Ghana battles deadly meningitis outbreak amid shrinking foreign aid and health system struggles

Health & Medicine

A meningitis outbreak is sweeping through Ghana’s Upper West region, exposing a struggling health care system. With understaffed hospitals, dwindling resources and no approved vaccine, authorities are at their wits’ end.

Celebrations over Alexander Ovechkin’s NHL goals record despite his pro-Kremlin politics

Sports

As Denmark tears down homes in ‘non-Western’ areas to force assimilation, residents fight back in court

Conflict & Justice

In unanimous court decision, South Korea’s president is ousted 

Global Politics

Ukrainian military chaplains tend to soldiers and others at risk amid the ongoing fighting

Sacred Nation

Trump’s sweeping tariffs undermine decades-old global trade system

President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs announced on Wednesday are designed to project strength, raise revenue for tax cuts and revive US manufacturing. But skeptics say the tariffs will pull the rug out from under a global trade system that — despite its flaws — has delivered prosperity for many global players for decades. Host Carolyn Beeler discusses the implications with Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, an international consulting firm.

How a deeply Buddhist Bhutan keeps religion and politics from mixing

Sacred Spaces

Bhutan is officially a Buddhist kingdom. It’s also a fledgling democracy trying to establish a balancing act to honor its Buddhist identity while maintaining a separation between religion and government. The compromise the country has settled on for now excludes clergy from political life. 

Africa’s only Baha’i temple offers a rare respite in Uganda’s bustling capital

Sacred Spaces

The Baha’i faith hasn’t attracted many followers in Africa. But there is one Baha’i temple on the continent, located in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. It’s one of the few green spaces in the city, and one of the quietest, too.

Why this minority group in Moldova is so resistant to the country’s shift toward the EU

Global Politics

As Moldova tries to align itself with the European Union, the region of Gagauzia continues to lean pro-Russian. Now, there are efforts to get Moldovan officials to engage directly with Gagauzians to draw them away from Moscow’s influence.

Australian researchers study oysters’ resilience in face of climate change

Natural disasters

Moreton Bay, on Australia’s eastern coast, has lost over 95% of its oyster reefs over the past few centuries. These reefs are not just the source of a culinary delicacy, but they help filter seawater and protect shorelines from the effects of storms, sea level rise and increasing temperatures. Scientists are now studying the oysters’ resilience in the face of climate change.

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