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Saving Ukraine’s cultural heritage with a click
Since the beginning of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has been bombing uniquely Ukrainian cultural sites. Preservationists are using "photogrammetry" — the act of deriving precise measurements from taking overlapping photos and rendering them in three dimensions. Dina Temple-Raston, the host of "Click Here," was recently in Ukraine and met those working to preserve the country's heritage — on their phones.
Zimbabwe's stone sculptors struggle to keep carving
Russian American journalist detained in Russia
For ‘dinosaur music,’ prehistoric instruments set the tone
Microfinance was meant to help the world’s poor, but in Cambodia, it’s plunging people deeper into debt
Rural communities in the Amazon face a complex world of carbon credits
Brazil has embraced carbon credits as a way to protect the Amazon and mitigate climate change. But many community activists in the Amazon say carbon offset projects can be problematic.
A new underground gig economy is booming in New York City as migrants wait for work permits
The Biden administration announced it will grant work permits for nearly half a million Venezuelans. City officials in New York have been calling for it, as tens of thousands of migrants, mainly from Venezuela, have arrived in the city in recent months. However, the process of applying for the legal right to work can take months.
Formerly homeless American in Barcelona helps others get off the streets
Some years back, an American in Spain became homeless after a string of bad luck. Now, he’s helping others who’ve hit a similar rough spot. Especially other foreigners with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Salmon are returning to Europe's Rhine River, but a key barrier remains
European countries that border the Rhine River are working together to restore an old migration route, but manmade structures present a major hurdle.
Demise of ‘Crooked House’ pub is cautionary tale about loss of British heritage
The mysterious demolition of a lopsided 18th-century pub in England has infuriated the local community and raised questions about the loss of British heritage and the demise of the country’s famous pub culture.
Indian women do less paid work. It’s bad news for the economy.
Across the world, higher economic growth has seen a rise in women’s employment, according to the United Nations. But India is bucking that trend, where educated women are working less in paid positions.
The Liberian women who took on their traffickers and won
Liberia has been on and off the State Department's human trafficking watch list for years. In this desperately poor country, people accept jobs from agents to work as domestic servants in other countries. Usually, they are trapped, earning little money and subject to abuse. But several hundred Liberian women used social media to escape their traffickers in 2022.
Iceland fast-tracks Ukrainian refugees to residency, employment
About 5,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Iceland since the start of the war, and continue to do so at a rate of about 200 arrivals per month. The government gives them nearly instant resident status, on humanitarian grounds. It has also created a website in Ukrainian to help them navigate the bureaucracy and culture.
Galapagos discovery offers clues to climate impact on deep-sea corals
Scientists say research into newly found reefs could lead to important conservation efforts
Europe looks to Senegal for new energy supply. But what’s in it for the Senegalese?
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many European countries have been trying to find ways to reduce their dependence on Russian energy. One place they’re starting to look is West Africa, where Senegal and Mauritania are capitalizing on recent discoveries of natural gas. But many locals are wondering how much they will benefit from their own country’s resources.