What in the World

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The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris have officially come to an end. Among the memorable moments are th

How AI is changing K-pop

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IITERNITI, formerly Eternity, is a South Korean pop group created entirely by artificial intelligenc

There are loads of podcasts about entrepreneurship, setting up a business or start-up, being your ow

Chidimma Adetshina, a 23-year-old law student, has been facing online abuse since becoming a finalis

There are celebrations in Bangladesh following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation after week

Animals are essential in maintaining ecosystem balance, but in some cases they can have the opposite

Leg-lengthening surgery was once reserved for people with a serious injury or physical deformity. Bu

Thousands of Venezuelans have been protesting after President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in the

Dearest gentle listener: It’s our first birthday! To celebrate one year of our What in the World pod

Afrobeats originated in Nigeria and Ghana, starting to get popular in the 2010s. It’s generally seen

South Sudan — the world’s youngest nation — endured the longest civil war in Africa. Now, in their d

The Philippines is racing to contain the oil from a tanker that sank on Thursday in the midst of hea

The Olympics have a huge impact, in many ways. Whether that’s tears, screaming at the TV, or inspiri

White cast, nostalgic smell, never quite rubbed in enough. Yep, that’s sunscreen. It can be the stuf

Last year, Afghanistan attracted 7,000 tourists from abroad. That’s despite many governments warning

After vowing that nothing could stop him from running for re-election, US President Joe Biden has dr

A lot of us dream about becoming a professional athlete and the ultimate athletes in sport are at th

Since the start of the month, university students have been protesting across Bangladesh, asking for

A new strain of the mpox virus is spreading quickly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and experts

This weekend, traffic in a key part of Mumbai came to a standstill to make way for a convoy of VIP g