History

April 13, 2021

Across southern Brazil, thousands of tunnels dug by prehistoric animals have been discovered in recent years. It’s opening up a whole new branch of paleontology. But researchers face plenty of challenges in trying to study and preserve the paleoburrows.

Mummies of ancient Egyptian kings and queens move to a new resting place in 'Pharaohs’ Golden Parade’

The World

April 05, 2021

As part of the multimillion-dollar event, the 18 kings and four queens were transported from the Egypt Museum in Tahrir Square along the River Nile to their new home at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, south of the capital.

Human rights

Uyghur mothers in Turkey walk for miles to ask politicians for help locating their children in China

The World

March 24, 2021

These mothers say they were separated from their families by the Chinese government’s campaign of forced labor camps and surveillance, which has targeted the ethnic Uyghur minority living in the Xinjiang autonomous region since 2017.

Human rights

Czech Republic may offer justice, compensation to thousands of sterilized Roma women

The World

March 23, 2021

A new bill under consideration in the Czech Republic could compensate women who were involuntarily sterilized up to $13,000. Roma women and activist groups say reaching this stage is a huge milestone.

Justice

'Our goal is to heal': Jesuits and descendants of the enslaved reflect on landmark agreement

The World

March 22, 2021

The Jesuits are pledging to donate $100 million to a newly created Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation. They also plan to raise $1 billion in scholarships for future descendants and fund a process of truth and reconciliation in the US.

History

The woman who shot Benito Mussolini was forgotten for decades. Ireland wants to change that.

The World

March 17, 2021

Violet Gibson from Dublin never made it into the history books. But she did come very close to changing the course of 20th-century Europe. She shot Benito Mussolini in 1926. Nearly a century later, the Irish capital is going to honor her.

Books

West African villagers take on an American oil giant in a new novel by Imbolo Mbue

The World

March 12, 2021

"How Beautiful We Were" tells the fictional story of West African villagers who stand up to an imagined American oil company that is poisoning their land and water.

Fukushima 10 Years Later

‘The Journey Itself Home’: Reflections on moving forward after devastation in Japan

The World

March 10, 2021

Artists collected thoughts from people who lived through the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that hit Japan 10 years ago.

Lifestyle & Belief

Britain reacts to Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah

The World

March 09, 2021

A bombshell interview between Meghan Markle and Oprah has rocked the UK and its royal family. The interview covered issues of race, mental health and personal security for Markle and Prince Harry and their son Archie. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with Bristol’s former Lord Mayor Cleo Lake about the issues surrounding the interview and its aftermath.

Media

‘All of us have been arrested at least once’: Kurdish press in Turkey walk a fine line

The World

March 09, 2021

Mesopotamia Agency, Turkey's largest Kurdish news outlet, is often at odds with the government’s narrative about its longtime struggle against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

History

Get a glimpse of southern Brazil's paleoburrows — dug by prehistoric animals

Mummies of ancient Egyptian kings and queens move to a new resting place in 'Pharaohs’ Golden Parade’

Uyghur mothers in Turkey walk for miles to ask politicians for help locating their children in China

Czech Republic may offer justice, compensation to thousands of sterilized Roma women

'Our goal is to heal': Jesuits and descendants of the enslaved reflect on landmark agreement

The woman who shot Benito Mussolini was forgotten for decades. Ireland wants to change that.

West African villagers take on an American oil giant in a new novel by Imbolo Mbue

‘The Journey Itself Home’: Reflections on moving forward after devastation in Japan

Britain reacts to Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah

‘All of us have been arrested at least once’: Kurdish press in Turkey walk a fine line

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