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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.
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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
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🌐 @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
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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
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🌐 @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
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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...
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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.
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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
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🌐 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
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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
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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.
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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
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🌐 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
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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...
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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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At the Human Library, people are "open books" -- learn more on @theworld.org's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/shorts/8lIrL...
A different kind of library
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November 26, 2025 at 7:52 AM
At the Human Library, people are "open books" -- learn more on @theworld.org's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/shorts/8lIrL...
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: Taiwan watches US diplomacy with China, Russia to gauge support
🌐 India rounds up suspects in Kashmir after Delhi bombing
🌐 @orlabarry.bsky.social: Europe's asylum landscape has transformed in 10 years
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🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: Taiwan watches US diplomacy with China, Russia to gauge support
🌐 India rounds up suspects in Kashmir after Delhi bombing
🌐 @orlabarry.bsky.social: Europe's asylum landscape has transformed in 10 years
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European governments on the left and right are clamping down on asylum laws - with one exception. It's a very different picture from a decade ago. We look at the changing face of migration in Europe shortly on @theworld.org with 🙏 @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social @migrationpolicy.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: Taiwan watches US diplomacy with China, Russia to gauge support
🌐 India rounds up suspects in Kashmir after Delhi bombing
🌐 @orlabarry.bsky.social: Europe's asylum landscape has transformed in 10 years
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: Taiwan watches US diplomacy with China, Russia to gauge support
🌐 India rounds up suspects in Kashmir after Delhi bombing
🌐 @orlabarry.bsky.social: Europe's asylum landscape has transformed in 10 years
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
As the US designates the Cartel of the Suns a terrorist organization, analysts say the premise of the label is misleading. Meanwhile, Washington’s dramatic increase in its military presence in the Caribbean has the region on edge.
US designates Venezuela’s ‘Cartel of the Suns’ a foreign terrorist organization. What is it, really? - The World from PRX
As the US designates the Cartel of the Suns a terrorist organization, analysts say the premise of the label is misleading. Meanwhile, Washington’s dramatic increase of its military presence in the Car...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
As the US designates the Cartel of the Suns a terrorist organization, analysts say the premise of the label is misleading. Meanwhile, Washington’s dramatic increase in its military presence in the Caribbean has the region on edge.
As the war in Ukraine continues, The World’s Host @marcowerman.bsky.social speaks with filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov about the new documentary “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” produced by our partners at @frontlinepbs.bsky.social and @apnews.com.
New film shows reality on the ground as Ukrainians battle for the village of Andriivka - The World from PRX
As the war in Ukraine continues, The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov about the new documentary “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” produced by our partners at FRONTLINE and Th...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As the war in Ukraine continues, The World’s Host @marcowerman.bsky.social speaks with filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov about the new documentary “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” produced by our partners at @frontlinepbs.bsky.social and @apnews.com.
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: Prolonged drought conditions may force Tehran residents out
🌐 @pattidaniels.bsky.social: Disrupting the criminal networks behind sex trafficking
🌐 Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov talks about new doc "2000 Meters to Andriivka"
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: Prolonged drought conditions may force Tehran residents out
🌐 @pattidaniels.bsky.social: Disrupting the criminal networks behind sex trafficking
🌐 Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov talks about new doc "2000 Meters to Andriivka"
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
November 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: Prolonged drought conditions may force Tehran residents out
🌐 @pattidaniels.bsky.social: Disrupting the criminal networks behind sex trafficking
🌐 Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov talks about new doc "2000 Meters to Andriivka"
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: Prolonged drought conditions may force Tehran residents out
🌐 @pattidaniels.bsky.social: Disrupting the criminal networks behind sex trafficking
🌐 Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov talks about new doc "2000 Meters to Andriivka"
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin about being the world’s youngest leader during her time in office — including the challenges she had to tackle on the global stage, as well as scrutiny into her personal life.
Former Finnish prime minister discusses her memoir and tenure as world's youngest leader - The World from PRX
The World's Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin about being the world’s youngest leader during her time in office — including the challenges she had to tackle on the global stage, as well as scrutiny into her personal life.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin about being the world’s youngest leader during her time in office — including the challenges she had to tackle on the global stage, as well as scrutiny into her personal life.
Teresa Hsu and Michelle Garcia noticed teens and young adults in their Asian American community struggling with anxiety, particularly around school-related pressure. They have started a program to train Asian American high school students to help one another manage their mental health.
A new way to help Asian American teens handle college admissions stresses - The World from PRX
Theresa Hsu and Michelle Garcia noticed teens and young adults in their Asian American community struggling with anxiety, particularly around school-related pressure. So the two have started a program...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Teresa Hsu and Michelle Garcia noticed teens and young adults in their Asian American community struggling with anxiety, particularly around school-related pressure. They have started a program to train Asian American high school students to help one another manage their mental health.
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Think indoor soccer. Then make it 5v5, switch the ball, change some rules, and amp up the speed. Now it's futsal, a game "born in Uruguay and raised in Brazil" per @jamiefahey.bsky.social. The first FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup is on now. My story for @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Think indoor soccer. Then make it 5v5, switch the ball, change some rules, and amp up the speed. Now it's futsal, a game "born in Uruguay and raised in Brazil" per @jamiefahey.bsky.social. The first FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup is on now. My story for @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
This year's COP30 summit in Belem, Brazil, highlighted food, forests, and land as key topics to be addressed. One sector that crosses all these is agriculture, which is responsible for about one-third of global carbon emissions.
As COP30 ends, a closer look at a major source of emissions: agriculture - The World from PRX
This year's COP30 summit in Belem, Brazil, highlighted food, forests and land as key topics to be addressed. One sector that crosses across all these is agriculture, which is responsible for about one...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This year's COP30 summit in Belem, Brazil, highlighted food, forests, and land as key topics to be addressed. One sector that crosses all these is agriculture, which is responsible for about one-third of global carbon emissions.
Sean Powers, from the “Click Here” podcast, reports on the lone coder trying to bring back the Uyghur web.
Saving the Uyghur internet - The World from PRX
Sean Powers, from the "Click Here" podcast, reports on the lone coder trying to bring back the Uyghur web.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Sean Powers, from the “Click Here” podcast, reports on the lone coder trying to bring back the Uyghur web.
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: The climate change issue that gets overlooked
🌐 Asian American teens help each other cope with stress
🌐 @biancahillier.bsky.social: First-ever Women's Futsal World Cup kicks off in the Philippines
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: The climate change issue that gets overlooked
🌐 Asian American teens help each other cope with stress
🌐 @biancahillier.bsky.social: First-ever Women's Futsal World Cup kicks off in the Philippines
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: The climate change issue that gets overlooked
🌐 Asian American teens help each other cope with stress
🌐 @biancahillier.bsky.social: First-ever Women's Futsal World Cup kicks off in the Philippines
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: The climate change issue that gets overlooked
🌐 Asian American teens help each other cope with stress
🌐 @biancahillier.bsky.social: First-ever Women's Futsal World Cup kicks off in the Philippines
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: US-Russia plan pressures Kyiv to concede
🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: Spain's former king hopes new memoir reconciles him with family, country
🌐 Making it (NOT) rain in Indonesia
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: US-Russia plan pressures Kyiv to concede
🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: Spain's former king hopes new memoir reconciles him with family, country
🌐 Making it (NOT) rain in Indonesia
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November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
On The World 🌎 today:
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: US-Russia plan pressures Kyiv to concede
🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: Spain's former king hopes new memoir reconciles him with family, country
🌐 Making it (NOT) rain in Indonesia
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: US-Russia plan pressures Kyiv to concede
🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: Spain's former king hopes new memoir reconciles him with family, country
🌐 Making it (NOT) rain in Indonesia
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
Durian demand in China is skyrocketing — and it’s creating illegal durian farms in Thailand’s jungles. The global durian market, especially China’s massive appetite for the “king of fruits,” is driving farmers and investors to extreme measures.
China’s love for durian is creating a crime wave in Thailand
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November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Durian demand in China is skyrocketing — and it’s creating illegal durian farms in Thailand’s jungles. The global durian market, especially China’s massive appetite for the “king of fruits,” is driving farmers and investors to extreme measures.
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As Indonesia’s capital physically continues to sink, authorities are embracing a passion project: building a new capital. Parts of this solar-powered, futuristic city are already operational.
Indonesia makes plans for a utopian future capital - The World from PRX
As Indonesia’s capital physically continues to sink, authorities are embracing a passion project: building a new capital. Parts of this solar-powered, futuristic city are already operational.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
As Indonesia’s capital physically continues to sink, authorities are embracing a passion project: building a new capital. Parts of this solar-powered, futuristic city are already operational.
Most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have no homes to return back to and many are living in tents. Joseph Belliveau, director of the aid group MedGlobal, speaks with The World's Host Carolyn Beeler about the current situation in Gaza, especially as winter approaches.
Palestinians in Gaza struggle to survive despite ceasefire, living in tents amid destroyed homes - The World from PRX
Most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have no homes to return back to and many are living in tents. Joseph Belliveau, director of the aid group MedGlobal, speaks with The World's Host Carolyn Beeler abo...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have no homes to return back to and many are living in tents. Joseph Belliveau, director of the aid group MedGlobal, speaks with The World's Host Carolyn Beeler about the current situation in Gaza, especially as winter approaches.