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February 1, 2024 • 29 mins
Unwed mothers and their children are ostracized by society and stigmatized by their own families. Many women and children end up in desperate situations. But a growing number of people are trying to end this dire situation, both in courts and in society as a whole. But there's still a long way to go.
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January 25, 2024 • 29 mins
In light of Holocaust Remembrance Day this week, we hear from those who survived the atrocities of Nazi Germany. We also hear from children who are trying to make ends meet in Cairo's garbage district and how a singer in Rio de Janeiro moves from train to train to offer her art.
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January 17, 2024 • 29 mins
Why China's young workers are pumping the brakes on life in the fast-lane. And a special visit to a groundbreaking café in Vienna that wants to bridge the gap between the young and old.
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January 10, 2024 • 29 mins
How one woman in Morocco is making waves in the fishing community, when she became the first woman to get a fishing license. Elsewhere in Germany, a woman is helping foster kids in limbo. And a dance studio in Rio de Janeiro that's dedicated to helping young girls and women rise to the top, no matter their family or income.
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January 3, 2024 • 30 mins
How rich tourists change Medellín, which used to be Colombia's most dangerous city, and why that also brings problems for the locals -- And: In Honduras, investors are building a private enterprise city - they want to run it without the state’s jurisdiction and tax laws, but critics fear it's a danger to democracy.
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December 27, 2023 • 29 mins
From 3D-printed houses, apartments entirely made from recycled materials and high-speed internet access in remote villages in Nepal's Himalayan region.
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December 20, 2023 • 30 mins
Have you heard of the castle ghost town in Turkey with over 500 little fairytale castles? Skyscraper mudhouses in Yemen? Or how temples in Egypt were moved to a different spot to help preserve them in the long run? We go explore lost places.
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December 13, 2023 • 30 mins
Myanmar's democratically elected government was ousted in a military coup in 2021. Since then, ethnic minority armed groups and pro-democracy fighters have been battling against the junta's forces. Millions of people are displaced.
Human trafficking: People from the Philippines and Kenya tried to carve out better lives for themselves and their families but ended up in Syria against their will.
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December 6, 2023 • 29 mins
85 years ago, 200 Jewish children arrived in Great Britain from Germany. It was the first of many so-called Kindertransport rescue missions. The children were brought out of Nazi Germany to safety. Until September 1, 1939, when Nazi Germany attacked Poland and World War II started, around 10,000 minors were saved that way. But for other children, it was too late.
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November 29, 2023 • 30 mins
Fighting has driven 6 million people from their homes in Sudan in recent months. In the Darfur region, the violence is reportedly escalating with some warning of ethnic cleansing.
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November 22, 2023 • 30 mins
In July 2020, German-Iranian businessman and US resident Jamshid Sharmahd boarded an Emirates flight bound for India. Sharmahd had a layover in Dubai, where he checked into a hotel for the night. He then disappeared for a few days – and resurfaced in a video where he was held captive by Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
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November 15, 2023 • 29 mins
Diabetes is an increasing health concern globally. More than half a billion people already suffer from it, and their number is on the rise - many of them in low and middle income countries. Pharmaceutical companies have increased the price for insulin in many countries, which makes it even harder for patients with lower incomes to get treatment.
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November 8, 2023 • 29 mins
Seville in Southern Spain is very popular with tourists, with its rich history, stunning architecture, great food and the flamenco music that was born here. But not everyone reaps the economic benefits the three million annual visitors bring to town. There is a stark gulf between rich and poor.
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November 1, 2023 • 29 mins
It's a vibrant area with a bad reputation: some 1.5 million people, many of them immigrants, live in the Bronx, a borough in New York City. For decades, poverty and crime made headlines here, but it's also the birthplace of hip hop culture and home to the famous Yankees baseball team. The locals say things have improved a lot since the notorious fires of the 1970s, yet there are still many issues.
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October 18, 2023 • 29 mins
A presidential candidate gunned down in broad daylight, after speaking at a rally shortly before Ecuador's presidential elections. Narco violence has exploded in the small South American country, which used to have a reputation of a safe haven in the region. It now has one of Latin America's highest murder rates – surpassing Mexico and Brazil. What went wrong?
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October 11, 2023 • 29 mins
On Saturday, in the early morning hours of October 7th, Hamas terrorists fired thousands of rockets into Israel and stormed the security fence. They killed hundreds in nearby villages and took hostages. DW hears from an eyewitness close to the Gaza strip recounting that fateful day and gets answers from an analyst how Hamas was able to launch such a surprise attack.
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October 4, 2023 • 29 mins
Peat is big business and great for farming. But it's also an increasing climate problem. Because when taken out of wetlands and dried, it emits lots of CO2. While Germany is trying to limit use and production, demand to source it from other countries is increasing. Are there more sustainable methods? World in Progress talks to peat producers and experts to find out.
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September 27, 2023 • 29 mins
Abortion is legal in Croatia. So why are women having to travel to Slovenia to get one? We’ll also hear stories about women pursuing their dreams, from an Ethiopian fashion designer putting her own spin on traditional fabric weaving to the people making safe spaces for China’s LGBTQ community.
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September 21, 2023 • 29 mins
Who gets to decide the best way to make space in a city? Officials or the people who need a place to live? These are the big questions behind a controversial project that might lead to the destruction of Cairo’s necropolis, also known as the City of the Dead. Plus, can adding streets transform slums? Anni Beukes of the Million Neighborhood Initiative weighs in.
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September 14, 2023 • 29 mins
“We want to give the kids hope” - How artists in China are getting their messages past state censorship – Re-imagining the future: The Covid pandemic has brought out a new side of Zimbabwe’s art.
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