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#NatGeoExplorer @paulsalopek.social has been on a continuous trip away from home for almost 13 years. That means a lot of eating. Salopek tells Host @marcowerman.bsky.social about some of his most memorable meals. #EdenWalk @outofedenwalk.social
What foods power a walk around the globe? - The World from PRX
“You gotta try the local cuisine” — that's the advice given to any traveler headed beyond their own borders. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has been on a continuous trip away from home for ...
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December 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Deutsche Welle’s Shant Shahrigian reports on a $500 million AI factory planned for Armenia in one of the latest projects from chip-making titan NVIDIA.
A multi-million dollar AI data center is slated for Armenia - The World from PRX
Deutsche Welle’s Shant Shahrigian reports on a $500 million AI factory planned for Armenia in one of the latest projects from chip-making titan NVIDIA.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: A Kyiv resident’s Christmas

🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: Dozens of career diplomats called to Washington

🌐 @paulsalopek.social on what food powers a walk around the globe #EdenWalk

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December 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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🎙️ "What I remind readers is that when the earliest human beings were walking out of Africa, it was not a depopulated landscape. The continents were inhabited, but just not by us." — Paul Salopek on @theworld.org

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Out of Eden Walk: The origin story of the human species is still being written - The World from PRX
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific community's best guess for the likely path of early human migration. While walking...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Competitive climbing has grown in Latin America, especially after becoming an Olympic sport in 2020. Colombia, a prime example of this trend, just hosted this year’s IFSC Pan American Cup, its first major international climbing competition.
Pan-American climbing competition is a Latin American milestone - The World from PRX
Competitive climbing has grown in Latin America, especially after becoming an Olympic sport in 2020. Colombia, a prime example of this trend, just hosted this year’s IFSC Pan American Cup, its first m...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: Cubans brace for fuel shock as US tightens oil blockade on Venezuela

@ghadden.bsky.social: Holiday food scams in France exposed

@pattidaniels.bsky.social: Failed promise of equality for Soviet women

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December 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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My hair stylist from Mexico says there is a NYE tradition of covering the floor with dry lentils, sweeping them up, then burning the broom.

Please send @theworld.org the NYE traditions YOU know of! We need all the luck we can get for 2026. Seriously, I will personally do all the things.
We’re looking for New Year’s traditions from different countries and cultures from around the globe.

Send us a couple of lines or a short voice note telling us about a tradition that you celebrate in your country.

Email us at editors@theworld.org!

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December 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We’re looking for New Year’s traditions from different countries and cultures from around the globe.

Send us a couple of lines or a short voice note telling us about a tradition that you celebrate in your country.

Email us at editors@theworld.org!

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December 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Sofia Neves, a reporter at the Portuguese daily newspaper PÚBLICO, joins The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler to discuss the shootings at MIT and Brown University, in which the suspected gunmen and one of the victims were from Portugal.
People in Portugal react to the shootings at MIT and Brown University - The World from PRX
Sofia Neves, a reporter at the Portuguese daily newspaper PÚBLICO, joins The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler to discuss the shootings at MIT and Brown University, in which the suspected gunmen and one of ...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: Portugal reacts to citizens' connections to US shootings

🌐 @worldaaron.bsky.social: EU leaders agree on $105 billion loan to Ukraine

🌐 @shirinj.bsky.social: Saudi Arabia loosens its alcohol ban

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December 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
In Shenzhen, China, driverless delivery vans, autonomous sanitation robots, surveillance drones and other experimental vehicles are already operating in public spaces, offering a view of how cities may function in the coming decades.
In China, the future of transportation is already here - The World from PRX
Self-driving cars and electric vehicles tend to dominate global headlines, but some of the most consequential innovations in transportation are happening in far humbler machines. In Shenzhen, China, d...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @orlabarry.bsky.social: Europe debates tapping Russian assets

🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: Invasive quagga mussels found in Northern Ireland

🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: Unease in Mali, even as fuel blockade of capital loosens

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December 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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How did China go from auto industry nobody to producing more than 70% of the global EV supply?

In this story for @theworld.org, I trace that growth back to the early 2000s, when Apple began building the iPhone in Shenzhen, unwittingly sparking a new era of innovation theworld.org/stories/2025...
December 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A jewelry donation to a thrift store in Canada has turned out to potentially be a lot older than meets the eye. Now, a group of researchers at Simon Fraser University is trying to decipher when and where the set originated.
A thrift store donation in Canada may turn out to be priceless ancient artifacts - The World from PRX
A jewelry donation to a thrift store in Canada has turned out to potentially be a lot older than meets the eye. Now, a group of researchers at Simon Fraser University is trying to decipher when and wh...
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December 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

@orlabarry.bsky.social: US warning resonates in Europe

@biancahillier.bsky.social: Thrift store find leads to new college course

@joshuacoe.bsky.social: UAE-backed separatists control more and more of Yemen's south

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December 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
China now produces nearly three-quarters of the world’s electric cars, and no city embodies that dominance more than Shenzhen, home to industry giant BYD. Once known as “The World’s Factory,” the city of 20 million has transformed into a global hub of clean transportation and high-tech innovation.
How Shenzhen, China, became the electric car capital of the world - The World from PRX
China now produces nearly three-quarters of the world’s electric cars, and no city embodies that dominance more than Shenzhen, home to industry giant BYD. Once known as “The World’s Factory,” the city...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Being a professional athlete and pushing your body to its limit is hard enough. Add in cross-country flights on a tight schedule? And not enough recovery resources?

"Travel-wise, it's insane. It's crazy for your body. We are humans, we're not robots."

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Are professional women's soccer teams getting enough resources to match game growth? - The World from PRX
FIFPRO, the union representing professional soccer players around the world, released a report today emphasizing the need for better investment in women’s soccer, plus more mandatory rest periods in t...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Reporter @durriethekid.bsky.social explores the tradition and cultural significance of Turkish oil wrestling. Dating back to ancient civilizations, the Kırkpınar tournament sees roughly 800 participants cover themselves in two tons of olive oil over the course of a week.
The 664-year-old sport where anything goes
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December 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @shirinj.bsky.social: Killing of US troops in Syria raises questions about American presence

🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: 30 years after one of Europe's worst maritime disasters

🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: EU rethinks EV mandate

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December 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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December 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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December 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Reporter @durriethekid.bsky.social explores the tradition and cultural significance of Turkish oil wrestling. Dating back to ancient civilizations, the Kırkpınar tournament sees roughly 800 participants cover themselves in two tons of olive oil over the course of a week.
The 664-year-old sport where anything goes
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December 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: Australia in shock after Bondi Hanukkah festival shooting

🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: Chile elects far-right leader

🌐 New software being sold to highest bidder can track just about anybody

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December 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In India, mangos are known as the "king of fruits." But as wars disrupt trade routes and intense rainfall leads to mushy mangos, farmers are trying to innovate quickly to adapt to the new changes.
India’s mango farmers race to adapt to changing markets and a changing climate - The World from PRX
In India, mangos are known as the "king of fruits." But as wars disrupt trade routes and intense rainfall leads to mushy mangos, farmers are trying to innovate quickly to adapt to the new changes.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
From our partners at @news.dw.com, reporter Dany Mitzman takes a look at the knock-on effects of fast fashion on Italy’s wool industry.
Italian wool is starting to go out of fashion - The World from PRX
From our partners at Deutsche Welle, DW, reporter Dany Mitzman takes a look at the knock-on effects of fast fashion on Italy’s wool industry.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM