Synopsis
A look at events making news around the globe from RTÉ Radio 1
Episodes
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INDIA - UK - AUSTRALIA
02/06/2024 Duration: 15minGeneral elections in India, the world's biggest democracy, have ended after six weeks with the result eagerly anticipated. In the UK questions have been raised about the future of the London Stock Exchange as more companies delist in favour of trading in the US. In Australia, wine prices have plummeted due to glut of wine on global markets.
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KENYA - ISRAEL - CANADA
26/05/2024 Duration: 16minInternet providers in East Africa have been inundated with complaints from service users about poor connectivity after damage was caused to under-sea cables. In Israel peace activists who lost loved ones in the October 7th attacks have been returning to their work, and in Canada the country has been mourning the death of the writer Alice Munro.
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TUNISIA - DRC - CHINA
19/05/2024 Duration: 15minThe arrest of a lawyer and media personality live on television in Tunisna has received international attention. In Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo crime is soaring as they have been forced to rely on informal miltia groups for security, and in China increase use of public transport has meant people are turning away from the bicycle.
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INDIA - CANADA - PARIS
12/05/2024 Duration: 16minA mother’s desperate appeal has mobilised Indians to raise 3.8 million Euros as blood money to save an Indian man from execution in Saudi Arabia. In Canada the PM has promised to increase defence spending, and in Paris concerns have been expressed about the future for Catholic private schools due to plans being led by the city's socialist mayor
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Turkey - Australia - Cameroon
05/05/2024 Duration: 14minTurkey this week took the unusual step of stopping all trade with Israel, an exchange worth 6.8-billion euro. In Australia regional and national leaders met to discuss what has been described as an "epidemic" of violence against women. In Cameroon there is concern for the health of refugees who fled the country to escape terror group Boko Haram.
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NIGERIA - SLOVAKIA - MOROCCO
28/04/2024 Duration: 16minTen years ago, 276 girls were kidnapped in Nigeria by the Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram, the trauma of the incident continues to be felt. In Slovakia a crowd-funding campaign to raise money for artillery shells for Ukraine exceeded its target in less than two days. And in Morocco it is 50 years since the annexation of Western Sahara.
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CANARIES - DENMARK - UK
21/04/2024 Duration: 16minThis weekend thousands of people marched in the Canary Islands to call on authorities to change the model of tourism - they say their limit has been reached. In Denmark questions are being raised about the cause of a fire which ravaged one of Copenhagen's oldest buildings, and in London Elvis is being brought back to life in hologram form.
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LEBANON -PRAGUE - INDIA
14/04/2024 Duration: 15minIn Lebanon, Palestinian refugees who have been there for decades still harbour hopes of returning to their homes. Slovakia’s closely-fought presidential election was won last week by Peter Pellegrini, an ally of the country’s populist prime minister Robert Fico, and in India measures to curb attacks by stray dogs have been criticised as ineffective
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PRAGUE - CAMEROON - TURKEY
07/04/2024 Duration: 15minA spate of bear attacks in Slovakia has been raised as a problem ahead of this weekend’s presidential election. In Cameroon aid agencies have been trying to provide alternative employment to women who carry out female genital mulitation procedures, and in Turkey the local elections have seen the emergence of a new right wing party.
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Sudan - Canada - USA
31/03/2024 Duration: 16minThe United Nations has warned that 340 days of conflict in Sudan has led to one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory. The rush of visitors to Niagra Falls, to watch a Solar Eclipse, has led to a state of emergency in the area. And in the US, the battle between Disney, and the former US Presidential candidate Ron De Santis continues.
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Tunisia - India - USA
24/03/2024 Duration: 16minAn Imam who after living in France for nearly 40 years was expelled after making unacceptable remarks about the french flag. India's government is appealing to Russia to return almost 100 citizens who were lured to fight in Ukraine, and the US government is investing in rail travel to encourage people to use public transport instead of their car.
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Tunisia - Australia - Denmark
17/03/2024 Duration: 15minThe biggest fraud trial in Danish history started this week, in Australia the government could face many false imprisonment claims after the High Court ruled that it was unlawful to indefinitely hold a person in immigration detention, and in Tunisia the children of political prisoners were in Geneva to ask the UN Human Rights Council for help
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Kenya - Portugal - UK
10/03/2024 Duration: 16minRights groups and campaigners in Kenya are now calling for urgent action and for femicide to be recognized as a criminal offence in its own right, protests in Portugal at plans to address water shortages, and further disruption for UK travellers entering the EU
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Lebanon - Canada - Turkey
03/03/2024 Duration: 15minWe go to Camp Shamrock in Southern Lebanon where 332 Irish peacekeepers are stationed, lawmakers in Canada are coming after car thieves after surging numbers of auto thefts across the country, and we highlight Turkey's inter-cultural side with a visit to Taksim Square
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Texas - India - Cyprus
25/02/2024 Duration: 15minIn the United States, the border crisis could have huge implications in this year's presidential election, workers from India are heading to Israel where many sectors of the economy, especially the construction industry, are experiencing labour shortage and Irish soldiers buried in Gaza.
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DRC - Tunisia - Cyprus
18/02/2024 Duration: 15minFighting between the M23 rebels and government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo has intensified, with rebel forces advancing on Goma. In Tunisia the two year sentence for a graffiti artist has prompted criticism from human rights groups, and in Cyprus tensions over the Israel-Hamas war are being felt in the EU's most easterly country.
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Turkey - France - Nigeria
11/02/2024 Duration: 16minA year after earthquakes rocked Southern Turkey, the country is struggling to cope with housing demands. After passing a referendum to triple parking charges for SUV's the mayor of Paris is now eyeing up a complete ban on cars near the Eiffel Tower, and in Nigeria kidnappings for ransom in Abuja have sparked calls on the authorities to respond.
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Canada - Kenya - Canaries
04/02/2024 Duration: 15minAn Ontario man is facing 14 charges of first degree murder after he is alleged to have send lethal substances to help the victims take their own lives. In Kenya over 100 people have died due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, and Canary Islands authorities are seeking to attract tourists who spend more money in a drive towards sustainable tourism.
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India - Israel - UK
28/01/2024 Duration: 16minIndian PM Narendra Modi has opened a controversial Hindu temple amid criticism that he is seeking to transform the country from a secular democracy into a Hindu state. In Jerusalem's old city, residents live under constant surveillance with the threat of violence, and in the UK plans are being developed to use green boxes to charge electric cars.
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Poland - Cameroon - France
21/01/2024 Duration: 15minIn Poland there are growing tensions between the new pro-EU government and conservative President Andrzej Duda. In Cameroon couples are marrying in official rather than traditional ceremonies to protect the women's right to property should her spouse die, and in France the wife of a notorious serial killers was back in court on further charges.