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Putin wants Russians to have large families, but his government’s policies to repopulate Russia is having an impact on women’s right to an abortion. A report from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.

Russia Battles a Low Birth-rate

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In Kenya, scientists are at war with mosquitoes. After decades of fighting malaria, which still kills more than 600,000 people every year, these insects appear to be on the verge of winning the battle.

Kenya: Mosquitoes Fight Back

Over 60,000 pregnancies have resulted from rape in the 14 American states where abortion has been banned since 2022, even in cases of non-consensual sex. The right to abortion is still a deep dividing line in American society and a major issue at this year’s presidential elections.

USA: Abortion - The Price of Pain

Kenya : l’offensive des moustiques

Kenia: Die Mücken schlagen zurück

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In northern Kenya, a new aggressive malaria carrying mosquito has become a major threat to public health.

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Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979.  This means that 1 in 5 Chinese men will not be able to find a partner in five years’ time.

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

China: Men without Women

The Assad clan, in power for decades, has fallen in a matter of weeks. Toppled rebels led by Abu Mohammed Al-Joulani. But who is he? And what hope of peaceful coexistence for Syria’s mosaic of peoples.

Syria: After the Dictatorship

The Assad clan, in power for decades, has fallen in a matter of weeks. Toppled rebels led by Abu Mohammed Al-Joulani. But who is he? 

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Diwa is only 11 years old. She is one of the thousands of victims of a crime that is hardly reported on in Europe but which is causing havoc in the Philippines. She was raped by her parents, live on the internet, to satisfy the desires of foreign paedophiles who paid for the spectacle of her rape, giving instructions from a distance.

Philippines: Child Rape Online

Thousands of children in the Philippines have been abused, live on the internet. Report on a shocking crime.

China’s leader Xi Jinping promises prosperity for all and global leadership. But the reality is quite different: The Chinese economy is stalling with property prices falling and youth unemployment high.

China's Disillusioned Youth

Far from living the ‘Chinese Dream’ maybe young people are unemployed and disillusioned.

Entire generations have learned about sex through mainstream porn, blurring the lines between personal desires and platform-driven fantasies. But if our sexuality is shaped by algorithms, can’t we take back some control? The post-porn movement is doing exactly that. Aimed at creating pornography that reflects honest, consensual sex – its creators are making waves online.

Can Post-porn Awaken Our True Desires?

What if porn reflected our true desires? Post-porn aims to be more ethical, more honest and more revolutionary.

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Ireland has a severe shortage of homes with hundreds of thousands needing to be built. With rents in Dublin spiralling, many families are homeless. Jordyn, Jonathan and their daughter Delilah have no fixed address and have to look for somewhere to spend the night every day.

Since the financial crisis, Ireland has had a severe housing crisis with many families left homeless.

Re: Ireland's Housing Crisis

Just a few kilometres off the coast of North Korea, the South Korean islands of Yeonpyong and Baeknyeongdo are at the frontline of tensions between the two countries. Last January, 60 shells were fired by the North, leading to the evacuation of Yeongpyong. Life on the islands is tense, as fishermen can attest.

Yeonpyeong: Between Two Koreas

The South Korean islands of Yeonpyong and Baeknyeongdo are at the frontline of tensions between North and South Korea.. 

Gessler’s hat became a metaphor for enforced submissive behaviour. When William Tell refuses to salute the tyrannical Governor’s hat, his punishment is to put his son’s life in danger. Rossini’s opera, based on Friedrich Schiller’s play, is performed in Lausanne for the first time. With Jean-Sébastien Bou in the title role and Luigi De Donato in that of the Governor.

Opéra de Lausanne

The Swiss national hero must shoot the apple off his son’s head on the stage of the Opéra de Lausanne.

Gioachino Rossini: William Tell

Together with Panama and Suriname, Bhutan is one of only three countries in the world with a negative carbon footprint. Its strictly protected forests, which cover 70% of the country, absorb three times as much carbon as it emits. But now the glacial lakes in the mountainous nation are threatening to overflow as a result of climate change.

Bhutan: Green Paradise in Danger

Together with Panama and Suriname, Bhutan is one of only three countries in the world with a negative carbon footprint.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, citizens of East Germany had to get used to a new way of consuming, working, and living. New-found freedoms were a breath of fresh air for many but in the chaos leading up to reunification with West Germany, the experience was also disconcerting.

Freedom and Anarchy

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germans had to get used to a new way of consuming, working, and living. 

The Last Summer of the GDR

Across Europe, the far right is embedding itself into the political landscape and daily life. But behind an increasingly smooth and respectable façade lies an ideology that remains fundamentally racist and violent. An in-depth focus into an ecosystem of extreme ideology in France, Germany, and Belgium.

Inside Europe's Far-Right Movement

Across Europe, the far right is embedding itself into politics and daily life, but remains fundamentally violent and racist. 

White Power

To celebrate 50 years of French radio station FIP, Sting gives a special performance in the monumental surroundings of the Pantheon in Paris.

50 Years of FIP Radio

Sting at the Pantheon in Paris

Plastic is everywhere – so much so that it’s hard to imagine life without it. But plastic damages both the environment and our health and contributes to global warming. Talks in Busan to create a global treaty on ending plastic pollution failed after negotiators clashed on the issue of cutting production. We look at whether Europe is doing its part to stem the tide of plastic.

What is the EU doing to fight plastic pollution?

After talks over a global treaty on plastic pollution failed, the EU needs to work harder to reduce our dependence on plastic.

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Why is Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, still viewed as a Machiavellian manipulator? By marrying into the family her father wanted to forge an alliance with, she became forever associated with the worst scandals of Renaissance Italy.

Lucrezia Borgia vs Pope Alexander VI

Why is Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, still viewed as a Machiavellian manipulator? 

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Sting was an ecologically-conscious yogi hipster before it was even a thing. He's always been fighting for our right to enjoy a better future than the one we are making for ourselves. Perhaps a strange mission for someone with punk musical roots?

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Sting was an ecologically-conscious yogi hipster before it was even a thing

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Hundreds of thousands have fled Lebanon since September as a result of the Israeli bombing raids, including many Syrian war refugees, who have to flee conflict again.

Syria-Lebanon: Endless Exile

When a minor earthquake throws life coach Aaron’s world into turmoil, he tries to find out the cause of this unusual event. A musical short film that plunges into the world of conspiracy theories.

When a minor earthquake throws life coach Aaron’s world into turmoil, he tries to understand why it happened.

I Am the Architect of My Life

Spain and Germany view the EU MERCOSUR trade agreement as an opportunity whilst France sees it as a threat to its agricultural industries with unfair competition from countries that can produce food cheaper and with less stringent regulations. An opportunity to take a look at how agriculture has undergone a revolution in recent decades.

MERCOSUR & the Globalisation of Agriculture

Spain and Germany view the EU-MERCOSUR trade agreement as an opportunity whilst France sees it as a threat to its agricultural industries.

For Brad Mehldau's performance in Lorraine for the Nancy Jazz Pulsations festival, the piano virtuoso is accompanied by a double bassist and a drummer. A high-flying concert!

Nancy Jazz Pulsation 2024

One of today's greatest jazz pianists on stage at the Opéra de Nancy.

Brad Mehldau Trio

How did a simple tennis match between a woman, tennis star Billie Jean King, and a man, ex-player Bobby Riggs, become a television phenomenon and change the face of women's sport?

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