The World

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Co-hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler, along with their team of reporters and producers, bring you the world's most interesting stories that remind us just how small our planet really is.

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July 6 · 49 min
Venezuela is still reeling from twin earthquakes last month
The official death toll has surpassed 2,500, with tens of thousands of people still displaced from their homes.
July 3 · 50 min
Celebrating the US’s 250th birthday with a melting pot of music
As the United States marks its 250th birthday, The World celebrates by listening to the music that’s been woven into the fabric of this country's story.
July 2 · 50 min
Russia launches deadly overnight attack in Ukraine
Russian forces launched missile strikes on Kyiv overnight, destroying several residential buildings in the Ukrainian capital.
July 1 · 49 min
Rift emerges in Catholic Church after splinter group ordains its own bishops
A rift in the Catholic Church is coming to a head today after a breakaway group of ultra-conservative clergy, called the Society of St. Pius X, consecrated bishops without Vatican approval.
June 30 · 49 min
Venezuelans take quake rescue efforts into their own hands
In the absence of help from officials, volunteers across Venezuela are turning their skills into disaster relief.
June 29 · 49 min
Little relief in sight in fight against new Ebola strain
The new Bundibugyo strain is the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak ever, with over a thousand cases detected and more than 300 deaths in just one month in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
June 26 · 48 min
Venezuelans search the rubble as earthquake toll rises
The official death toll from Venezuela’s back-to-back earthquakes has climbed to around 600, with thousands injured and more than 50,000 reported still missing.
June 25 · 48 min
Rescuers search for survivors as Venezuela reels from twin earthquakes
The government of Venezuela has declared a national emergency as the death toll climbs from two earthquakes and rescuers attempt to dig people out of the rubble. The quakes hit a country already weakened by years of economic collapse, strained healthcare and political disruption.
June 24 · 49 min
Iran expands its campaign against dissidents living abroad
Activists and human rights groups abroad say the Iranian government is going after their loved ones inside Iran, arresting and intimidating them. They say it also goes after their assets, properties and bank accounts.
June 23 · 50 min
Europe facing a heat wave crisis
Western Europe is in the midst of a severe heat wave, with the temperature in Paris hovering close to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. An estimated 45 people have already died in France as a result, many from drowning while trying to cool off.