The Yanomami people are living through an unprecedented crisis due to the invasion of some 20,000 illegal gold miners who have descended on their lands which straddle the border between Brazil and Venezuela. Their predicament has been made worse by the ...
Since the financial crisis in the 1990s, many young women have left the Faroe Islands, a small nation in the North Atlantic Ocean which is nominally part of Denmark, but governs its own affairs. Most leave to study in Copenhagen or other European cities....
It's the most tranquil and magnificent backdrop to our planet's climate catastrophe, and the ramifications for Greenland, as well as its perspective on climate change, are as unique as its landscape. In contrast to elsewhere, Greenland officially ...
There is a tradition in Barentsburg. When you go to the mainland, you hug a tree because there are none here. The Russian enclave on Spitsbergen in the Arctic is so remote that you only reach it by helicopter, snowmobile, or ship. Because of the danger ...
With a population of just over 10,000, Poienile de sub Munte is the largest village in Romania, most of whose inhabitants are part of Romanias Ukrainian minority. Unlike the rest of the country, and especially rural areas which have seen a falling ...
The largest landlocked country on earth, Kazakhstan remains for most foreigners a vast, arid void, somewhere between Russia and China. A couple of films showing the exploits of Borat, a hapless Kazakh official travelling around America, have given the ...
The Alps, with their picturesque landscapes and diverse range of outdoor activities, are a major destination for tourists from all over the world. Each year around 120 million people visit the region to experience its natural beauty and participate in ...
I arrived in Ukraine at the end of January 2022, nearly a month before the Russian soldiers arrived. The city lay under a blanket of snow, and it appeared peaceful, but there was something else in the air, too. The 'All for Victory tent' in the ...
In April 2019 the world looked on in horror as the roof of Notre Dame de Paris, one of the most famous churches in the world, went up in flames. It was a stark reminder that fires, which have plagued European cities throughout the ages, can still do ...
After almost a year of intense fighting following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, thousands of soldiers and other militia have been taken prisoner on both sides. Despite regular exchanges of Prisoners of War (POWs), thousands are being held in prison camps...
The white-tiled floor of Togo's largest trauma unit is awash with the blood of motorcycle riders. The patients' limbs are fractured, their scalps gashed and feet grotesquely twisted. Every day is the same, a relentless production line of injury which the...
In Cape Town, South Africa, atiny biotech startup is taking on Big Pharma as it looks to create an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine and share the technology with the world for free. If the plan succeeds, it could radically alter the entireglobal system of vaccine ...
'GAYROPA' is a word often used by Russian authorities to refer to Europe. It is meant to signify both Russia's lack of acceptance of LGBT+ people and to distinguish between the values of East and West, particularly when it comes to the rights of sexual ...
Sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad has become a geopolitical headache for both western and Russian politicians following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Until 1945 the city was known by its ...
The history of indigenous populations in Brazil is a history of struggle and resistance. When the first Europeans arrived in the 16th century, the indigenous population in Amazonia numbered 3 million people. Over the past five centuries, these indigenous...
In Brazil there are still 1 million people who are not connected to the electricity grid. For them, the federal government has launched the 'Mais Luz para a Amazonia' (More Light for the Amazon), a program that seeks to provide electric power to ...