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On The World 🌎 today:
@shirinj.bsky.social: Syrians reflect on a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad
@biancahillier.bsky.social: Hundreds of people across dozens of countries worked on this red dress
@joshuacoe.bsky.social: 'Ancient party boat' discovered near Egypt
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@shirinj.bsky.social: Syrians reflect on a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad
@biancahillier.bsky.social: Hundreds of people across dozens of countries worked on this red dress
@joshuacoe.bsky.social: 'Ancient party boat' discovered near Egypt
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December 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
On The World 🌎 today:
@shirinj.bsky.social: Syrians reflect on a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad
@biancahillier.bsky.social: Hundreds of people across dozens of countries worked on this red dress
@joshuacoe.bsky.social: 'Ancient party boat' discovered near Egypt
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@shirinj.bsky.social: Syrians reflect on a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad
@biancahillier.bsky.social: Hundreds of people across dozens of countries worked on this red dress
@joshuacoe.bsky.social: 'Ancient party boat' discovered near Egypt
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
In 2009, Swiss photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer set out to put faces to the environmental damage caused by rising global temperatures. A decade later, they've followed up with “DISPLACED,” a portrait series that examines the lives of those forced to relocate due to climate change.
Photographers document people forced to leave home due to climate change - The World from PRX
In 2009, Swiss photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer set out to put faces to the environmental damage caused by rising global temperatures. Some 16 years later, the photographer-couple ha...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
In 2009, Swiss photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer set out to put faces to the environmental damage caused by rising global temperatures. A decade later, they've followed up with “DISPLACED,” a portrait series that examines the lives of those forced to relocate due to climate change.
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Daily life for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank involves more and more violence, from extremist settlers and the Israeli military. Thanks to @daliahatuqa.bsky.social for breaking it down for us. Listen: theworld.org/segments/202...
Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank face more and more violence - The World from PRX
“They are targeting our existence,” Manal Tamimi — a Palestinian activist in the Israeli-occupied West Bank — recently told The Associated Press. She was referring to extremist Jewish settlers who’ve ...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Daily life for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank involves more and more violence, from extremist settlers and the Israeli military. Thanks to @daliahatuqa.bsky.social for breaking it down for us. Listen: theworld.org/segments/202...
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From the Mongol Empire's massive territory to the Naadam Festival and the number of people living in ger districts in Ulaanbaatar, we put our global knowledge to the test. Guess with us the surprising top export, the meaning of the Mongol Empire’s “Yam” and a major landmark discovery.
Did we pass? The ultimate Mongolia geography quiz
YouTube video by The World News Radio
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December 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
From the Mongol Empire's massive territory to the Naadam Festival and the number of people living in ger districts in Ulaanbaatar, we put our global knowledge to the test. Guess with us the surprising top export, the meaning of the Mongol Empire’s “Yam” and a major landmark discovery.
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I finally got to hear Marco Werman on this podcast and can’t recommend listening highly enough. I enjoyed hearing his take on the kind of global news show we put on @theworld.org. A fun window into how (and why) this crazy hour of radio gets made every day podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Marco Werman Thinks International News is America’s Secret Weapon
Podcast Episode · Say More · 12/04/2025 · 26m
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December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I finally got to hear Marco Werman on this podcast and can’t recommend listening highly enough. I enjoyed hearing his take on the kind of global news show we put on @theworld.org. A fun window into how (and why) this crazy hour of radio gets made every day podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
On The World 🌎 today:
@jersiegel.bsky.social: In China, the future of transportation is here
@ghadden.bsky.social: Neolithic conch shells could have made music
@biancahillier.bsky.social: The soccer world looks to Washington for the FIFA World Cup
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@jersiegel.bsky.social: In China, the future of transportation is here
@ghadden.bsky.social: Neolithic conch shells could have made music
@biancahillier.bsky.social: The soccer world looks to Washington for the FIFA World Cup
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I'll be live on @theworld.org today with the headlines from the FIFA Men's World Cup Draw. (Did you hear? It was today!)
December 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
On The World 🌎 today:
@jersiegel.bsky.social: In China, the future of transportation is here
@ghadden.bsky.social: Neolithic conch shells could have made music
@biancahillier.bsky.social: The soccer world looks to Washington for the FIFA World Cup
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
@jersiegel.bsky.social: In China, the future of transportation is here
@ghadden.bsky.social: Neolithic conch shells could have made music
@biancahillier.bsky.social: The soccer world looks to Washington for the FIFA World Cup
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
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Obviously, I'm biased -- but this conversation with @askusmer.bsky.social and @marcowerman.bsky.social is worth listening to. And, by the way, so is the @theworld.org! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/04/o...
Marco Werman thinks international news is America’s secret weapon - The Boston Globe
Marco Werman discusses the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Obviously, I'm biased -- but this conversation with @askusmer.bsky.social and @marcowerman.bsky.social is worth listening to. And, by the way, so is the @theworld.org! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/04/o...
From the Mongol Empire's massive territory to the Naadam Festival and the number of people living in ger districts in Ulaanbaatar, we put our global knowledge to the test. Guess with us the surprising top export, the meaning of the Mongol Empire’s “Yam” and a major landmark discovery.
Did we pass? The ultimate Mongolia geography quiz
YouTube video by The World News Radio
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
From the Mongol Empire's massive territory to the Naadam Festival and the number of people living in ger districts in Ulaanbaatar, we put our global knowledge to the test. Guess with us the surprising top export, the meaning of the Mongol Empire’s “Yam” and a major landmark discovery.
Host @marcowerman.bsky.social spoke to Anna Kusmer at The @bostonglobe.com about the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.
Marco Werman thinks international news is America’s secret weapon - The Boston Globe
Marco Werman discusses the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Host @marcowerman.bsky.social spoke to Anna Kusmer at The @bostonglobe.com about the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.
On The World 🌎 today:
@jersiegel.bsky.social: How Shenzhen became the EV capital
@matthewjbell.bsky.social: Palestinians in the Israel-occupied West Bank are facing more violence
@joyhackel.bsky.social: Kenya accuses British soldiers of sexual abuse, environment damage
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@jersiegel.bsky.social: How Shenzhen became the EV capital
@matthewjbell.bsky.social: Palestinians in the Israel-occupied West Bank are facing more violence
@joyhackel.bsky.social: Kenya accuses British soldiers of sexual abuse, environment damage
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The World Stations - The World from PRX
The World's Station Finder shows where The World is broadcast, tune-in information, and a live link to the station.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
On The World 🌎 today:
@jersiegel.bsky.social: How Shenzhen became the EV capital
@matthewjbell.bsky.social: Palestinians in the Israel-occupied West Bank are facing more violence
@joyhackel.bsky.social: Kenya accuses British soldiers of sexual abuse, environment damage
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
@jersiegel.bsky.social: How Shenzhen became the EV capital
@matthewjbell.bsky.social: Palestinians in the Israel-occupied West Bank are facing more violence
@joyhackel.bsky.social: Kenya accuses British soldiers of sexual abuse, environment damage
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
A Ukrainian mother and volunteer joins a convoy of donated ambulances bound for the front lines in Ukraine — part of a civilian-led supply chain supporting the war effort.
A road race relay where hope is the baton - The World from PRX
A Ukrainian mother and volunteer joins a convoy of donated ambulances bound for the front lines in Ukraine — part of a civilian-led supply chain supporting the war effort.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A Ukrainian mother and volunteer joins a convoy of donated ambulances bound for the front lines in Ukraine — part of a civilian-led supply chain supporting the war effort.
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A gripping conversation with Jon Lee Anderson, who traveled to eastern DRC for the @newyorker.com and told Carolyn Beeler @theworld.org what he saw and heard. Insightful stuff.
Produced by the incredible @joyhackel.bsky.social
theworld.org/segments/202...
Produced by the incredible @joyhackel.bsky.social
theworld.org/segments/202...
Why war in eastern DRC continues to smolder - The World from PRX
Leaders of Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are slated to travel to Washington this week to sign a peace deal overseen by US President Donald Trump. New Yorker journalist Jon Lee Anderson visit...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A gripping conversation with Jon Lee Anderson, who traveled to eastern DRC for the @newyorker.com and told Carolyn Beeler @theworld.org what he saw and heard. Insightful stuff.
Produced by the incredible @joyhackel.bsky.social
theworld.org/segments/202...
Produced by the incredible @joyhackel.bsky.social
theworld.org/segments/202...
An iconic café in the heart of Baghdad has witnessed decades of change in Iraq’s history. Through it all, the place has remained a constant — a place for intellectuals and other customers to reflect and connect — a tradition its owner hopes to hold onto.
An afternoon at the iconic Martyrs’ Café in Baghdad - The World from PRX
An iconic café in the heart of Baghdad has witnessed decades of change to Iraq’s history. Through it all, the place has remained a constant — a place for intellectuals and other customers to reflect a...
theworld.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
An iconic café in the heart of Baghdad has witnessed decades of change in Iraq’s history. Through it all, the place has remained a constant — a place for intellectuals and other customers to reflect and connect — a tradition its owner hopes to hold onto.
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 A multilateral military force takes shape just outside of Gaza
🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: African swine fever hits Barcelona
🌐 Jamaica's long-term recovery from Hurricane Melissa
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🌐 A multilateral military force takes shape just outside of Gaza
🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: African swine fever hits Barcelona
🌐 Jamaica's long-term recovery from Hurricane Melissa
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December 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 A multilateral military force takes shape just outside of Gaza
🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: African swine fever hits Barcelona
🌐 Jamaica's long-term recovery from Hurricane Melissa
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
🌐 A multilateral military force takes shape just outside of Gaza
🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: African swine fever hits Barcelona
🌐 Jamaica's long-term recovery from Hurricane Melissa
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
In the second of a five-part series, The World’s @jersiegel.bsky.social explores how Shenzhen has avoided the problems typically associated with megacities.
Lessons from the world’s most thriving megacity - The World from PRX
Forty years ago, Shenzhen, China, was little more than a cluster of villages, home to a few hundred thousand people. Today, it holds roughly 20 million residents and ranks among the world’s fastest-gr...
theworld.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
In the second of a five-part series, The World’s @jersiegel.bsky.social explores how Shenzhen has avoided the problems typically associated with megacities.
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Hello America, Germany has made it *easier* for young migrants and refugees to work in its public-private apprenticeship programs. (That still doesn't mean it's easy). My latest for @theworld.org
Battling a shortage of skilled labor, Germany’s businesses are bringing in reinforcements: young foreigners training in the country’s time-honored apprentice programs.
Help wanted: Germany hires its next generation of workers from abroad - The World from PRX
Battling a shortage of skilled labor, Germany’s businesses are bringing in reinforcements: young foreigners training in the country’s time-honored apprentice programs.
theworld.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Hello America, Germany has made it *easier* for young migrants and refugees to work in its public-private apprenticeship programs. (That still doesn't mean it's easy). My latest for @theworld.org
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: 'Jaw-dropping' pardon for former Honduras leader
🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Lessons from the world's most thriving megacity
🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Miss Universe: The scandal no one saw coming
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: 'Jaw-dropping' pardon for former Honduras leader
🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Lessons from the world's most thriving megacity
🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Miss Universe: The scandal no one saw coming
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
December 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: 'Jaw-dropping' pardon for former Honduras leader
🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Lessons from the world's most thriving megacity
🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Miss Universe: The scandal no one saw coming
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: 'Jaw-dropping' pardon for former Honduras leader
🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Lessons from the world's most thriving megacity
🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Miss Universe: The scandal no one saw coming
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
China’s status as a global superpower was unimaginable just half a century ago. Today, it’s a technological powerhouse and the world’s second-largest economy. The World's @jersiegel.bsky.social travels to one city that’s become synonymous with China’s extraordinary transformation: Shenzhen.
Shenzhen: The city that rewrote China’s future - The World from PRX
China’s status as a global superpower was unimaginable just half a century ago. In the 1970s, the country was overwhelmingly poor, rural and technologically behind. Today, it’s a technological powerho...
theworld.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
China’s status as a global superpower was unimaginable just half a century ago. Today, it’s a technological powerhouse and the world’s second-largest economy. The World's @jersiegel.bsky.social travels to one city that’s become synonymous with China’s extraordinary transformation: Shenzhen.
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For the past month, I've been writing a series of stories about how China isn't just shaping the future; it's living in it.
Today on @theworld.org, hear the first installment of my on-the-ground reporting from Shenzhen, a city synonymous with China's rapid growth theworld.org/stories/2025...
Today on @theworld.org, hear the first installment of my on-the-ground reporting from Shenzhen, a city synonymous with China's rapid growth theworld.org/stories/2025...
Shenzhen: The city that rewrote China’s future - The World from PRX
China’s status as a global superpower was unimaginable just half a century ago. In the 1970s, the country was overwhelmingly poor, rural and technologically behind. Today, it’s a technological powerho...
theworld.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
For the past month, I've been writing a series of stories about how China isn't just shaping the future; it's living in it.
Today on @theworld.org, hear the first installment of my on-the-ground reporting from Shenzhen, a city synonymous with China's rapid growth theworld.org/stories/2025...
Today on @theworld.org, hear the first installment of my on-the-ground reporting from Shenzhen, a city synonymous with China's rapid growth theworld.org/stories/2025...
Battling a shortage of skilled labor, Germany’s businesses are bringing in reinforcements: young foreigners training in the country’s time-honored apprentice programs.
Help wanted: Germany hires its next generation of workers from abroad - The World from PRX
Battling a shortage of skilled labor, Germany’s businesses are bringing in reinforcements: young foreigners training in the country’s time-honored apprentice programs.
theworld.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Battling a shortage of skilled labor, Germany’s businesses are bringing in reinforcements: young foreigners training in the country’s time-honored apprentice programs.
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 Venezuela's Maduro cracks down on dissent
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: A former diplomat on Ukraine peace talks
🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Shenzhen: The city that rewrote China's future
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
🌐 Venezuela's Maduro cracks down on dissent
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: A former diplomat on Ukraine peace talks
🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Shenzhen: The city that rewrote China's future
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
December 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 Venezuela's Maduro cracks down on dissent
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: A former diplomat on Ukraine peace talks
🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Shenzhen: The city that rewrote China's future
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
🌐 Venezuela's Maduro cracks down on dissent
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: A former diplomat on Ukraine peace talks
🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Shenzhen: The city that rewrote China's future
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
The Grand Egyptian Museum is the largest museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization and holds approximately 100,000 artifacts. It finally opened to the public this month.
Two decades in the making, the Grand Egyptian Museum building is as intriguing as its artifacts - The World from PRX
The Grand Egyptian Museum is the largest museum in the world for a single civilization, and holds a total of around 100,000 artifacts. It finally opened to the public this month.
theworld.org
November 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The Grand Egyptian Museum is the largest museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization and holds approximately 100,000 artifacts. It finally opened to the public this month.
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 Fisherman limit forays into Caribbean over fear of US strikes
🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Latin America's open arms approach to immigration — and why it's slipping
🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: New tech can track individual monarchs during migration
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
🌐 Fisherman limit forays into Caribbean over fear of US strikes
🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Latin America's open arms approach to immigration — and why it's slipping
🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: New tech can track individual monarchs during migration
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 Fisherman limit forays into Caribbean over fear of US strikes
🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Latin America's open arms approach to immigration — and why it's slipping
🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: New tech can track individual monarchs during migration
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
🌐 Fisherman limit forays into Caribbean over fear of US strikes
🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Latin America's open arms approach to immigration — and why it's slipping
🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: New tech can track individual monarchs during migration
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
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Governments across Europe are making decisions on migration laws on the basis of upcoming elections, rather than on the reality says @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social My report on Europe's changing asylum landscape on @theworld.org also f/t @migrationpolicy.bsky.social Listen: theworld.org/segments/202...
Europe's asylum landscape has transformed in 10 years - The World from PRX
Britain is preparing a sweeping overhaul of its asylum system, a shift reportedly modeled in part on Denmark, home to some of the EU’s toughest migration laws. The move comes as governments across Eur...
theworld.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Governments across Europe are making decisions on migration laws on the basis of upcoming elections, rather than on the reality says @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social My report on Europe's changing asylum landscape on @theworld.org also f/t @migrationpolicy.bsky.social Listen: theworld.org/segments/202...
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