How far could China’s ‘zero Covid’ protests go?
China has been rocked by an outpouring of communal anger at the government’s restrictive ‘zero...
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A deadly earthquake in Syria and Turkey
A 7.8-magnitude quake has struck Turkey and Syria, killing at least 2,600 people and razing...
What left the city of Derna vulnerable to such a devastating flood? The Libyan freelance...
Looking for alternatives: a tale of two German towns
As Germany heads into a recession, tensions over its migration policy and its national identity...
The mothers and wives of Russian soldiers daring to defy Putin
Partners and parents of conscripted fighters are demanding that their loved ones come home. What...
A terrifying mid-air blowout of a door plug at 16,000 feet (4,900 metres) left passengers fearing...
Running dry: the water crisis driving migration to the US
Nina Lakhani explores how drought and famine are fuelling the wave of migration from Central...
Iran’s protest generation on why they won’t be silenced
There have been arrests, violence and a rising death toll during more than seven weeks of...
The far-right radical in Israel’s new government
Itamar Ben-Gvir has spent a lifetime on the fringes of Israeli politics. He was once considered...
Haiti: a country in crisis without an elected government
The last elected Haitian senators left parliament this month. Amid raging gang violence, the...
Could western tanks be decisive in Ukraine?
After months of debate and diplomacy, western tanks are finally heading to Ukraine for what...
‘It’s way beyond just science’: untangling the hunt for Covid’s origins
Three years after much of the world was forced into Covid lockdowns, the precise origins of the...
How raising the retirement age set France on fire
An attempt to force through an increase in the state pension age brought thousands of protesters...
Covid-19: what will Omicron mean for 2022? podcast
Yesterday, daily cases in the UK exceeded 100,000 for the first time since the pandemic began....
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Fighting in Sudan is continuing despite an internationally brokered truce. At the heart of the...
From Ebola to Nipah: are we ready for the next epidemic? – Science Weekly podcast
The 2014 Ebola outbreak killed over 10,000 people before it was eventually brought under control....
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The poisoning of Alexei Navalny
Luke Harding says alleged attack on Russian opposition figure has all the hallmarks of a...
The poisoning of Alexei Navalny
Luke Harding says alleged attack on Russian opposition figure has all the hallmarks of a...
Are we really ready to live with Covid-19?
Throughout the pandemic, but increasingly in recent weeks, some senior scientists and politicians...
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The Pegasus Project part 1: an invitation to Paris
What happened when a powerful phone hacking tool was sold to governments around the world? Part 1...
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