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March 07, 2020 | BBC
John Beck on Climate Change in the Sullivan Islands
The Solomon Islands, once a South Pacific paradise of blue lagoons, and emerald forests are severely affected by climate change.
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November 12, 2018 | BBC
The Remote Arctic Town That Is Melting Away
As the Arctic loses ice at dramatic rates, people in Qaanaaq, the northernmost town in Greenland, are finding their homes, livelihoods, customs, and very survival at risk.
September 11, 2018 | BBC
The World's Most Common Contraception Has a Dark Past
In India, many women have died getting sterilized—but it remains the most widespread contraceptive method both there and in the rest of the world. Why is it so popular, and what are the drawbacks?
July 24, 2018 | BBC
The Country That Brought a Sea Back to Life
The Aral Sea is bringing new wealth to fishing villages in Kazakhstan, but their neighbours on the opposite shore in Uzbekistan are suffering a very different fate.
July 20, 2018 | BBC
Branded and Beaten: The Nigerian Children Accused of Witchcraft and Murder
Buried alive, poisoned, scarred by acid - these are just some of the fates that have befallen Nigerian children accused of witchcraft. This BBC feature examines the root causes of these attacks.
October 10, 2017 | BBC
Death of the Nile
The Nile serves as a lifeline to millions of people across East Africa and Egypt but is under threat from population growth, pollution and climate change.
March 12, 2017 | BBC
What Really Happened in the U.S. Raid on Yemen?
Iona Craig reports from the largely abandoned village of al Ghayil, Yemen, speaking to those who survived the raid by U.S. forces.
August 23, 2016 | BBC, PRI's The World
Humanitarian Disaster for Refugees in Greece
A new report from the Women’s Refugee Commission documents deteriorating conditions for refugees trapped in Greece. Host Jeb Sharp speaks with reporter Jeanne Carstensen in Lesbos.
May 04, 2016 | BBC
Why Kerala Is the Best Place in India to Die
Demand for good quality end-of-life care has grown globally as more people live longer with chronic conditions.
February 01, 2016 | BBC
Sri Lanka: Good Karma in Dead Parts
Meet the Sri Lankan monk who's sees good karma in organ and tissue donation.
February 01, 2016 | BBC
Sri Lanka: The Country that Supplies Eyes
There is a worldwide shortage of corneas for transplant operations. However one country is doing its best to satisfy demand without seeking any reward—at least in this life.
March 12, 2015 | BBC
Syria's Next Generation
To combat the values of groups like IS and a regime that doesn't represent them, a group of young Syrians tries to pass its values of non-violence, pluralism and hope to Syrian children.