Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 after experiencing breathing difficulties. Pope Francis’s health has deteriorated over the past 24 four hours, the Vatican said, adding that the pontiff had suffered a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis” and needed blood transfusions. “This morning Pope Francis presented a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis, which also … Read more
101 East visits Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom struggling with the climate crisis. As the world’s first carbon-negative country, Bhutan absorbs more carbon dioxide than it emits. Protected forests cover most of this tiny Himalayan kingdom, and renewable energy sources are prioritised. But global warming is now threatening to disrupt life and livelihoods here. Rivers, the … Read more
Half of Sudan’s population faces acute food shortages. Famine is now present in five areas of Sudan – in what a senior United Nations official says is “a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions”. Millions are displaced and the United States says genocide is taking place. What’s the world doing for the people of Sudan? Presenter: … Read more
Two presidents have been impeached in a month and their replacement is under pressure. The political crisis in South Korea is deepening. Two presidents have been impeached within weeks, and their stand-in replacement has come under immediate pressure. The instability is creating serious concern internationally. So what has gone wrong – and what’s next? Presenter: … Read more
For the past several weeks, Fadia Nasser, a widow sheltering in Deir al Balah in central Gaza, says she has subsisted on nothing but a small sandwich of herbs for breakfast and a tomato she shares with her daughter for lunch. Eleven miles away in a tent camp in southern Gaza, Said Lulu, who used … Read more
The staggering impact our global food system is having on the planet’s biodiversity. When most of us think about species’ extinction, the images that come to mind are of big predators like tigers or bears that are endangered, or vast swaths of forest habitat being razed along with the creatures in it. But how about … Read more
School and work activities resume, but Cuban authorities say policy of rolling, five-hour daily blackouts will continue. Authorities say Cuba’s national electricity grid has been reconnected but is still struggling to meet demand after a nationwide blackout left millions of people without power for hours. The National Electric Union (UNE) said on Thursday that it … Read more
Polls show centre-right incumbents Fine Gael and Fianna Fail running neck and neck with leftist-nationalist Sinn Fein. Ireland is going to the polls in a tight election race that has two centre-right coalition parties running neck and neck with the former political wing of a republican parliamentary force. Irish voters began casting their ballots on … Read more
Paiporta, one of the hardest-hit towns in Spain’s Valencia floods, is grappling with devastation, more than 200 deaths, and rising public anger. Accusations of political negligence have led to protests and demands for accountability from regional leader Carlos Mazon, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, and even the monarchy. In this episode, Paiporta’s mayor, Maribel Albalat Asensi, … Read more
How big industries, politicians and the media have warped public understanding and action on the climate crisis. Telling the story of climate change psychology can reveal not only the ways in which we grapple with ecological breakdown but also how big industries, politicians and even the media have warped public understanding and action on the … Read more