- http://theworld.org/stories/2026...laved-in-british-coloniesA new database holds close to 4 million records of people enslaved in British colonies from the Caribbean to South Africa during the early 1800s. Now free to use and searchable online, the archive was created by Ancestry.com with cooperation from the Center for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at University College London. Host Marco Werman ...Posted 10 hours 35 minutes ago - 09/29/26
- http://theworld.org/stories/2026...ficult-for-asylum-seekersDenmark is often ranked among the worlds happiest countries. It prides itself on its strong social welfare system and a culture of coziness. But for asylum seekers, things arent quite so comfortable. The government has a goal of zero asylum seekers and thats divided one family, with a new life in Denmark for one son and, for another, a life in limbo. The ...Posted 4 days 10 hours ago - 09/25/26
- http://theworld.org/stories/2026...fun-at-the-american-dreamThe Marching Band is a French comedy-drama about two long-lost brothers: one a famous conductor, the other a blue-collar worker. They only discover each other's existence when one falls critically ill. From the encounter between men raised in two different social classes, a complicated but profound relationship grows. Reporter Adeline Sire has the story. ...Posted 5 days 11 hours ago - 09/24/26
- http://theworld.org/stories/2026...escue-and-now-in-recoveryAfter a natural disaster, people with disabilities are more vulnerable to death, injury and difficulty accessing help. In Nepal, people with disabilities who have survived the floods are facing a lack of sign-language interpreters, transportation, and information. The World's Hannah Chanatry has the story of a woman and her daughter from the small village ...Posted 6 days 10 hours ago - 09/23/26
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