how demographic change is changing life there, and how the village is trying to attract new residents to keep itself alive.

An independent inquiry in New Zealand issued a report that found 200,000 people were abused in care over the past seven decades. Children, women and members of the Maori community were found to have been subjects of sexual, physical and psychological abuse. The abuse also continued to occur even after authorities at state and religious institutions were notified. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Bee...

Wild sharks off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, according to new study by Brazilian scientists, in the latest research to demonstrate how illegal drug consumption by humans is harming marine life. Host Marco Werman speaks with Chris Reddy, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, about the problem of drugs, medicines and other contaminants in harming mari...

Throughout Mexico, agave plants are used to make distillates like tequila, mezcal and bacanora, a similar liquor made in the state of Sonora. But much of the plant goes to waste when agave leaves are stripped and distilled. Kendal Blust reports from Matape, Sonora, on a group that is making new products from the fiber from agave leaves to reduce waste and bring new income to rural communities. Thi...

Changing weather patterns mean that dangerous mosquitos native to Asia are now flourishing in Africa. Anopheles stephensi have recently been detected in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. Cristina Rafferty, a molecular biologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells The World’s host, Carolyn Beeler, about a new test she’s developed to help communities...

The women's Olympic soccer competiton starts tomorrow, but the drama has already begun in France. Canada's national women's soccer team is facing sanctions after staff members reportedly flew a drone over the New Zealand team's practice session. The World's Bianca Hillier has the latest.

Though the Olympics are a global event, host France wants the games' organizers to stick to the French language. They say it's because English has encroached too much already. Case in point: The Paris 2024 slogan, "Made for Sharing" — in English. But holding English at bay won't be easy, as The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Paris.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, on Wednesday becomes the world leader with a record number of appearances in the US Congress. He'll be giving his fourth speech to a joint session of the House of Representatives, but his primary audience might be the one back home in Israel. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

The streets of Paris are crawling with soldiers and police. Parts of the city are off-limits, including much of the Seine river. The "City of Light" is on maximum alert to protect Olympic athletes and fans from terrorist attacks. For some locals, the measures are choking them financially. Others are finding an odd peace, as some streets become deserted. As for tourists, they're just trying to get...

Hong Kong is more than one of the busiest shipping hubs in the world. It also plays a key role in sanctions busting for Russia. Host Marco Werman speaks with Hong Kong human rights lawyer, researcher and advocate Samuel Bickett, author of "Beneath the Harbor: Hong Kong’s Leading Role in Sanctions Evasion," about Hong Kong's inadequate efforts to halt the flow of prohibited Western high-tech produc...

The United Arab Emirates has sentenced 57 Bangladeshi residents to lengthy terms in prison for protesting in solidarity with people in Bangladesh over job quotas. According to an official Emirati news agency, some of the protesters have been given life sentences and others between 10 and 11 years. Protests are banned in the UAE, a country with a track record of stifling dissent. The World’s Shirin...

Jose Romero, from Cancun, Mexico, had a dream to become an American football player. His journey took him to Arizona and to another slightly different job than what he dreamed of. He told his story to GBH's Stories From The Stage.

China has the second largest economy on the planet, but the growth of that economy is not on target with goals set by Beijing. Host Marco Werman and veteran journalist Jane Perlez explore economic issues like real estate, unemployment and tech. Perlez is the host of the podcast "Face Off: US versus China."

An international group of scientists have discovered "dark oxygen" 13,000 feet below the ocean's surface. This "dark oxygen" is actually produced by lumps of metal on the ocean floor that create oxygen without photosynthesis. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with professor of chemistry and co-author of the study, Franz Geiger, about what his discovery tells us about the deep ocean.

President Joe Biden's announcement that he will not be running for a second term has sent Russia's state news channels into a paroxysm of mockery. Their central theme is that American democracy is a joke and "Putinism," with its stability and strength, is far superior. The World's Daniel Ofman reports that these messages say a lot more about Russia and the Kremlin’s politics than the US election. 

New rules are coming to the US border on Aug. 1, and some dog owners are concerned. The World's hosts, Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler, have the latest.

It's long been known that chimpanzees "speak" in both sounds and gestures. But now, scientists have shown that different groups of chimpanzees speak at different rates. Kanyawara chimpanzees from Uganda's Kibale National Park, for example, speak in rapid-fire and interrupt each other frequently, much like Americans. The Sonso chimpanzees from the Budongo Forest, also in Uganda, speak more slowly,...

The volunteer organization "Road to Recovery" started in 1993 with a tragedy. That's when Yuval Roth’s brother was killed by Hamas, and Roth joined a support group for Palestinians and Israelis who had lost loved ones in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. When Palestinian members of the group began to need help with rides to medical treatments in Israel, Roth jumped in. It soon became a regular thi...

A letter was delivered to the UK government asking for financial assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. It was signed by the leaders of Antigua, Barbuda, St. Vincent and Grenada warning that Caribbean countries cannot sustain the rising debt related to climate disasters. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Emily Wilkinson, a research fellow with the ODI think tank, about the damage sustained...

In Namibia, a project is hoping to solve two issues for the price of one: Make use of a pesky plant known as the encroacher bush and help deal with the country's housing crisis. By harvesting the water-intensive weeds that encroach on farmland and combining them with a mushroom byproduct known as mycelium, MycoHAB founder and architect Chris Maurer says bricks can be created to build homes. The Wo...