The World

Host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories that remind us just how small our planet really is.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 47m. Bisher sind 2224 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein täglich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 69 days 9 hours 59 minutes

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Why is the UK approving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine now?


The UK approves the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The World takes a comparative look at how other countries have handled economic stimulus during the pandemic. And, Argentina's Senate votes to legalize abortion.


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 December 30, 2020  46m
 
 

Colombia to refuse coronavirus vaccines for undocumented immigrants


Colombian President Iván Duque says his administration will not provide vaccines for undocumented immigrants in the country. It's estimated more than 1 million people from Venezuela are living in Colombia without authorization.


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 December 29, 2020  49m
 
 

Coronavirus vaccine program begins across the EU


A coordinated effort to vaccinate the population of Europe against the coronavirus got underway on Sunday in what the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described as a “moment of unity” for the continent.


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 December 28, 2020  47m
 
 

The World's favorite stories from 2020


Host Marco Werman hits pause on 2020 negativity and revisits some fun stories from a year we'd just as soon forget.


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 December 25, 2020  49m
 
 

EU and UK finally reach a Brexit deal


After five years of negotiation, consternation and debate, the EU and the UK have finally reached a Brexit trade deal. 


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 December 24, 2020  49m
 
 

Trump pardons four Blackwater security guards who killed Iraqi civilians


With less than one month left in the White House, President Donald Trump has granted pardons to four Blackwater security guards responsible for the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007. 


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 December 23, 2020  48m
 
 

The debate over the effectiveness of COVID-19 travel restrictions


The discovery of new variants of the coronavirus in the UK and South Africa have prompted a wave of travel bans around the world. But it's an open question as to whether these measures are actually effective.


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 December 22, 2020  48m
 
 

Coronavirus Conversations: The year ahead in the pandemic


What will the next year bring in the coronavirus pandemic? As part of our regular series of conversations about COVID-19 and as a special here in The World's podcast feed, reporter Elana Gordon moderated a discussion with epidemiologist Michael Mina from Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health.


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 December 22, 2020  44m
 
 

Countries ban travel from UK over variant coronavirus fears


Over 40 countries worldwide have now banned travelers from Britain over concerns about the spread of a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus.


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 December 21, 2020  48m
 
 

Preparing for the largest vaccination effort in history


Preparing for the largest vaccination effort in history


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 December 18, 2020  48m