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Living in flooded homes: Climate change in the Philippines

September 20, 2024

In the Philippines, the sea is no longer receding in parts of the country. Villages are sinking. Malawi has relaxed the ban on growing cannabis. A ballet school in Peru brings hope to poverty stricken children.

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