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Greece heads into a general election this Sunday

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Greece’s Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during his main election campaign rally in Athens, in front of the ancient Acropolis hill, on May 19, 2023. Greece holds general elections on May 21.

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For more than a decade, Greece was seen as the “sick man of Europe.” But in the last couple of years, its economy has performed better than many of its EU neighbours. So, the center-right government should be feeling pretty confident heading into a general election this Sunday. But it’s not that clear-cut. Also, a shared religious site in Jerusalem is among the most contentious. A worst-cast scenario was avoided last month during overlapping religious holidays. Security is back to normal. But what does “normal” look like? And, China’s population is on the decline. A lot of young people don’t want to get married and have kids. But Beijing is rolling out a new initiative to try and reverse this trend. Plus, The World concludes its series looking at waste pickers across the globe. Today, it’s off to Japan, where garbage picking has been turned into a choreographed performance.

In This Episode

World leaders dig in at the G7
Greece’s economy may be recovering but many of its citizens are not feeling it
Fighting in Sudan threatens world supply of gum arabic
‘You’re not powerless’: CIA releases new video to recruit Russian spies
Andy Rourke, bass player for the Smiths, has died
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‘Back to normal’ at Jerusalem’s holiest site 
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China launches new initiatives to combat low birth rates
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Tokyo’s trash-collecting samurai takes a fun, zany approach to cleanup
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Asia’s youngest country revs up for elections
Okonomiyaki takes center stage amid G7 summit