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‘Bad Kreyòl’ premieres in New York

Arts, Culture & Media

A new play that premiered in New York last month tells the story of a pair of cousins — one from America, the other from Haiti — negotiating a difficult relationship, while highlighting the Haitian culture and diaspora.

Residents in Spain’s Valencia region reeling from record-breaking floods

Climate science and solutions

Argentina tries to fight the theft of its precious meteorites

Culture

Out of Eden Walk: Walking Gangnam Style

Out of Eden Walk

In the UK, a man’s shed is his castle. For some, it’s also a lifeline.

Lifestyle

Cuba’s long-ailing power supply fails

Energy

Emily Morris, a senior research fellow at the University College London’s Institute of the Americas speaks with The World’s Host Marco Werman about Cuba’s failing power grid.

Tarahumara runners torn between tradition and comfort

Sports

The Ciudad Juárez Marathon, in northern Mexico, is known for having an Indigenous category, which attracts runners from the Tarahumara tribe. The group has a long tradition of running long distances while wearing sandals, and have even inspired a trend of barefoot running around the globe. But a new generation of Tarahumaras wants to run in different types of shoes.

India-China border dispute impacts semi-nomadic families who depend on the land

Conflict & Justice

A long-standing border dispute between India and China has threatened the livelihoods of families who live in the area, forcing them to find alternative means of raising their livestock.

The Itaipu dam: A massive binational collaboration between Paraguay and Brazil

Infrastructure

Itaipu is one of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world. It provides electricity to 80 million people in Brazil and Paraguay. Not only is it huge, but it represents a unique model of cross-border energy cooperation.

‘A whole bunch of goodness’: Chef Alexander Smalls talks about new cookbook of African home cooking

Food

Alexander Smalls helped curate the book. The James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur joined The World’s host Marco Werman to talk about the cookbook’s highlights.