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The immune system is as vital to the human body as the heart or the lungs. It protects us from harm survival but can also turn against us. This documentary looks at the latest scientific discoveries around this complex and fascinating system, and how it can be strengthened.

Our Immune System - A Powerful Guardian

Incorrect diagnoses, inappropriate treatments and persistent shortcomings in care. The medical field, whose benchmark remains the male body, seems to neglect the physiological particularities of women. Focus on the alarming gender gap in healthcare.

Are Women Ill Differently?

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<p>The immune system is as vital to the human body as the heart or the lungs. It protects us from harm survival but can also turn against us. This documentary looks at the latest scientific discoveries around this complex and fascinating system, and how it can be strengthened.</p>

The immune system is as vital to the human body as the heart or the lungs. It protects us from harm survival but can also turn against us. 

The medical field, whose benchmark remains the male body, seems to neglect the physiological particularities of women.

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Is it possible to modify our genes? Science has made major advancements, such as human DNA sequencing and the CRISPR/Cas9 techniques. While it has become possible to cure genetic diseases and preventively treat predispositions to certain pathologies, these innovations are not without risks and are likely to be misused.

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A man has enough sperm. Or so you might think - up to 600 million per ejaculation. And yet there is cause for concern: several studies have shown a significant decline in sperm count, especially in Western countries, in the last 50 years. Are we heading towards a sperm crisis?

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Several studies have shown a significant decline in sperm count in the last 50 years. Are we heading towards a sperm crisis?

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Entire generations have learned about sex through mainstream porn, blurring the lines between personal desires and platform-driven fantasies. But if our sexuality is shaped by algorithms, can’t we take back some control? The post-porn movement is doing exactly that. Aimed at creating pornography that reflects honest, consensual sex – its creators are making waves online.

Can Post-porn Awaken Our True Desires?

What if porn reflected our true desires? Post-porn aims to be more ethical, more honest and more revolutionary.

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Diwa is only 11 years old. She is one of the thousands of victims of a crime that is hardly reported on in Europe but which is causing havoc in the Philippines. She was raped by her parents, live on the internet, to satisfy the desires of foreign paedophiles who paid for the spectacle of her rape, giving instructions from a distance.

Philippines: Child Rape Online

Thousands of children in the Philippines have been abused, live on the internet. Report on a shocking crime.

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Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979.  This means that 1 in 5 Chinese men will not be able to find a partner in five years’ time.

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

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Cars produce 15% of the European Union’s C02 emissions. One of the aims of the EU’s Green Deal is to ban the sale of petrol cars by 2035, instead switching to electric vehicles. But this goal is looking increasingly out of reach as sales of EVs are stagnating. In Norway, however, it’s another story: 94% of new cars sold are electric. We look at what’s slowing down electric vehicle use in the EU and what the industry can learn from its Nordic neighbour.

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Forty years ago, in June 1982, Israel invaded southern Lebanon, dubbed Operation Peace for Galilee by the Israelis. A small guerrilla group came together in secret to resist this offensive. Formed and supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran, it officially declared itself in 1985 as Hezbollah: The Party of God.
Four decades later, this small group has grown to become one of the most important military and political forces in the Middle East. A party of resistance for some, a terrorist group for others, Hezbollah is admired as much as it is feared. But the organisation, practically a state within a state, is living through turbulent times as Lebanon is experiencing a major political and economic crisis.

As  Lebanon experiences an existential crisis, a focus on the history of militant group Hezbollah, a controversial organisation supported by Iran.

Lebanon: Inside Hezbollah

Germany has reintroduced temporary checks at all nine of its land borders in a move that has been met with criticism from neighbouring countries but praise from the far right. But does this mark the beginning of the end for the Schengen area?

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Praise and criticism as Germany imposes strict controls on all its land borders. But what does this mean for Europe’s migration policies?

Under the baton of Barbara Hannigan, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France performs works by György Ligeti and Igor Stravinski.

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Barbara Hannigan and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France perform Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms.

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With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

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It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

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It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

Allegations against R. Kelly have dogged the R’n’B star for decades. With alleged sexual abuse and child pornography, can we still listen to R. Kelly songs?

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Italy, led by Giorgia Meloni's far right is set to make access to Italian nationality easier. The country follows the example of Germany which also relaxed the requirements for acquiring citizenship in June. But with almost one million people having obtained the nationality of a European Union member state by 2022 - is a brighter and more diverse future ahead for the EU?

Has it become easier to obtain citizenship in Europe?

Italy is set to ease its stringent citizenship laws for foreigners. But where does the rest of Europe stand?

Why did French President Jacques Chirac chase Israeli police from a church in Jerusalem? Strangely for a secular nation, France owns property in the Holy Lands which the country ealously guards.

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Why did French President Jacques Chirac chase Israeli police from a church in Jerusalem? 

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All in their mid-twenties, models Vivian, Lisa, and Tanja chase personal fulfillment and career triumphs. As they grapple with societal pressures, their friendship turns into rivalry, their bodies becoming battlegrounds in a relentless pursuit of beauty, love, and success.

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Climate change is making the weather increasingly unpredictable and volatile. Extreme weather events are on the increase: In a matter of minutes, hailstorms can destroy an entire year's harvests and flash floods can take lives and destroy homes. What are the causes of these extreme phenomena? And how bad could they become in future?

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Hail, thunderstorms, flash floods: Why are these extreme weather events happening?

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At the age of 33, Sally Rooney is already the author of three novels. "Conversations with Friends", "Normal People" and "Beautiful World, Where Are You" have quickly made the Irish author a mouthpiece for hyper-connected and engaged Irish youth, who look to the future with concern.

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At the age of 33 and in the space of three novels, Sally Rooney has become the spokesperson for Irish youth.

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In Ireland, the River Shannon meanders between wet marshes and green plains before ending its journey at Limerick, in an estuary populated by dolphins. A trip along Ireland’s longest river to discover the people and landscapes of the Emerald Isle.

A trip along Ireland’s longest river to discover the people and landscapes of the Emerald Isle.

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It’s the sound from South Africa that went global during lockdown: Amapiano mixes deep house with traditional music to create a sound that is spiritual and celebratory, and for some its a way of life. Tracks went to find out more about it.

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House music was born in Chicago but South Africa has given the genre its own spin: Amapiano.

The Houthis rule a third of Yemen with an iron fist, after ten years of civil war. Their ideology is as ferociously anti-American and antisemitic, as it is pro-Palestine with young people indoctrinated into a strict religious view of the world that burns with anger.

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At first celebrated by the music industry, Kate Nash broke with the commercial demands of major labels after her second album, choosing to manage everything herself. A decision proven wise in the intervening years. From her debut Made Of Bricks (2007) to the intimate and eclectic collection Yesterday Was Forever (2018), the British singer has established herself as one of the great names of international pop.

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