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Preserving the world’s earliest mummies in Chile

Lifestyle & Belief

The first mummies in the world were created by the Chinchorro people along the coast of what is today northern Chile. In 2021, UNESCO listed the mummies and the Chinchorro settlement as a World Heritage site. Many of these remains are still out there and are increasingly becoming uncovered by development and the elements. Michael Fox reports from the Chilean province of Arica.

Many Palestinians in Gaza have no homes left to return to

Israel-Hamas war

A new wave of violence in the West Bank amid Gaza ceasefire

Conflict & Justice

Native Americans hold National Day of Mourning on Thanksgiving in solidarity with Indigenous struggles around the globe

Human rights

Fighting for the future in Germany

Conflict & Justice
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Why Indian men are fighting for Russia in Ukraine

Conflict & Justice

After being lured into the Russian military with promises of “helper” jobs, young men from India find themselves training to fire weapons and getting caught up in combat with no way out.

‘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.

Israeli ‘double tap’ strikes in Gaza and Lebanon ‘raise serious ethical and legal concerns’

Israel-Hamas war

Israel has conducted thousands of strikes in Gaza and Lebanon since the start of the current war last October. Footage shot by witnesses, as well as survivors’ testimonies, raise serious ethical and legal questions about some of those attacks.

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.

Israel begins military operations in the West Bank

Israel-Hamas war

The Israeli military is conducting extensive military operations in the West Bank. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Fatima AbdulKarim about the situation.

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