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Philippine's President Rodrigo Duterte speaks behind a blue podium in a white shirt

Does Duterte’s wrath against the Catholic Church have no limit?

Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-Catholic scorn does not appear to be seriously damaging his appeal. The first polls of 2019 show the president’s approval rating is up to 80 percent, despite 8 in 10 Filipinos being Catholic.

Brexit's Plan B, Duterte's war on the Catholic Church, some Venezuelans flee after protests

As the World Economic Forum's annual event in Davos, Switzerland, opens Tuesday, host Marco Werman looks at the issues of global wealth inequality and disruptive trade policies. Plus, unrest in Venezuela this week, as President Nicolas Maduro puts down an attempted uprising of the national guard and his political opposition plans nationwide protests. The World talks with reporter Mariana Zúñiga in Caracas about the current situation there and with Marianne Menjivar of the International Rescue Committee about migrants fleeing Venezuela for Colombia.

Some people sit on top of a border barrier while a crowd gathers on the ground.

Law students head to southern US border to help asylum-seekers

Law students from California and around the US have been making their way to the US-Mexico border offering legal services to migrants seeking asylum.

a baby with blonde hair and a white dress receives a vaccination in the left thigh

'Vaccine hesitancy' is on the WHO's list of 10 threats to global health in 2019

The list of biggest health threats ranges from Ebola outbreaks to weak primary health care.

A preacher stands at the front of a mostly full church

A tale of two sanctuary churches: Congregants in Ohio and the Netherlands find ‘instant connection’

When a Columbus, Ohio, church heard The World’s story on the Netherlands congregation's efforts to shelter an Armenian family facing deportation, it sounded familiar. After all, the Columbus church was sheltering an undocumented Mexican immigrant, too. So, the pastor from Ohio flew to The Hague to help.

A white woman with medium length light brown hair holds a banner while in a protest march.

A US transgender activist is stuck in Sweden. The UN wants to investigate.

The UN has been able to investigate human rights complaints within the US, but the Trump administration has rejected international oversight.

A man with a top hat and UK flag draped around his shoulders holds anti-Brexit protest signs

5 reasons Americans ought to care about Brexit

It's clear that Brexit will have far-reaching consequences for Britain, but what about America? Your imported Cadbury Creme Eggs could get more expensive, for one. From shopping to migration, here are a handful of reasons Americans ought to care about Brexit.

A Sudanese man makes a peace sign with his hands

A US transgender activist seeking refuge in Sweden, Sudan's second month of protests, the surreal trial of El Chapo

As the partial government shutdown continues, DACA and TPS recipients were drawn into the stalemate with a proposal by President Donald Trump this weekend that would end the shutdown and give them temporary legal protection, in exchange for funding for a border wall. Democrats say that's a nonstarter. So, what do the people caught up in this political fight say? And we'll get a Mexican perspective on the trial of notorious Mexican kingpin known as "El Chapo," which continues this week in New York City. Plus, a transgender activist who received death threats in Seattle and is now taking refuge in Sweden.

A man leans over a table covered in dozens of identical little red books

A little yellow book full of Xi Jinping quotes is the new version of Mao's 'Little Red Book'

Mao Zedong's 'Little Red Book' is an icon. Curators Julie O'Yang and Fernando Eloy have created a similar book — a yellow one — of quotes from Chinese President Xi Jinping.

A man is being handed a flier that says "Listen up Arabs" and describes the Census 2010 process.

Here's why the US census citizenship question stokes mistrust

The question would have required respondents to answer whether they and everyone in their household is a US citizen. The ruling has been appealed. There’s a small chance it could still end up on the census if the Trump administration can convince the Supreme Court to step in on its behalf. That would all need to happen by the June deadline for finalizing questions so the questionnaires can go to print.

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