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Shea butter, a rich silky fat loved for its versatility, is under threat. Itâs a key ingredient in everything from moisturisers to pharmaceuticals, and it has a huge global market. The shea trees where itâs extracted from grow from West to East Africa in a vast strip known as the "shea belt".
BBC Africaâs Anne Okumu has been to visit the Mount Kei Central Forest Reserve in Uganda, an area which used to be lush with wild shea trees, but has now been turned into a near-barren expanse dotted with stumps. She tells us why people have been cutting them down, and what this has to do with climate change. We also hear about what is being done to protect shea trees.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Iqra FarooqProducers: Mora Morrison, Adam Chowdhury and Benita BardenEditor: Verity Wilde
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Axolotls are only found in the wild in one place in the world; an area of wetland just outside Mexico City. They are one of the worldâs most endangered, and arguably most adorable, amphibians. Not just meme-worthy, they are also scientifically fascinating - they donât really age and they can regrow body parts, including their brains. Very few are left in the wild, but now scientists have released captive-bred axolotls back into the wetlands and found that they not only survived, but even put on a bit of weight. BBC science correspondent Victoria Gill talks us through the study and explains what scientists can learn from these amazing creatures. And Assistant Professor Prayag Murawala from the MDI Biological Laboratory in the US, describes what we know about how axolotls regenerate their own body parts. Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Chelsea Coates, Emily Horler and Julia Ross-Roy Editor: Harriet Oliver
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Sean "Diddy" Combs is one of the most successful music moguls in the history of rap. He has been arrested and charged with sex trafficking and racketeering. Prosecutors allege that he âabused, threatened, and coerced womenâ and that he created âa criminal enterpriseâ involving forced labour, kidnapping and bribery. Mr. Combs denies the charges and has pleaded not guilty.
Ahead of the trial later this month, Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty, host of the BBC podcast, Diddy on Trial, explains the charges and shares Diddyâs response. Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducer: William Lee Adams and Mora MorrisonVideo Journalist: Baldeep ChahalEditor: Verity Wilde
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Two Belgian teenagers have plead guilty to trying to smuggle thousands of giant African harvester ants out of Kenya. The authorities said they were allegedly planning to sell the ants on the growing exotic pet market in Europe and Asia, where ant keepers put the insects in special habitats and watch them build their colonies. BBC reporter Akisa Wandera talks us through this landmark case.
We also hear from two ant keepers, Kaden (Ender Ants) and Mauro (Bruma Ants) on why they love their pets.
And finally, a quick question for you, how many ants do you think there are for every person on earth? A) 10 antsB) 67 thousand antsC) 980 thousand antsD) 2.5 million ants
Listen to the episode for the answer!
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Emily Horler and Chelsea CoatesEditor: Verity Wilde
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Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams recently returned to Earth after a longer-than-expected nine months on the International Space Station (ISS). And when the astronauts emerged from their space craft they were helped on to a stretcher, which is standard practice after spending so long in a weightless environment.
The BBCâs Caroline Steel has been looking into how going into space impacts the body. She talks us through how muscles, bones and even vision are affected, and how astronauts can limit any long-term damage. Peggy Whitson holds the world record for the woman who has spent most time in space - 675 days. She explains the challenges of lifting weights while in zero gravity.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Mora Morrison and Emilia JanssonVideo Journalist: Baldeep Chahal and Kesewaa BrowneEditor: Verity Wilde
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Chinaâs cosmetic surgery industry has exploded over the past decade and in turn, put even more pressure on young women to conform to unrealistic beauty standards. On Chinese social media there are hundreds of filtered faces, extreme weight-loss hacks, and even apps that scan your face and let you book cosmetic surgery as easily as ordering a taxi.
BBC reporter Natalia Zuo, takes us through the culture in China and what she found out when working on a documentary for the BBC about the boom.
You can watch the documentary on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaYSEWlHrGw
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Emily Horler and Benita BardenEditor: Harriet Oliver
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Many economists have warned that the world is poised for an economic downturn. The warnings come after President Trump's recent changes to Americaâs tariff policies. Changes in consumer spending â including their fashion choices â are one potential ârecession indicator.â
Erin Delmore, the BBCâs North America business correspondent, explains what a recession is and discusses how peopleâs purchasing decisions â regarding everything from clothes to salon visits â offer clues to whatâs going on with the economy.
We also hear from Caroline Stevenson from the London College of Fashion. She explains how trends come about and unpacks recent trends like the âclean girlâ look and the âoffice sirenâ.
Plus content creator Leah Holme discusses how she makes mindful purchasing decisions based on the long-term.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: William Lee Adams, Benita Barden, Abiona Boja, Maria Clara MontoyaEditor: Verity Wilde
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Finding the right shade of makeup can be a struggle, especially if you have really fair or dark skin. But things are changing. Some brands, including Korean ones are looking at their shade ranges and making them more inclusive.
Soo Min Kim, a BBC reporter, takes us through the K-beauty industry and whatâs changing.
We also hear from two beauty influencers - May Akhtar and Oceanne Comtois. Have they seen much change and could K-beauty be what the market needs?
Gloria Achieng is a BBC reporter in Kenya - how popular are products there?
And Adam Triantis from Dcypher walks us through why brands having a huge shade range can be hard logistically and whether AI could help.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Emily Horler and Benita BardenVideo Journalist: Baldeep ChahalEditor: Verity Wilde
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The title of Ed Sheeranâs new single âAzizamâ means âmy loveâ in the Persian language. The track and accompanying music video includes references to Persian culture and features famous Iranian pop star Googoosh. Sheâs been banned from singing in Iran since the 1970s.
The song has received an outpouring of support from Iranian communities worldwide for its positive and heartfelt representation of Iran. But Googooshâs featuring role has also shed light on the restrictions that women face in Iran, including a ban on singing in public places. We speak to Ghoncheh Habibiazad from BBC Persian about what inspired the song and what it tells us about music culture in Iran.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: William Lee Adams and Benita BardenEditor: Verity Wilde
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Pope Francis led the Catholic church for more than a decade. He was the first Latin American pope, and the first non-European in more than a thousand years.
Many saw him as a more liberal pope than his predecessors - he talked about things like climate change, migration and LGBTQ rights but there are also those who felt he should have been more progressive.
After his funeral, a conclave will begin and his successor will be chosen. We explain what this process involves and we hear young voices from around the world speaking about the death of Pope Francis and their hopes for the future of the Catholic Church.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Emily Horler and Maria Clara MontoyaEditor: Verity Wilde
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Over the past few weeks social media has been flooded with TikTok videos of people claiming that expensive European designer goods are actually made in China, and that you can buy the same luxury handbags and clothes for a fraction of the usual price. Many of these videos have since been taken down, but itâs led many to wonder if any of these claims are true. Are consumers being ripped off? And does President Donald Trumpâs increased tariffs on Chinese imports have anything to do with these videos?
We speak to Jake Horton, a reporter at BBC Verify, whoâs been analysing these viral Chinese supplier videos. Heâs reached out to both designers and copyright law experts.
Plus: we hear from Blythe Milligan, a supply chain expert and the host of the Everything is Logistics podcast, about why some products are manufactured in Asia. She also explains how supply chains work.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: William Lee AdamsProducers: Benita Barden and Maria Clara MontoyaEditor: Emily Horler
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Itâs 2025 and Katy Perry has officially gone to space. On Monday 14th April, she strapped herself into the Blue Origin rocket and blasted off like a âFireworkâ with five other well-known women. The rocket is owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his fiancĂ© Lauren Sanchez was also on board. The women claimed this all-female mission was to âtake up spaceâ but the reaction to the trip has been âHot N Coldâ. Some argue this wasnât a win for feminism, only for the âRoarâ of capitalism.
But what is space tourism? And are regular people going to start flying to space and become ââE.T.â?
The BBCâs Science correspondent Victoria Gill explains what the reaction has been and the impact space travel can have on the environment.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: William Lee-AdamsProducers: Emily Horler and Emilia JanssonEditor: Julia Ross-Roy
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âTell Your Papaâ by Eedris Abdulkareem is an Afrobeats song which criticises Nigeriaâs president Bola Tinubu and calls on his son, Seyi Tinubu, to let his father know that "people are dying" because of hardship and insecurity, and that there is "hunger" in the country.
After its release, Nigeriaâs National Broadcast Commission (NBC) ordered TV and radio stations not to play the track. They classed it as "inappropriate for broadcast due to its objectionable nature", adding that it falls short of public decency standards.
Neither Nigeriaâs president nor his son have commented on the song or the ban.
The BBCâs Makuochi Okafor explains the reaction to the songâs ban and describes what life is like for Nigerians right now.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Mimi SwabyProducers: Maria Clara Montoya, Josh Jenkins and Adam ChowdhuryVideo Journalist: Baldeep ChahalEditor: Julia Ross-Roy
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A pet can bring so much joy to a personâs life. Usually, the owner will outlive their pet. But advances in modern veterinary care has made more treatments available to keep animals alive for longer. It can be expensive, with owners spending thousands of dollars to keep their beloved pet alive. But are these treatments worth it? And when does medical care for pets cross a line?
BBC Brasil journalist Julia Braun joins us in the studio to discuss animal euthanasia and why pet owners face such difficult choices. We also speak to Springer Svenja, a veterinary medicine professor at the University of Vienna and we hear from a vet in California, Sarah Cortright, on the work veterinarians do in navigating people through these sad times.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: William Lee AdamsProducers: Julia Braun, Emily Horler and Emilia JanssonEditor: Julia Ross-Roy
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An enormous fifty-year-old ocean liner, the SS United States, is set to be sunk and become the worldâs biggest artificial reef, off the coast of Florida in the US. The area already has over 500 artificial reefs. These are manmade structures that may mimic some of the characteristics of a natural reef. The people behind it say itâll improve biodiversity, local tourism and fishing.
And itâs not just old ships; people have sunk oil rigs and subway carriages. They donât always have a positive effect; in the 1970s two million tyres were dropped into the ocean to try to create an artificial reef (also off the coast of Florida), but they released lots of toxins.
Climate and science reporter Georgina Rannard explains how ships like this get turned into artificial reefs and whether old ships are good for marine life. We talk about other kinds of artificial reefs and ask what benefits they can have for our oceans.
Archive courtesy of British Pathé and CBS News.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Julia Ross-Roy and Mora MorrisonVideo Journalist: Baldeep ChahalEditor: Verity Wilde
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East of India is a small island called North Sentinel Island. Itâs home to the Sentinelese people. But no one else is welcome to visit, and if they try, they may face death. The Sentinelese have made it clear they donât want to be contacted and prefer to be alone. But recently, a 24-year-old American tourist allegedly managed to sneak onto the island and leave a can of coke and coconut as an offering. So who are these uncontactable groups and why do people keep trying to visit?
The BBCâs global population correspondent Stephanie Hegarty tells us more about the uncontactable tribes. And Jonathan Mazower from Survival International, a charity which supports the Indigenous, tribal and uncontacted peoples, explains why social media is putting these groups in further danger.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Mimi SwabyProducers: Mora Morrison, Benita Barden and Emilia JanssonAssistant Editor: Emily Horler
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The US company Colossal claim to have brought back the dire wolf from extinction after 12,000 years through genetic engineering. The three pups, called Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi, are now living in an undisclosed nature preserve, unaware that their existence has made headlines around the world. But Colossal arenât finished yet, they want to continue to âde-extinctâ other animals, such as the woolly mammoth.
BBC Science Correspondent Victoria Gill explains how the experiment was done. How realistic is âde-extinctionâ? And are these actually dire wolves?
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: William Lee AdamsProducers: Josh Jenkins and Emilia JanssonEditor: Emily Horler
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Tensions in South Sudan are rising, threatening an already fragile peace deal between President Salva Kiir and his rival First Vice-President Riek Machar.
They signed the peace agreement in 2018 to end a five-year civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people. But now, many are worried that South Sudan could be on the brink of another civil war.
Ashley Lime, a BBC reporter in Nairobi, explains why this latest violence has escalated and outlines the relationship between these two leaders.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Emily Horler and Benita BardenEditor: Verity Wilde
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Taiwanâs government recently deported Liu Zhenya, a Chinese national who goes by âYaya in Taiwanâ on social media. Itâs after Liu posted comments on Douyin â the Chinese version of TikTok â that Taiwanâs government described as threats to national security. Since then Taiwan has deported two other âmainland wivesâ (Chinese citizens with Taiwanese husbands) over similar concerns about their social media posts. Itâs also investigating several others.
Benny Lu from BBC Chinese explains why Taiwanâs government is concerned about what it calls âChinese propaganda.â He also discusses how people in China and Taiwan have reacted to the deportations.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: William Lee Adams and Josh JenkinsEditor: Verity Wilde
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The International Criminal Court has been in the spotlight recently after it issued several arrest warrants for both Hamas and Israeli officials involved in the Israel-Gaza war. Following this, US President Donald Trump announced sanctions against the court and Hungary also accused them of being âpolitically biasedâ.
Based in the Dutch city of The Hague, the court was established in 2002 and has the power to bring prosecutions for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. But how does it all work? And what powers does the ICC have? Anna Holligan, a BBC correspondent, based in the Netherlands tells us all the information you need to know to understand whatâs happening with the ICC.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Emily Horler, Benita Barden and Julia Ross-RoyEditor: Verity Wilde
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