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2022-06-30

In 1997 China promised to protect Hong Kong’s freedoms for the next five decades—but just 25 years after the handover, Hong Kong is now a police state. So how did China crush Hong Kong?

00:00 – How China crushed Hong Kong
00:44 – Tiananmen square massacre vigil banned
02:37 – China’s ambition since 1842: reclaim Hong Kong
04:16 – How China needed Hong Kong’s booming business
05:30 – President Xi’s aim to crush Hong Kong
07:30 – How China infiltrated Hong Kong society
08:51 – The tactics of the Chinese Communist Party
11:42 – How exiled Hong Kongers are speaking out
13:00 – What can the world learn from Hong Kong?

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2022-06-23

The cosmetics business has exploited natural resources for centuries. With consumers now demanding more sustainable products, gene-editing technology could give the industry a makeover—and make cosmetics cheaper.

00:00 – Could gene editing make cosmetics more sustainable?
01:01 – Hunting sharks for skincare
02:58 – How does synthetic biology work?
05:39 – What is the environmental cost of plant-based cosmetics?
07:45 – Can engineered microbes digest plastic?
09:18 – How to scale up gene edited ingredients
09:40 – How affordable is DNA sequencing?
10:45 – What are the regulations?

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2022-05-31

It’s been more than three months since Russian tanks rolled across the border into Ukraine. The global impact—from the isolation of Russia to the hit on the world economy—has been far-reaching. Our experts explain how the invasion has fundamentally changed the world for the foreseeable future.

0:00 – The Ukraine war: three months that shook the world
0:45 – In what ways has the world been affected?
2:54 – Russia’s struggles in Ukraine
4:18 – What is China learning from the war?
4:50 -The impact of the war on the world economy
6:53 – How has Russia changed since the war?
7:43 – Ukraine: the strong and resilient country

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2022-05-19

Recent events have revived a century-old border dispute between Ethiopia and Sudan over al-Fashaga—a fertile region that both countries claim as their own. Could these tensions throw the entire region into conflict?

00:00 – The border dispute: Sudan and Ethiopia
00:58 – The history of the dispute
02:33 – How does Abiy Ahmed worsen tensions
03:55 – Trouble in Tigray
04:38 – The return of civil war in Ethiopia
05:07 – Sudan reclaims al-Fashaga
06:27 – The dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam

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2022-04-21

If the world is getting too hot, why not give it some shade? Solar geoengineering could halt global warming, but there are risks to this controversial technology.

00:00 – Is solar geoengineering worth the risks?
00:41 – On the frontline of climate change
01:40 – What is solar geoengineering?
02:05 – Why the Saami Council stopped a research project
03:33 – Why we need more research
05:05 – The risk of global political tension
06:12 – The risk of termination shock
07:07 – What is marine cloud brightening?
09:04 – The risk of unequal effects

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2022-03-29

The world is facing a growing waste problem, with 2bn tonnes produced last year alone. Is it possible to clean up this mess by turning trash into cash?

2022-03-03

As Russian troops advance towards Kyiv, Ukrainian forces are preparing to fight back. Our correspondent reports with the latest from Kyiv.

00:00 – Kyiv prepares to fight back
00:42 – Tank traps and Molotov cocktail factories
01:42 – Exodus from Kyiv
02:39 – Life in the city
03:20 – Morale remains high in Kyiv
03:50 – Zelensky: an inspiring wartime leader
04:34 – Social media inspiring the citizens
05:35 – What will happen next?

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Why is Russia invading Ukraine?:

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