Development & Education

April 06, 2021

A rare but tense rift within Jordan’s royal family is playing out in public. But for one Jordanian who spoke to The World, it's the economy that should be the focus.

Music

Rapper Ali ATH wonders if there's a place for him in Afghanistan's future

The World

March 25, 2021

Up-and-coming rapper Ali ATH overcame many obstacles to get into the music business in Afghanistan. Now, as the Taliban gets ready to return to power, he wonders if he will be able to remain in his country.

The Big Fix

Author Kim Nicholas on the five stages of 'radical climate acceptance'

The World

March 25, 2021

Kim Nicholas, a climate scientist at Lund University in Sweden, has a new book out this week, "Under the Sky We Make: How to be a Human in a Warming World," to help people understand where they fit into solving the climate crisis.

Environment

This start-up turns locust swarms in Kenya into animal feed

The World

March 24, 2021

The Bug Picture has worked for the last six weeks in Kenya to pilot a program that pays farmers to collect locusts from their fields in exchange for cash.

Lifestyle & Belief

Will car-obsessed Madrid join Europe’s biking and walking trend?

The World

March 24, 2021

As several cities welcome record numbers of cyclists, Madrid lags far behind the walking and biking trend. Activists are trying to change that with an anti-car movement.

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.

Top of The World

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 79% effective, US trial shows

The World

March 22, 2021

The AstraZeneca vaccine is 79% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% effective in stopping severe disease and hospitalization; Israel holds its fourth parliamentary election on Tuesday; torrential rainfall in Australia has forced mass evacuations.

Fukushima 10 Years Later

The world rethought nuclear energy after Fukushima. Climate change complicates it.

The World

March 19, 2021

Some advocates see the carbon-neutral energy source as a powerful tool to combat climate change, but renewables are increasingly a cheaper option.

Violence

Putting China’s domestic violence law into practice is an uphill battle

The World

March 16, 2021

It’s been five years since China issued its landmark national domestic violence law. Since then, the conversation still remains taboo and survivors have turned to social media to raise awareness and call for help.

Refugees

Fighting in Syria has subsided. But refugees in Lebanon still hesitate to return.

The World

March 15, 2021

A decade after protesters took to the streets to oppose the Assad family’s rule, President Bashar al-Assad has retaken control of most of the country. But that doesn’t make it any easier to return.

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