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Somebody is watching me
How misogyny and tech have made South Korea the digital sex crime capital of the world
The boat smugglers
How boats used in migrant Chanel crossings are sourced and the huge profits being made
Iraq War: A choice of horrors
After the disastrous war in Iraq, should the West ever intervene in foreign conflicts?
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How a computer data centre could heat pools, Michelle Yeoh, Guillaume Diop and more
Can technology save democracy?
Is technology eroding democracy or can it reconnect citizens to their governments?
Blind faith: Do genetic eye disease 鈥榯reatments' work?
Ramadan Younes investigates the world of genetic eye disease 鈥榯reatments鈥
Tito Puente: Mambo man
A centenary celebration of Tito Puente, the man also known as 鈥楾he King of Latin Music鈥
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Deep Waters: The hidden world of global shipping
Bulk carriers are the unseen porters of the world even during war and pandemic
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Deep Waters: Sanctions and the new 'dark' fleet
How sanctions on Russian oil have increased the world's secretive "dark fleet"
Deep Waters: Container ships
Container ships carry everything we buy - but those giant boxes hold secrets too
The ghost ship
A tanker drifts, unmanned, onto an Indian beach - like a ghost. What really happened?
The hidden caste codes of Silicon Valley
Indian workers are thriving in Silicon Valley but some say they face caste discrimination
After the earthquake: Turkey鈥檚 election
Will February's deadly earthquake change Anatolia's support for President Erdogan?
Harry Belafonte: A life
Harry Belafonte was known for his singing. Following his death, we look back on his life
The day I met the King
People across the world recall their meetings with King Charles III of the United Kingdom
The making of King Charles
What kind of monarch will King Charles III be?
Good evening Europe
Emmelie de Forest reveals stories behind iconic songs from the Eurovision Song Contest
France: Soundtrack to the revolution
Young people fight the power in France energised by a movement of revolutionary music
Global dancefloor: Beirut
Keeping nightlife alive in a country in crisis
Iraq: Generation Invasion
Young Iraqis recall life under US-occupation and speak of their hopes for the future
Beirut: Life in the unliveable city
Writer Lina Mounzer reveals how the people of her beloved Beirut are coping amid crisis
Global dancefloor: Salvador
How a music collective is advocating for oppressed communities in Brazil
Metaleurop鈥: A stain on France
The people of Evin in France live above an environmental disaster they cannot flee from
Yellowstone: The first national park
The pivotal role of art in the creation of Yellowstone, the world's first national park
Swan's head, tiger's roar
Hip-hop artist Mrs M, actress Bayra Bela and throat-singer Zolzaya on art in Mongolia
Controlled and connected: 50 years of the cell phone
How has the cell phone revolutionised our lives since the first call in 1973?
The monkey haters
The disturbing trade in the torture of Macaque monkeys filmed and sold online