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What in the World Episodes

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    Why has Ivory Coast banned student unions?

    Union accused of murder, prostitution and torture

  2. Are attitudes towards India’s caste system changing?

    Some individuals are asserting their caste online, which others view as a step backwards.

  3. Liam Payne: Why One Direction fans are so heartbroken

    We hear from super fans globally, and a psychotherapist

  4. Israel, Lebanon and UN peacekeepers - what’s going on?

    And why is Israel attacking UN peacekeepers in Lebanon?

  5. US election: Why money matters to young voters

    Climate change and women’s rights are also top priorities

  6. Jupiter’s moon: Will we discover alien life beneath the ice?

    How Nasa’s Europa Clipper Mission could change life’s origin story

  7. How illegal gold mining impacts Ghana

    People are protesting the practice known as ‘galamsey’

  8. How do election polls work?

    We find out why poll predictions sometimes get it wrong

  9. Why does Malawi have such high rates of cervical cancer?

    And what’s it got to do with the HPV vaccine?

  10. How is Rwanda managing the Marburg virus outbreak?

    We also look at Mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo

  11. How is climate change affecting sport?

    And how are elite sporting events contributing to climate change?

  12. How has life changed in Israel and Gaza?

    It’s been one year since the attacks on the 7th October

  13. Does Moo Deng have pretty privilege?

    Cuter animals get more attention and funding for conservation

  14. Iran: What you need to know

    And what kinds of weapons does it have?

  15. How matcha tea took over the world

    We spill the tea on the health benefits

  16. How modern slavery hides in plain sight

    The BBC found evidence of modern slavery at a McDonald's franchise in the UK

  17. Israel-Lebanon: What next?

    How will Hassan Nasrallah’s death change Hezbollah?

  18. How do you get a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame?

    Batman just got one - how much did he have to pay?

  19. Should museums give back looted treasures like the Benin Bronzes?

    Egypt wants the Rosetta Stone and other artefacts to be returned

  20. How a North Korean defector became a K-pop idol

    Yu Hyuk is in 1VERSE, the first K-pop boy band with North Korean members

  21. Who is Sri Lanka’s new leader?

    Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn in as the president

  22. Can a crystal bring humans back to life in case of extinction?

    The human genome has been stored on an ‘everlasting’ crystal

  23. P Diddy: What are the charges against the hip-hop mogul?

    The downfall of the rapper

  24. How did thousands of pagers simultaneously explode in Lebanon?

    And what actually is a pager?

  25. Why has badminton become code for sex in Hong Kong?

    We look at how sex education varies around the world

  26. The second Trump assassination attempt and the Secret Service

    Who protects presidents and do things need to change?

  27. Why SpaceX sent a billionaire to walk in space

    …and why two NASA astronauts are stuck on the International Space Station

  28. Wildfires and drought in Brazil - what does it mean for the Amazon?

    And what wildlife is at risk in the Amazon, Cerrado and Pantanal areas?

  29. How are attitudes to sickle cell changing?

    The hereditary blood disorder affects millions around the world

  30. Has the US given up on gun control?

    There's been another school shooting but will anything change?

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