What in the World

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Oct 5, 2023 · 14 min
Why are young people calling on Ghanaians to #OccupyJulorbiHouse?
How did Ghana go from fastest growing economy in Africa to crisis in just four years?
Oct 4, 2023 · 15 min
The dark but luxurious life of El Chapo’s wife
Emma Coronel is the 'narco queen' at the heart of El Chapo’s drug cartel
Oct 3, 2023 · 15 min
Why is there so much instability in the Sahel?
Coups, militant groups, and food insecurity all play a part
Oct 2, 2023 · 12 min
Why are thousands of people fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh?
Most ethnic Armenians have fled the region since Azerbaijan seized it
Sep 29, 2023 · 11 min
How do we get plastic out of our oceans?
And how does it get there in the first place?
Sep 28, 2023 · 14 min
What's really inside your phone?
What's the tech and how does it get there?
Sep 27, 2023 · 10 min
Deal! Hollywood writers end their strike
‘You can hear the sigh of relief’
Sep 26, 2023 · 13 min
Are your 20s the loneliest decade?
Yes, according to TikTok
Sep 25, 2023 · 15 min
Net zero: How do we get there?
...and how long will it take?
Sep 22, 2023 · 14 min
From BTS to Beyoncé - why do “world” tours skip Africa?
What do Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, BTS and Olivia Rodrigo’s “world tours“ have in common?
Sep 21, 2023 · 11 min
India’s spy agency: What do we know about RAW?
That’s India’s equivalent of the CIA
Sep 20, 2023 · 14 min
Do false online rumours on birth control have consequences IRL?
There are worries misinformation online may be contributing to abortion rates in Scotland
Sep 19, 2023 · 14 min
Palm oil versus the planet: What can be done?
A substitute could help counter deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia
Sep 18, 2023 · 13 min
Is Syria’s government pushing an addictive party drug?
Dubbed “the poor man’s cocaine”, Captagon is sweeping through the Middle East
Sep 15, 2023 · 14 min
How has Mahsa Amini’s death changed Iran?
Protesters show a growing defiance
Sep 14, 2023 · 13 min
Why was Storm Daniel so deadly in Libya?
After two dams failed, whole neighbourhoods of the city of Derna were swept away
Sep 13, 2023 · 15 min
WWE and UFC: Will the merger be a knockout?
A new organisation brings together professional wrestling and mixed martial arts
Sep 12, 2023 · 13 min
Will decriminalisation change abortion for women in Mexico?
Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised abortion across the country
Sep 11, 2023 · 16 min
How has Morocco’s earthquake impacted mountain villages?
Rescuers in the Atlas Mountains have been using their bare hands to dig for survivors
Sep 8, 2023 · 15 min
Why are young people fighting for climate action in court?
We hear from some of the people at the centre of these cases