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520 million years ago, the oceans teemed with some of the most bizarre animals ever to have lived.

520 million years ago, the oceans teemed with some of the most bizarre animals ever to have lived.

The 2004 Tom Hanks film The Terminal was reportedly inspired by the true story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who lived in an airport terminal in Paris for 18 years.

The 2004 Tom Hanks film The Terminal was reportedly inspired by the true story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who lived in an airport terminal in Paris for 18 years.

A new wave of covid cases in PNG is a major threat to the country's ailing health system. What can Australia do to help its neighbour with more than eight million residents and very few resources to tackle the problem.

A new wave of covid cases in PNG is a major threat to the country's ailing health system. What can Australia do to help its neighbour with more than eight million residents and very few resources to tackle the problem.

China is fast becoming a global leader in cutting edge technologies—such as AI, facial recognition, surveillance, and 5G—and is exporting them worldwide. Fans like the high quality and low cost. Critics say China’s technology enables authoritarian control and increases dependence on an autocratic state. They call for democracies, including the U.S., to work together to create a tech ecosystem that protects privacy and freedom of speech.

On China’s Silk Road is a production of the Global Reporting Centre in Vancouver, Canada, which produces and teachers global journalism. The podcast was created by Mary Kay Magistad, a former China correspondent for US public radio’s The World, working with partner reporters on five continents. The full series is available wherever you get your podcasts or by visiting the Global Reporting Centre podcast project webpage.

China is fast becoming a global leader in cutting edge technologies—such as AI, facial recognition, surveillance, and 5G—and is exporting them worldwide. Fans like the high quality and low cost. Critics say China’s technology enables authoritarian control and increases dependence on an autocratic state. They call for democracies, including the U.S., to work together to create a tech ecosystem that protects privacy and freedom of speech.

On China’s Silk Road is a production of the Global Reporting Centre in Vancouver, Canada, which produces and teachers global journalism. The podcast was created by Mary Kay Magistad, a former China correspondent for US public radio’s The World, working with partner reporters on five continents. The full series is available wherever you get your podcasts or by visiting the Global Reporting Centre podcast project webpage.

How have the pandemic lockdowns changed family life?

And will the changes to fatherhood - including picking up more housework and spending more time with the kids - endure?

How have the pandemic lockdowns changed family life?

And will the changes to fatherhood - including picking up more housework and spending more time with the kids - endure?