India launches de-worming campaign
Around 140m Indian schoolchildren will undergo de-worming treatment this week as New Delhi kicks-off the world’s largest campaign against the damaging intestinal parasites. Fiona Symon talks to Amy Ka...
10 Feb 20155min
Leaked recordings embarrass Egypt’s military rulers
Some audio recordings posted to the internet and broadcast on pro-Islamist television channels have rattled Egypt’s rulers. The voices, described as those of Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and...
9 Feb 20156min
Working lives: Tabloid agony aunt tells all
In a three-bedroomed flat in London’s commuter belt, a team of seven are toiling over the nation’s problems. Overseeing this is Deidre Sanders, AKA The Sun newspaper’s agony aunt of 34 years, Dear Dei...
5 Feb 20153min
Fracking splits communities in the UK
Fracking has provided a boost to the US economy but fears about its impact on the environment have meant that it is not allowed in France, Germany or the state of New York. In the UK, a debate is ragi...
5 Feb 20155min
Battle heats up for Premier League bid
Why do footballers in England get paid so much? Broadcasters pay billions of pounds to air the live matches from the Premier League. Henry Mance and Dan Thomas discuss the possible scenarios for Sky a...
4 Feb 20154min
Uber, Andrew Carnegie and the rise of fast philanthropy
Uber's Travis Kalanick clearly sees a utilitarian advantage in funding clever Carnegie Mellon scientists to help his company explore driverless technology, says Andrew Hill Hosted on Acast. See acast....
4 Feb 20152min
Varoufakis wins friends on post-election roadshow
The advent of a Greek government led by the far left Syriza party spooked investors, but the new finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has been in Europe on a post-election roadshow to win support for his...
3 Feb 20153min
Disgraced DSK goes on trial for ‘pimping’
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the IMF, goes on trial in France this week on charges of “aggravated pimping". The so-called Carlton Affair centres on allegations that businessmen and police of...
2 Feb 20156min
