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Joshua Coe @joshuacoe.bsky.social · 1d

"What you’re potentially looking at here is ... the loss of a generation of Indigenous Greenlandic Inuit children."

A Danish historian who studied Denmark’s IUD program in Greenland told @theworld.org how the campaign impacted an entire generation of Indigenous people: theworld.org/stories/2025...

A discussion about Denmark's forced IUD program for Greenlandic Inuit women and girls - The World from PRX

The World's Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Victoria Pihl Sørensen, a Danish historian who has studied Denmark's IUD program in Greenland, to understand how the policy took shape and the impacts on an...

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Matthew Bell @matthewjbell.bsky.social · 2d

We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them.

We kept wondering: Did they find their missing relatives? Were they even still alive?

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Joshua Coe @joshuacoe.bsky.social · 2d

[2/2] To understand the situation on the ground in Darfur,
@theworld.org heard from a @msf.ca midwife who treated survivors of sexual violence. She says that, as militias push people out of refugee camps there, cases of rape and assault are rising.

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Midwife describes sexual violence and atrocities committed by militias in Sudan - The World from PRX

A midwife with Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) in the North Darfur region of Sudan has described assisting a growing number of women experiencing sexual violence at the hands of militias. Speaking to T...

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Joshua Coe @joshuacoe.bsky.social · 2d

[1/2] This week the ICC convicted a Sudanese militia leader for war crimes that happened over 2 decades ago. But as analyst Kholood Khair told @theworld.org, the past conflict in Darfur "pales in comparison" to conditions civilians face amid today's civil war.
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ICC convicts Sudanese militia leader of war crimes in Darfur genocide - The World from PRX

The World's Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Kholood Khair, the head of a think tank founded in Sudan, to gain a deeper understanding of the significance of the ICC ruling against Sudanese militia lead...

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The World @theworld.org · 5d

On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: 'A very, very nervous time' for Gaza peace prospects

🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: The price of gold is skyrocketing

🌐 @bbcrobc.bsky.social/ @news.dw.com : Dvorak house reopens years after renovation

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Joshua Coe @joshuacoe.bsky.social · 5d

Hi Lars, I'm a journalist with @theworld.org -- might you have 10-15 minutes to connect today about your investigation? I just reached out by email as well. We can also DM here or on X. Hope to speak with you.

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Joshua Coe @joshuacoe.bsky.social · 6d

The ICC has convicted a Sudanese militia leader on charges related to mass murder and sexual violence committed in Darfur over two decades ago. But as a @msf.ca midwife describes to @theworld.org, militias continue to use rape as a weapon of war in Darfur today.
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Midwife describes sexual violence and atrocities committed by militias in Sudan - The World from PRX

A midwife with Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) in the North Darfur region of Sudan has described assisting a growing number of women experiencing sexual violence at the hands of militias. Speaking to T...

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The World @theworld.org · 6d

On The World 🌎 today:

@joshuacoe.bsky.social: Midwife in Sudan describes sexual violence, atrocities committed by militias

@biancahillier.bsky.social: FIFA suspends members of Malaysia's men's national soccer team

@joyhackel.bsky.social: Father recounts leaving Gaza City

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GBH @wgbh.org · 8d

We love you right back. ❤️

soxfanann on Threads: "I love Boston's public media scene." Accompanied by a GBH advertisement: "Congress told us to 'Go Fund Yourself.' And with your help, we can."

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The World @theworld.org · 8d

On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @shirinj.bsky.social: Negotiations over Gaza begin in Egypt

🌐 Russia's Muslim population is rapidly growing

🌐 @namratakolachalam.bsky.social: Indian elephants pushed out of natural habitats

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Joshua Coe @joshuacoe.bsky.social · 10d

Young people across Morocco are protesting the shortcomings of the country’s public sector. Moroccan journalist Aboubakr Jamaï told @theworld.org that if the monarchy doesn't address the issues, the waves of discontent "could keep coming up...until we have a tsunami." theworld.org/segments/202...

Morocco's Gen Z protests decry inadequate health care and education - The World from PRX

Young people across Morocco have taken to the streets to protest the shortcomings of the country’s health and education systems. A violent government crackdown has left at least three people dead. The...

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Joshua Coe @joshuacoe.bsky.social · 10d

Stand-up comedians like Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Carr and Bill Burr face criticism for taking part in Saudi Arabia's comedy festival. Saudi dissident @aalodah.bsky.social told @theworld.org he wishes they'd stand up for Saudis silenced by a regime that can't "take a joke." theworld.org/segments/202...

A Saudi dissident weighs in on comedy festival controversy - The World from PRX

This week is supposed to be all laughs in Saudi Arabia’s capital, where the Riyadh Comedy Festival is entering its second week. It’s billing itself as “the world’s biggest comedy festival” — and big n...

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Joshua Coe @joshuacoe.bsky.social · 10d

Watch the full video on @theworld.org 's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzqb...

This dairy farm floats (and the cows love it)

YouTube video by The World

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Joshua Coe @joshuacoe.bsky.social · 10d

Welcome to Rotterdam's Floating Farm, where cows produce milk on the water, in the middle of Europe's largest port. youtube.com/shorts/Vn4Qn...

Cows on the water!? 🐮🛥️

YouTube video by The World

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Matthew Bell @matthewjbell.bsky.social · 11d

It's billed as “the world’s biggest comedy festival” — and big names are headlining. But Abdullah Alaoudh tells @marcowerman.bsky.social the Riyadh Comedy fest sits uncomfortably with Saudi Arabia's notorious human rights abuses. @joshuacoe.bsky.social theworld.org/segments/202...

A Saudi dissident weighs in on comedy festival controversy - The World from PRX

This week is supposed to be all laughs in Saudi Arabia’s capital, where the Riyadh Comedy Festival is entering its second week. It’s billing itself as “the world’s biggest comedy festival” — and big n...

theworld.org

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The World @theworld.org · 12d

On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @orlabarry.bsky.social: Deadly attack hits Manchester synagogue

🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: Human rights activist says Saudi Arabia's comedy fest is no laughing matter

🌐 Climate change is fueling adaptation in remote East Greenland

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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 12d

UK police vow to increase security at synagogues following today's deadly attack in Manchester. Members of the Jewish community say they were waiting for an attack like this to happen. Joining @marcowerman.bsky.social on @theworld.org shortly to talk about the latest. Tune in: theworld.org

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Matthew Bell @matthewjbell.bsky.social · 12d

Should big name comedians be taking part in the Riyadh Comedy festival in Saudi Arabia? We'll get into this on today's edition of @theworld.org -- @joshuacoe.bsky.social @marcowerman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’

Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh comedy festival despite the government’s human rights abuses

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GBH @wgbh.org · 13d

Congress told us to “Go Fund Yourself.”
And with your help, we can.

Our federal funding might be gone, but we’re still here. Public media needs your support now more than ever.

A sleek GBH-branded graphic composed of deep blues and purples is displayed on the GBH mural. It reads "Congress told us to 'Go Fund Yourself.' And with your help, we can."

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GBH @wgbh.org · 13d

Since 1967, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has helped make all of your favorite docs, children's programming, trusted news, and more possible. Now that Congress has defunded public media, CPB will cease to exist. We'll pause today on 📻 (11:59a) and 📺 (7p) to reflect on this historic loss.

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The World @theworld.org · 13d

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GBH @wgbh.org · 13d

While federal funding is gone, we are still here, and we rely on your support to keep our mission going. ⬇️

Fund the Future Campaign

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The World @theworld.org · 14d

Italy and Austria are on the verge of completing the world's longest underground rail tunnel. The project is set to transform travel through one of Europe’s most rugged natural barriers, burrowing deep beneath the Alps to cut cross-border travel times by more than half and reduce carbon emissions.

World’s longest underground rail tunnel in the Alps nears completion - The World from PRX

Italy and Austria are on the verge of completing the longest underground rail tunnel in the world. The €10.5 billion ($12.3 billion) infrastructure project is set to transform travel through one of Eu...

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Joshua Coe @joshuacoe.bsky.social · 16d

In Greenland this week, Denmark's PM made a historic apology for the forced contraception of Inuit women and girls. "What you're potentially looking at here...is the loss of a generation of Greenlandic Inuit children," historian Victoria Sørensen told @theworld.org.
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Denmark's PM apologizes for coercive contraception program in Greenland - The World from PRX

Denmark issued a formal apology yesterday for forcing Indigenous women and girls from Greenland to use contraceptive devices. Beginning in the 1960s, Danish doctors inserted IUDs into thousands of Inu...

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Joshua Coe @joshuacoe.bsky.social · 17d

Drones have been reported over Denmark's biggest airports and key military bases. The country's prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called this a 'Hybrid War.'

My reporting on the situation for @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...

Denmark says drone sightings at airports are part of wider ‘hybrid war’ - The World from PRX

In Denmark, authorities are investigating a series of drone sightings near major airports and airbases in the country this week. In an address to the nation on social media, Denmark’s Prime Minister M...

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The World @theworld.org · 18d

On The World 🌎 today:

@joshuacoe.bsky.social: Denmark says drone sightings at airports part of wider 'hybrid war'

@jersiegel.bsky.social: Italy and Austria hit major milestone on Alps tunnel

@orlabarry.bsky.social: Moldova votes in crucial elections amid Russian pressure

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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 18d

It may be a small country but elections in Moldova this weekend could have far-reaching consequences for Ukraine and the EU. The country's President has called it the most consequential vote in the nation's history. My report up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org

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The World @theworld.org · 19d

On The World 🌎 today:

@hannahchanatry.bsky.social: China releases first-ever national emissions reduction targets

@biancahillier.bsky.social: Twice-yearly HIV prevention drug now offered at low price

@shirinj.bsky.social: Syria's new leaders at UNGA come with a message

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