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China’s status as a global superpower was unimaginable just half a century ago. In the 1970s, the country was overwhelmingly poor, rural and technologically behind. Today, it’s a technological powerhouse, the world’s second-largest economy and home to more large cities than any other nation. In the first of a five-part series, The World’s Jeremy Siegel travels to one city that’s become synonymous with China’s extraordinary transformation: Shenzhen.

Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with writer and baker Laurel Kratochvila about her new cookbook, “Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond.” She shares a recipe for Hanna’s apple cake with The World.

As tens of millions of red crabs make their way to the ocean on Australia’s Christmas Island, their human neighbors are using different methods to help them on their way.

Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and human activity have degraded the traditional habitats for some elephants in India, pushing them and humans into increasingly narrower spaces. Now, some people are trying to find better ways to adapt to the changes.

For the first time, elephants can be seen in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, as they are pushed out of their natural habitats for varying reasons. This has led to more human-elephant encounters that can often spell trouble, especially in places like Chittoor.