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Witnessing the horrors of Bangladesh's 'death squad'
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6 Apr 2023
Witnessing the horrors of Bangladesh's 'death squad'
On this week's show, we'll get an inside look at Bangladesh's notorious Rapid Action Battalion. Now, for the first time ever, two insiders from the elite force are claiming RAB has committed human rights abuses, systematically and with the explicit backing from the highest levels of government.
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6 Apr 2023
Witnessing the horrors of Bangladesh's 'death squad'
On this week's show, we'll get an inside look at Bangladesh's notorious Rapid Action Battalion. Now, for the first time ever, two insiders from the elite force are claiming RAB has committed human rights abuses, systematically and with the explicit backing from the highest levels of government.
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30 Mar 2023
We need to talk about antibiotics & sugar
This week on the show: How our overuse of antibiotics puts us all at risk of superbugs that are immune to the drugs we currently have. Plus the dangers of sugar and the taboo of head lice.
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30 Mar 2023
We need to talk about antibiotics & sugar
This week on the show: How our overuse of antibiotics puts us all at risk of superbugs that are immune to the drugs we currently have. Plus the dangers of sugar and the taboo of head lice.
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23 Mar 2023
The world of Interpol: red notice
The international criminal police organization Interpol turns 100 this year. Time to look at how it's helped make our world safer from crimes by catching global perpetrators — and where its so-called red notices have helped authoritarian regimes clamp down on the innocent.
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23 Mar 2023
The world of Interpol: red notice
The international criminal police organization Interpol turns 100 this year. Time to look at how it's helped make our world safer from crimes by catching global perpetrators — and where its so-called red notices have helped authoritarian regimes clamp down on the innocent.
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16 Mar 2023
Banding together
On this week’s show, we’re looking at stories from across the globe about what happens when communities band together to solve big problems. The Yanomami fighting back against Brazil’s illegal goldminers, restoring India’s bodies of water, a Swiss restaurant serving the poor, and more.
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16 Mar 2023
Banding together
On this week’s show, we’re looking at stories from across the globe about what happens when communities band together to solve big problems. The Yanomami fighting back against Brazil’s illegal goldminers, restoring India’s bodies of water, a Swiss restaurant serving the poor, and more.
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9 Mar 2023
Expedition to the North Pole
Join us this week as we revisit a favorite episode about a thrilling and somewhat unusual expedition to the North Pole. Two reporters take us along for a ride on the luxury cruise ship that doubles as a lab where scientists are studying the effects of climate change.
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9 Mar 2023
Expedition to the North Pole
Join us this week as we revisit a favorite episode about a thrilling and somewhat unusual expedition to the North Pole. Two reporters take us along for a ride on the luxury cruise ship that doubles as a lab where scientists are studying the effects of climate change.
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30m
News, Analysis and Service from Germany and Europe - in 30 Languages

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