Long waits, crowded clinics and gaps in access are pushing many Mexicans out of the public health system. Now, the government is promising reforms to make care easier to access — but questions remain about whether they’ll be enough.

DW’s Rob Cameron reports from Prague on May Day about a controversial new law that bans communist symbols in the Czech Republic.

April 30th is International Jazz Day, declared by the United Nations in 2011, “to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe.” On this annual celebration of the smooth form of music, Puerto Rican folk musician Fabiola Méndez came into The World’s studio to talk with Host Carolyn Beeler about her music and the traditional stringed instrument she plays, the cuatro – associated with the island’s countryside, older generations, and family gatherings.

Venezuela has reopened to foreign investment after years of isolation. Some companies have moved in to seize early opportunities, while other, larger corporations are taking a more cautious approach. Meanwhile, Venezuelans are waiting to see tangible improvements.

The keeping of livestock requires both maintaining a bond with the animals under one’s care and effective communication. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek knows that from his own past as a cattle rancher in Mexico. And, as he tells Host Carolyn Beeler, so do the shepherds and nomads he has encountered along his global walking project, the Out of Eden Walk. He explains and demonstrates some of the language of animal husbandry.