World Report

The air pollution crisis has escalated across South Asia, with both India and Pakistan grappling with alarming levels of smog. In Norway a strict minimum wage is to be enforced to limit social media use. In the Czech Republic one of the world’s oldest airlines made its final flight, bringing to a close just over 100 years of aviation history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Climate change is believed to be changing the way wildfires in California are spreading. In Ukraine there are concerns over the election of Donald Trump as US President and in Italy scientists believe over 2,000 people who died when the ancient city of Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D may have been misidentified.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thousands of domestic workers from Senegal employed in Lebanon remain trapped in the war torn country. In the Maldives there is evidence that coral bleaching can be reversed. In Canada three cigarette giants are facing a historic settlement of 32-billion dollars, and in Singapore people caught taking drugs may be forced to undergo mandatory rehab.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over 6-million people in Ukraine are using an Air Raid Warning app. In Italy researchers claim to have made a breakthrough that confirms the authenticity of the shroud of Turin. In Australia politicians have called for a reexamination of the disappearance of 60 women. In Germany a World War II bunker has been repurposed as an eco friendly hotel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite a bombing by Israel, the government run hospital in Nabatieh is still operating, with staff and their families having moved in. In France a study is taking place of the Catacombs to establish how many are buried there. In Cameroon mystery surrounds the whereabouts of President Paul Biya, and in Ibiza, lizards are becoming endangered.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Czech Republic time is running out for women to apply for compensation after being coerced into sterilisation. Uzbekistan is now an emerging tourism destination after suffering reputational damage due to child labour. The Australian government plans to cap enrolments of overseas students & in Romania, the famous blue Danube is in trouble.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As fighting continues in Ukraine the population is struggling to access basic needs. In Italy a painting found by a junk collector is an original Picasso. In Canada a doctors organisation has apologised to the indigenous peoples. In the US Kamala Harris praises women's clubs as generations of black female college graduates smash the glass ceiling.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Lebanon people live in fear of their lives after a series of attacks by Israel in response to rocket attacks by Hezbollah. Both Copenhagen and Stockholm was in the past week - hit by attacks on Israeli embassies. In Tunisia presidential elections take place this weekend, and in Ukraine a major tech conference went ahead despite the ongoing war.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first elections in a decade are underway in Kashmir. In Nigeria severe flooding has destroyed homes and livelihoods in Borno state. In the UK plans to remove cars from Oxford Street have caused a political rift, and in Kazakhstan efforts are underway to revive the Aral Sea which has been partially destroyed by aggressive agricultural practiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The casualty list continues to rise in Lebanon following Israeli strikes on Beirut. In Czechia towns and villages asses the damage following the devastating Storm Borris floods, while in France some familiar Irish groups are among 450,000 attending a unique political festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.