The University of Oslo's approach to preserving native languages, with a focus on Norwegian and English as the main languages of instruction, and the potential challenges of language competition in northern European countries.
As the death toll surpasses 100, we report from Maui where fires have ravaged the island in the deadliest American wildfire in over a century. Why was this one so catastrophic? The plummet of coca prices in Colombia is messing with the market (09:58). And northern Europe fights to preserve its local languages in schools (17:09).
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