Food

July 16, 2021

Art Bites founder Maite Gomez-Rejón uses art from different eras of history to inspire her culinary projects and give her visitors a sensory experience.

Food

Gyro is the ‘holy grail’ of Greek fast food. An Athens restaurant offers a vegan alternative.

The World

July 15, 2021

This fast-food joint in Athens is serving up a vegan version of a traditionally meaty wrap.

Food

Do lobsters feel pain? The British Parliament wants to know.

The World

July 14, 2021

The British parliament is currently considering whether to include invertebrates, like lobsters, in a new animal welfare bill that would mean the end of live-lobster boiling.

Business

Brazil's soy boom takes a toll on traditional farming communities

The World

July 12, 2021

Brazil outpaced the United States last year to become the largest soy-producing country in the world. Record exports are again expected this year. But, mass soy production is wreaking havoc on traditional farming methods.

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Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in overnight attack

The World

July 07, 2021

Haiti's president Jovenel Moïse is assassinated in an overnight attack on his residence, while the first lady remains in the hospital. And, Iran sees widespread blackouts that disrupt communications and transportation. Plus, the British parliament proposes transferring asylum-seekers to a third country while their cases are processed, in what rights groups call a violation fo international law.

Food

Turkey’s eastern Van region serves up sheep’s milk cheese — the traditional way

The World

July 06, 2021

In the eastern Turkish city of Van, a market devoted entirely to cheese serves up a regional specialty made of sheep’s milk and wild herbs, gathered in the mountains.

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Gunmen abduct 150 schoolgirls in Nigeria

The World

July 06, 2021

Gunmen abduct 150 schoolgirls in Nigeria's Kaduna state. And a Honduras court finds former energy executive Roberto David Castillo guilty of planning the murder of environmental activist Berta Cáceres in 2016. Also, Israel's parliament blocks the extension of a law that bars citizenship or permanent residency for Palestinians who marry Israeli citizens.

Environment

Scientists turn to the ancient Mayans for lessons on sustainability

The World

July 05, 2021

Lisa Lucero, an anthropology professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and an expert on Mayan civilization, discussed her findings with The World's host Marco Werman.

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Chinese Communist Party 100 years: Xi warns China won’t be bullied

The World

July 01, 2021

China's president warns against bullying from foreign powers on the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. And, two-term US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at the age of 88, with the controversial 2003 invasion of Iraq highlighting his career. Also, a First Nation Indigenous community in Canada finds the remains of an additional 182 children in unmarked graves near a Catholic-church run residential school.