As coronavirus has spread across continents, our way of life has completely changed. Planes have ground to a halt, borders closed off and families separated. But now, as vaccination programmes surge ahead, the aviation industry is working with governments to try to secure safe and efficient ways to travel. A digital proof of one’s vaccination status, a vacci ... Show More
Nov 21
How Israel is obstructing reconstruction in Lebanon
<p>Israel has bombed Lebanon on an almost daily basis over the past year, despite a ceasefire being in place.</p>
<p>Its army claims to be attacking Hezbollah, accusing the group of re-arming. But civilian infrastructure, agricultural land and even construction equipment in south ... Show More
21m 29s
Nov 12
What will it take to end the civil war in Sudan?
<p>When the Sudanese city of El Fasher fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in late October, the group gained control of the entire Darfur region and areas to the south-west.</p>
<p>Their rivals, the Sudanese armed forces, control the capital Khartoum, as well as the nor ... Show More
19m 23s
Mar 2021
Whither permitting? Vaccine passports
<p>Formalising systems to divide the vaccinated from the unvaccinated is neither as risky nor as useful as many people think. In any case, vaccine passports are coming. On the anniversary of Tibet’s uprising, we examine how pressure on Tibetan Buddhism is rising, with <a href="ht ... Show More
18m 51s
Dec 2020
Vaccine hesitancy, the next pandemic hurdle
As the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine rolls out across the country, and other vaccines await imminent regulatory approval, many public health experts are focusing on the issue of vaccine hesitancy.
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam has spoken out about the "moveable m ... Show More
31m 47s