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The face of the real Santa Claus
Episode 241225 / 25 Dec 2024
What did the real Santa Claus look like?
7,000 steps can reduce risk of depression
Episode 241218 / 18 Dec 2024
Walk your way to happiness!
Rebels defeat Assad in Syria
Episode 241211 / 11 Dec 2024
Syrian rebels have taken control of the country after defeating Bashar al-Assad's forces
South Korea's martial law crisis
Episode 241204 / 04 Dec 2024
South Korea's president is facing a political crisis after failing to impose martial law.
Laos: Six dead from possible methanol poisoning
Episode 241127 / 27 Nov 2024
Six people have died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
Ukraine fires US-supplied missiles into Russia
Episode 241120 / 20 Nov 2024
President Biden has approved the use of US missiles against targets in Russia
Pakistan's worst ever smog
Episode 241113 / 13 Nov 2024
Pakistan's smog is so bad you can see it from space.
Donald Trump wins US election
Episode 241106 / 06 Nov 2024
Donald Trump beats Kamala Harris to win the US Presidential election
Lost Maya city found in Mexico
Episode 241030 / 30 Oct 2024
How has nobody noticed this huge Maya city before?
India: Bomb threats delay flights
Episode 241023 / 23 Oct 2024
90 hoax bomb threats in a week? Chaos around the world
Earth's climate defences failing
Episode 241016 / 16 Oct 2024
Plants and soil are Earth's great defence against climate change. But last year, they failed
AI critic wins Nobel Prize... for AI
Episode 241009 / 09 Oct 2024
A man has won a Nobel Prize for his work on AI, though he now warns of its dangers
Iran attacks Israel after invasion of Lebanon
Episode 241002 / 02 Oct 2024
Israel invades Lebanon. Iran fights back.
MrBeast named in lawsuit
Episode 240925 / 25 Sep 2024
World's biggest YouTuber MrBeast faces serious allegations
Shanghai: Worst typhoon in 75 years
Episode 240918 / 18 Sep 2024
The worst typhoon since 1949 has hit Shanghai
Australia's plans kids' social media ban
Episode 240911 / 11 Sep 2024
Australian Prime Minister announces plans to ban children from social media sites.
German far right wins state election
Episode 240904 / 04 Sep 2024
The far-right political party AfD has won a state election in Germany
UN: Rising sea levels disaster for all
Episode 240828 / 28 Aug 2024
Rising sea levels are a global catastrophe, says the UN
Chimps chat like we do
Episode 240821 / 21 Aug 2024
Study reveals that chimps take turns in conversation, just like us!
Ukraine fights back inside Russia
Episode 240814 / 14 Aug 2024
Ukrainian soldiers hold towns in Russia in military operation
Bangladesh protests: PM quits
Episode 240807 / 07 Aug 2024
Mass protests force Bangladesh's Prime minister to quit - learn the latest
Venezuela election chaos
Episode 240731 / 31 Jul 2024
Protests in Venezuela after both political parties claim victory in election result - learn the latest
Biden out, Harris in
Episode 240724 / 24 Jul 2024
The 2024 US presidential race - learn the latest
Trump assassination attempt
Episode 240717 / 17 Jul 2024
The US reacts to an assassination attempt on Donald Trump
Third of adults inactive
Episode 240710 / 10 Jul 2024
Around 1.8 billion people in the world are physically inactive, according to new WHO study
Trump legal ruling
Episode 240703 / 03 Jul 2024
New ruling means Trump cannot be punished for official actions committed as president
Julian Assange walks free
Episode 240626 / 26 Jun 2024
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange walks free from US court
Putin in North Korea
Episode 240619 / 19 Jun 2024
Putin and Kim Jong Un meet and agree deal in North Korea.
Far right performs well in EU election
Episode 240612 / 12 Jun 2024
What happened in the latest EU elections?