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Come have a good laugh during our special comedy show. We bring you quips from a Zimbabwean comedian making a splash in the ...
In a new book, Chef Hugh Mangum — based in Los Angeles, with contributions from Chef May Chow in Hong Kong — compiles ...
As record-breaking heat hits parts of Europe, France is trying to adapt. Paris is now expanding its district cooling system.
When author and artist Noah Angell heard rumors that the British Museum in London was haunted, he set about documenting ghost ...
We tend to think of conversation as speech, but obviously listening is also a crucial part of every conversation — in theory, ...
Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal brokered by the Trump administration. The World's Host ...
There are plenty of jokes. And lots of laughs. But the regular Chinese-language open mic events in New York city called “Nuzhizhuyi” — which translates to “feminism” from Mandarin — are not just about ...
In France, 25 people were recently charged over a series of kidnappings and attempted abductions. Recently, 25 people — ...
Ukrainian comic Anton Tymoshenko is based in Kyiv, and since the start of the war in Ukraine, he’s begun performing in both Ukrainian and English. Amid a groundswell of comedy in his country, ...
Meet Daisy, a British AI conversationalist made to sound like an older woman who’s not very tech savy. She’s been deployed to take up phone scammers’ time — and collect information about new scams.
With former President Bashar al-Assad ousted from power, comedians in Syria see a new moment for their art form. They have been putting together shows at cafes and clubs across Damascus. The World’s ...
Learnmore Jonasi, from a small village in Zimbabwe, is making a name for himself on the US comedy scene. And yes, his first name really is Learnmore. Carol Hills speaks with the comedian. This story ...