Episodios

  • How Alaska Went from Russian Colony to U.S. State

    How Alaska Went from Russian Colony to U.S. State
    Aug 13 2025
    All eyes are on Alaska ahead of President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting there on Friday. We revisit the history of Russia’s sale of the Alaskan territory to the U.S.. NPR’s Greg Myre describes how some Russians still question whether Alaska is truly American.

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  • Syria Tries To Rebuild A Functioning Economy After Years of Corrupt Dictatorship

    Syria Tries To Rebuild A Functioning Economy After Years of Corrupt Dictatorship
    Aug 12 2025

    Syria’s trying to emerge from a multi-layered financial crisis since opposition fighters toppled the regime late last year and formed a government. It’s been given a boost by the US lifting most sanctions, but efforts are hampered by a lack of liquidity.

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  • European Leaders Insist Ukraine Must be Part of Peace Talks

    European Leaders Insist Ukraine Must be Part of Peace Talks
    Aug 11 2025

    EU foreign ministers meet ahead of Friday’s Trump-Putin talks in Alaska, with Brussels insisting any peace deal must include Ukraine. And Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif was killed in an Israeli airstrike that also took out the broadcaster's crew in Gaza City.

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  • Why is Chile’s Birth Rate Plummeting?

    Why is Chile’s Birth Rate Plummeting?
    Aug 8 2025
    Much of the attention on the world's plunging birth rate is on east Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. But Latin American countries, like Chile, are also seeing a decline in fertility. We go to Chile’s capital to understand the personal decisions behind the countries plummeting birth rate trend.

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  • The Story Behind a Famous Photo of a Starving Child in Gaza

    The Story Behind a Famous Photo of a Starving Child in Gaza
    Aug 7 2025

    A photo of an emaciated child in Gaza has gone viral, with many in Israel claiming it depicts false information. Our producer in Gaza meets the child and his family, we hear about how he is doing now and about the food insecurity many in Gaza are facing.

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  • Nigeria’s Chronic Electricity Problems

    Nigeria’s Chronic Electricity Problems
    Aug 6 2025

    In Africa’s most populous country more than a third of residents have no access to electricity. Even those connected to the nation’s crumbling power grid cannot rely on it. And the situation isn’t improving. We go to Nigeria to see how people cope with the lack of access to power.

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  • A Famous Palestinian Activist Killed in the Occupied West Bank

    A Famous Palestinian Activist Killed in the Occupied West Bank
    Aug 5 2025

    A Palestinian activist who helped make the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land" was shot dead in a suspected Israeli settler attack in the occupied West Bank. We go to his community to hear about the man and the incident that lead to his death.

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  • The Global Impact of the Latest U.S. Tariffs

    The Global Impact of the Latest U.S. Tariffs
    Aug 4 2025

    The Trump Administration’s worldwide tariff wars continue. A top priority for Trump has been resetting U.S. trade relations and earlier this year his administration had vowed “90 deals in 90 days”. But as the August 1st deadline came and went, what emerged wasn’t a flurry of deals but a wave of new tariffs. We hear from reporters around the world about how countries are reacting to the news and what the impact could be.

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