It could happen to you: introducing “Scam Inc”

It could happen to you: introducing “Scam Inc”

Our new podcast series is a shocking look at transnational organised crime: nearly as big as the illegal-drug trade and far more sophisticated than you might think. Beware. After a week that started with bold tariff moves by the Trump administration, what can be gleaned from how things progressed (09:20)? And a staid, ancient game gets a glitzy modern makeover (16:20).


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Inflationary pressure: Argentina’s strikes

Inflationary pressure: Argentina’s strikes

Patience runs thin amid rampant inflation and a devaluing currency; Argentines are taking to the streets for two days of strikes and protests. Taiwan’s richest man has joined the presidential race, bu...

30 Huhti 201920min

Crossing the “t”s: China-America trade talks

Crossing the “t”s: China-America trade talks

American negotiators will be in Beijing this week, for what appears to be the final stages of striking a trade deal. What’s left to be agreed, and what are the sticking points? Also, America’s shale b...

29 Huhti 201920min

The strain in Spain: an election looms

The strain in Spain: an election looms

Ahead of this weekend’s general election, we examine Spain’s fractured political landscape. A much-needed bastion of stability in Europe looks set for a long fight to form a government. We also take a...

26 Huhti 201921min

Five Eyes and 5G: the Huawei debate

Five Eyes and 5G: the Huawei debate

Leaked discussions reveal that Britain is going against the grain of its “Five Eyes” security partners by letting Huawei supply kit for coming 5G networks. What are the risks—to security and to the al...

25 Huhti 201921min

Troubling: a death in Northern Ireland

Troubling: a death in Northern Ireland

A young journalist will be buried today, after being accidentally shot by dissident republicans in Northern Ireland. The killing is a worrying reminder of bygone decades of violence that fraught Brexi...

24 Huhti 201921min

Worrying new threat: tragedy in Sri Lanka

Worrying new threat: tragedy in Sri Lanka

After co-ordinated bomb attacks that killed hundreds, Sri Lanka is reeling. But if the government was so consumed by internal struggles as to miss warnings, how can it respond to the devastation? We t...

23 Huhti 201922min

Early to wed: child marriage in Africa

Early to wed: child marriage in Africa

Marrying too young has lifelong effects: on a girl’s body as much as on her education and career. We explore what is behind a sharp decline in child marriage in parts of Ethiopia. There’s an ancient-c...

22 Huhti 201919min

Planes, trains and automobiles: the travails of travel

Planes, trains and automobiles: the travails of travel

Easter weekend is a busy travel time for the many people who celebrate it. If you’re lucky, it means some time off work. But you might be unlucky, and travel through a terrible airport (we talk about ...

19 Huhti 201922min

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