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At the height of the Cold War in 1957, at a time when the USSR and the USA were locked in ferocious competition, the US federal government created the "National Radio Quiet Zone". This vast area of 33,000 km² in rural Virginia, where radio communication is restricted, is used for scientific research and military intelligence.

USA: National Radio Quiet Zone

The vast area of Virginia where radio communication is restricted, is used for scientific research and military intelligence gathering.

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It is banned in the European Union and yet Burmese teak is still imported. How is that possible? Data Sources goes on the trail of the illegal trade in teak from Myanmar.

Traffic in Burmese Teak

It is banned in the European Union and yet Burmese teak is still imported. How is that possible? 

Data Sources

In October 2022, residents of the pretty French mountain town of Rumilly were shocked to discover that their drinking water was contaminated with forever chemicals. The supply lines for the town's 16,000 residents were closed. Mayor Christian Heison had never heard of these toxic PFAS before, but for months - maybe years - he and his community had been unwittingly drinking them.

The pretty French mountain town of Rumilly is a forever chemical hotspot.

Re: Forever Chemicals in French Drinking Water

In Poland, the First Communion has turned into an ever more elaborate and expensive event. Despite inflation, some celebrations are almost as extravagant as a wedding. In the city of Łódź, Wiktoria's family has rented a fairytale castle, complete with a four-course meal and a children's entertainer. On the other hand, the family of ten-year-old Wiktor in the rural province of Holy Cross still celebrates rather traditionally - with plenty of meat, vodka, accordion music, and singing.

In Poland, the First Communion has turned into an ever more elaborate and expensive event.

Re: Lavish Communions in Poland

In Xinjiang province in China over one million Uyghurs, a Turkic people, are detained in camps. 

China: Uyghurs in Danger

After weeks of confinement to protect the Chinese capital from COVID-19, Beijing begins to glimpse the light at the end of the tunnel as its residents begin to venture outside again. 

China: Life After Coronavirus

After weeks of confinement to protect the Chinese capital from COVID-19, Beijing begins to glimpse the light at the end of the tunnel 

Dismissed without any redundancy pay with the Covid crisis, Dubai’s foreign workers are stuck. Few flights to take them home and no money to pay the ticket price which has almost doubled.

Dubai: End of the Eldorado

The Coconut School in Cambodia uses discarded packaging to build facilities for schoolchildren. In a poor country where ecological issues are not high on the agenda, the staff work tirelessly to give children an education and an awareness of green issues.

Cambodia: The School Built from Waste

During the Pacific squid fishing season, thousands of North Korean poachers have invade Russian and Japanese waters to fish without permission.

Russia: North Korean Fishermen Plunder the Seas

North Korean fisherman enter Russian and Japanese waters illegally to fish

An invasion of algae is causing havoc for fisherman in southern Spain, ruining catches of the famous and much prized local Tuna.

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China: Uyghurs in Danger

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China: Life After Coronavirus

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Dubai: End of the Eldorado

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Russia: North Korean Fishermen Plunder the Seas

An Algae Plague Threatens the Mediterranean

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China: Uyghurs in Danger

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China: Life After Coronavirus

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Dubai: End of the Eldorado

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Cambodia: The School Built from Waste

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Russia: North Korean Fishermen Plunder the Seas

An Algae Plague Threatens the Mediterranean

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