Erin Nayler and Thi Thao Thai compete for the ball during the New Zealand and Vietnam warm up match ahead of the women's World Cup in Napier, New Zealand, July 10, 2023.

FIFA Women’s World Cup creates buzz around women’s sports

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New Zealand’s Erin Nayler, left, and Vietnam’s Thi Thao Thai compete for the ball during the New Zealand and Vietnam warm up match ahead of the women’s World Cup in Napier, New Zealand, July 10, 2023. 

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The upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup is being billed as the biggest edition to date, with host countries Australia and New Zealand hoping to leverage the buzz and ensure the momentum surrounding women’s sports sticks around long after the tournament. Also, Paris is taking another step in fighting climate change by announcing that SUVs and other heavier vehicles will be charged more to park in the city center. And, Iraq is facing its worst water shortage in a century, with 7 million people experiencing reduced access to water. Plus, a Ukrainian filmmaker captures life in the besieged city of Mariupol as most residents fled for safety before it was overrun by Russian forces.

In This Episode

Australia and New Zealand hope to keep Women’s World Cup buzz alive
Scientists call lake in Canada the Anthropocene ‘poster child’
man at podium
Ukraine wins G7 security pledges but its path to NATO membership remains unclear 
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Paris will charge SUVs more to park
Vegan in Hermosillo
people with boat
Parts of Iraq are drying up, impacting already vulnerable communities
Special Coverage
Czech-born author Milan Kundera dies, aged 94
Woman on bench
Calls for UK to welcome Sudanese refugees the same way as Ukrainians
Special Coverage
20 days in Mariupol