

World Report
RTÉ Radio 1
From the unusual to the topical, World Report brings you interesting stories from around the world.
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Sep 15, 2024 • 15min
World Report
Thousands people across Turkey have protested over the murder of eight-year-old Narin Güran. In Canada former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years for sexually assaulting four women in Toronto, and in Australia employees have for the first time, been given the right to ignore their bosses outside of working hours.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 8, 2024 • 18min
INDIA - CANARIES - TUNISIA
The rape and killing of a woman in Calcutta and an official report on how men in the Kerala film industry demand sexual favours from women has led to protests demanding justice. The President of the Canary Islands is seeking the help of EU parliament in dealing with incoming migrants. In Tunisia controversy surrounds the arrest of Sonia Dahmani.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 1, 2024 • 16min
DENMARK - TUNISIA - CANADA
Swedish and Danish police are uniting in a bid to crack down on gangs, with membership to certain motorbike groups also banned. Political crisis in Tunisia as journalists, civil society figures and activists are arrested, and Canada’s temporary foreign workers policy under the microscope as UN calls it a breeding ground for contemporary slavery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 25, 2024 • 18min
CONGO - BRAZIL - MEDITERRANEAN
An outbreak of Mpox in central Africa is spiralling out of control, with Congo the worst hit country. In Brazil investigations continue into a plane crash in which 62 people died, and we look at the deadliest migration route in the world - from a rescue boat on the Central Mediterranean.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 18, 2024 • 15min
UKRAINE – AUSTRALIA - UK
Thousands have been evacuated from Ukraine’s side of the Kursk border as bombing has intensified since the country's forces went into Russian territory. In Australia, the government is about to bring in legal protections aimed at helping the surfing industry, while water companies in the UK are putting pressure on the government as funds dry up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 11, 2024 • 17min
BANGLADESH - TUNISIA - CANADA
A pro-democracy movement in Bangladesh has evicted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from office and forced her to take refuge in India. In Tunisia, a typhoid epidemic looms at migrant camps in the South & in Canada an indigenous group has appealed to a human rights commission over the lack of action in tackling mercury contamination for their people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 4, 2024 • 15min
PALESTINE - AUSTRALIA - NIGERIA
As the war in Gaza enters it's tenth month, analysts say a 'slower' war has been continuing for years in the in the Israeli occupied West Bank. In Australia the mystery of what happened to the MV Noongah has been solved, and in Nigeria a spate of attacks by female suicide bombers has caused widespread death and destruction and shocked the nation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 28, 2024 • 16min
PRAGUE - INDIA - ISRAEL
In Slovakia president Petr Pellegrini has hinted he may take reciprocal measures against Ukraine, after Kyiv halted the transit of crude oil from Russia to Central Europe. In India a religious guru has refused to take responsibility for a stampede causing 121 casualties, and in Israel some Kibbutzim remain uninhabited after October attacks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 21, 2024 • 14min
US - CAMEROON - DENMARK
A look at the Republican National Convention which took place in Milwaukee this week. In Nigeria, Cameroon's elite forces have rescued 300 people taken hostage by Boko Harem, and in Denmark a rise in far right activity has resulted in Danish courts imposing tougher sentences on those convicted of encouraging others to engage in terrorist acts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 7, 2024 • 15min
FRANCE - LEBANON - CANADA
France is bracing itself for a day of high drama as voters go to the polls for a second round of voting for the National Assembly. In Lebanon migrant workers live precarious lives, often on poor wages and with an uncertain immigration status. In Canada an international team has discovered the wreck of the last ship belonging to Ernest Shackleton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


