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A conversation with Sunitha Krishnan and Samantha Power

<div> </div><div>Sunitha Krishnan leads Prajwala, a group that helps get vulnerable women and girls off the streets of Hyderabad, India, in order to keep them from getting trafficked for sex or slave labor. Former US ambassador to the UN Samamtha Power has followed Krishnan's work closely and has nominated her to win a prestigious global humanitarian award.</div>

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The spiciest memelord

<div> </div><div>We talk about the immigrant spirit a lot — that grit that people new to America seem to have. Lots of kids of immigrants say they were influenced by that spirit ... and today there are more kids of immigrants in America than ever before. The World's Rupa Shenoy has one example of how a second generation immigrant spirit is shaping modern American culture ... including that staple of mainstream TV: Jeopardy.</div>

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The Peruvian determined to stop a mining giant

<div> </div><div>Deepa Fernandes reports on a legal standoff in rural Peru between one woman and a conglomerate intent on gold.</div>

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Our listeners around the world 

<p>People listen to The World all over the world through Boston Calling on the BBC World Service. We  asked for listeners to tell us where they hear us and got responses (and pictures) from Greece, Norway, Sierra Leone, Trinidad, Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong, Uganda, Bali, Chad and beyond.</p>

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Pushing K-pop boundaries in Seoul

<div>Marshall Bang grew up in Orange County but lives in Seoul now, where he's pushing the boundaries of K-pop as an out gay man and aspiring singer. His first EP drops this week.</div>

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Helping victims of sex trafficking, a woman fights a gold mine and pushing K-pop boundaries

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Arrest of online influencer Andrew Tate puts Romania’s webcam industry in the spotlight

Ariya Tok poses with her fellow graduates after they received their certificates at a Cambodian cultural graduation ceremony at Cal State Long Beach.

The World's Global Classroom

Cambodian American graduates: More than victims of genocide

Ukraine

Ukrainians embrace tattoos as a form of patriotism

Soldiers line up before leaving to patrol the streets in Bogotá, Colombia, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. 

Critical State

 Use the force: Part II

Brazilian Congress moves to limit Indigenous land claims 

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić (15) shoots over Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry (7) during the second half of Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Denver. 

Sports

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Refugees

A boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees vanished. A frantic phone call helped untangle the mystery.

Ayyad Mohmmed Ali works on his farm where he grows date palm trees and vegetables, Iraq.

The Big Fix

This startup is fighting to keep Iraq’s palm trees alive

Investigation begins into India’s deadly train crash

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