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- Ep 150: Fires and fury in Greece
Fires have ripped across the island of Evia, in Greece. And when help finally came it was too little, too late.
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6 min - Ep 149: A suspicious deathWhen the Belarusian human rights activist Vitaly Shishov was found hanged in a forest on the outskirts of Kyiv in Ukraine it was reported as suicide. His friends were immediately suspicious. They think it might be a political murder. Why?
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6 min - Ep 148: The dating app that cares?Bumble has announced it will be offering free therapy to anyone who experiences sexual assault from someone they meet on the app. Is this a meaningful change, or just smart PR?
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6 min - Ep 147: The end of Covid?With coronavirus cases and hospitalisations both falling in the UK ... could we really have sent Covid packing?
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6 min - Ep 146: Dying in the line of dutyFour police officers have taken their own lives since the Capitol riots in Washington DC in January, but their deaths are not considered "in the line of duty". Why?
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7 min - Ep 145: The Olympian who won't go homeKrystina Timanovskaya is a Belarusian sprinter who fell out with her coaches in Tokyo. She got so worried about the fall-out that she's applied for political asylum.
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7 min - Ep 144: India's rape crisisIndia has a terrible track record at dealing with sexual violence against women. The case of a high-ranking politician helps explain why.
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8 min - Ep 143: The Stormzy effectGrime artist Stormzy has been supporting Black students at Cambridge university. He's making an impact, and it's part of a wider change at elite British universities.
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7 min - Ep 142: The mind GamesSimone Biles is the greatest female gymnast ever. By talking openly about mental health she may have changed elite sport forever.
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6 min - Ep 141: Donald Trump and the truth about January 6thWhen protestors invaded the US Capitol on Jan 6th the country was shocked. Why do some of its politicians not seem to want to get to the truth about that day?
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