Development & Education

December 29, 2020

In Spokane, Washington, Michelle Aguilar Ramirez is met with cold stares when she speaks Spanish. With demographic changes and political shifts, many Latinos like Ramirez are now trying to find their place in a divided United States.

Health & Medicine

Demographics, preparedness may explain Africa's low COVID-19 fatality rates

Living on Earth

December 28, 2020

BBC Africa reporter Andrew Harding speculates on the reasons why Africa's overall COVID-19 fatality rates have been so low compared to the rest of the world.

Conflict

Armenian winemakers hope to maintain ancient tradition following Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

The World

December 28, 2020

The war in Nagorno-Karabakh has been a huge setback for Armenia's nascent wine industry. As the country mobilized for war, grapes wilted on the vine.

Environment

Fears over Indonesia’s 'Jurassic Park'

The World

December 22, 2020

Charging foreigners for an encounter with these giant lizards is a niche industry in Indonesia’s Flores Island and its environs. This is the natural habitat of the Komodo dragon.

Education

Kept from foreign universities during pandemic, Chinese students form ‘study pods’ in shared housing

The World

December 14, 2020

Remote learning has been hard for millions of students worldwide, but for the ones living half a world away from school in the US and Canada, the time zone differences and isolation have taken an added toll.

Conflict

Film shows how Yemen's health workers struggle to save young victims of malnutrition

The World

December 11, 2020

The youngest casualties of the civil war are not from fighting. Malnutrition kills some children and stunts the growth of others. A new film profiles the work of doctors and nurses who treat them.

In landmark decision, Denmark will phase out oil and gas by 2050. Here's how.

The World

December 11, 2020

The Danish parliament voted this month to stop issuing new leases for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea and end oil production by 2050, making Denmark the first major-oil producing country in the world to decide to phase out production.

Science

How the West came to dominate our brains

Innovation Hub

December 07, 2020

It’s a weird, weird world.

COVID-19: The latest from The World

The key to combating vaccine hesitancy? Deep listening, tailored messaging.

The World

December 03, 2020

Once vaccines are distributed across the globe, people will need to agree to take them. The World spoke to Julie Leask, who researches vaccine hesitancy, on how to address people's questions.

Conflict

Labeling the Houthis as ‘terrorists’ might actually cost Yemeni lives

The World

December 02, 2020

Humanitarian groups in Yemen are worried that a designation by the US State Department of the movement as a "terrorist organization" would endanger aid activities in the war-torn country.

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