Development & Education

Slavers in the family: What a castle in Accra reveals about Ghana's history

August 19, 2019

When Rachel Engmann visited Christiansborg Castle, she noted a water cistern in the courtyard inscribed with the name “Carl Gustav Engmann.” She sought to find out more.

Lifestyle & Belief

A small, Catholic, Midwestern farming town embraces an Indian ‘hugging saint’

PRI's The World

August 13, 2019

Devotees believe that a single hug from Amma — known as a “universal mother” plugged into a divine, infinite energy source — can heal the world.

Development & Education

A summer camp experience may be more important than ever in today's digital world

Living on Earth

August 09, 2019

Summer camp for youngsters began in the late 1800s as an escape from urban industrialization. Nowadays, traditional summer camps offer a respite from technology and an opportunity to use nature as a classroom.

Health & Medicine

Thailand is betting big on cannabis. Visit its first legal lab.

PRI's The World

August 06, 2019

Thailand once issued severe penalties for marijuana users. But the perception of cannabis is rapidly changing, with talk of churning out “world-class cannabis” from Thailand's lush farmlands. A few months ago, scientists started the first-ever cannabis laboratory — one of the few legal facilities of its kind in Asia.

Refugees

Young migrants and refugees in Greece wanted to be heard. So they started their own newspaper.

GlobalPost

July 25, 2019

Migratory Birds, which boasts a bimonthly circulation of 13,000, is one of the only refugee-led initiatives in Greece left still standing.

Health & Medicine

Former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo is on a mission to beat Ebola in DR Congo

PRI's The World

July 25, 2019

In a recent public service announcement produced by Mutombo for DR Congo, he speaks directly into the camera and tells viewers that Ebola is real and offers tips on how to prevent it and get treatment.

Food

Olive oil company unites Cyprus with a ‘taste of peace’

GlobalPost

July 25, 2019

Since 1974, the island of Cyprus has been divided by a ceasefire "Green Line" that separates the majority-Greek south from the Turkish-occupied north. Now, two friends from both sides of the divide are pressing olives for peace.

Jobs

South Korea's new ‘blind hiring’ law bans personal interview questions

GlobalPost

July 23, 2019

Some South Korean job seekers worry that the new amendment is all paper and no practice.

Conflict & Justice

Despite the peace deal, former FARC fighters face a new war in rural Colombia

GlobalPost

July 18, 2019

In 2016, thousands of FARC fighters made peace with the Colombian government and moved to "transition villages" with plans to start over. Now they're fighting for their lives in rural villages where murder rates are skyrocketing and jobs are hard to come by.

Health & Medicine

'No place for complacency' as Ebola detected in eastern DR Congo

PRI's The World

July 16, 2019

Over the last year, an Ebola epidemic has gripped Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus has reached the eastern city of Goma, home to over 1 million people. David Gressly, UN's Ebola response coordinator, talks about what this means for the fight against the virus.

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