Jan 15 Watch 6:43 American rapper taps into the flow of China’s economy By PBS News Hour A Fulbright scholar studying in China found an unusual calling for his language skills and economics knowledge: writing and performing bilingual raps about Chinese development and inequality in Beijing comedy clubs. With songs like “Mo Money, Mo Fazhan” and “Laowai… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 4:46 Not Trending stories: Stashing Polish packages, paying Indonesia’s poor By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 11:18 The right to die in Belgium: An inside look at the world’s most liberal euthanasia law By PBS News Hour Belgium has the world’s most liberal law on physician-assisted suicide, which is not just for the terminally ill. Patients with psychiatric conditions – and now, even children – can request euthanasia. Surveys in Belgium show overwhelming public support, and many… Continue watching
Jan 15 Photo essay: Scientists build a tower as tall as the Chrysler building in the middle of the Amazon By Ariel Min Last August, construction began deep in the Amazon rainforest on what would soon become South America’s tallest skyscraper and the world’s first long-term tropical observatory. Continue reading
Jan 15 Homegrown terrorism like Paris attacks worries analysts By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. and French intelligence officials are leaning toward an assessment that the Paris terror attacks were inspired by al-Qaida but not directly supervised by the group, a view that would put the violence in a category of homegrown… Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 8:57 Do Western Muslims face a free speech double standard? By PBS News Hour The Charlie Hebdo shooting has sparked debate about the protections and limits of free speech. Judy Woodruff talks to Bertrand Vannier of Radio France and Daisy Khan of the American Society for Muslim Advancement about whether Muslims face a double… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 2:27 France arrests dozens for hate speech; Charlie Hebdo returns with first issue since attack By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 14 Photo essay: Haiti’s earthquake victims wonder where the reconstruction money went By Joshua Barajas On Jan. 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake reduced the impoverished island country of Haiti to rubble, leaving 220,000 dead, another 300,000 injured, and more than a million homeless. Among those that survived also lost limbs to falling walls and… Continue reading
Jan 14 Syrians now largest refugee group in Brazil By Joshua Barajas Syrians fleeing the ongoing civil war in their country now make up the largest group of refugees in Brazil, the EFE reported. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 6:26 Why Boko Haram’s reign of terror has been tough to track By PBS News Hour In early January, Boko Haram militants attacked the remote northern Nigerian town of Baga, but it was days before reports of the massacre got out, with estimated death tolls ranging from 150 to 2,000. Gwen Ifill speaks with Nii Akuetteh… Continue watching