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'Defiled and looted' - returning home during the Sudan war

Civil war has been raging in Sudan for two years. The conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has seen famine, destruction, and millions driven from their homes. Among them, the family and friends of our Africa correspondent Yous ...  عرض المزيد

Did Trump just win the election for Canada’s Mark Carney

Mark Carney's Liberals have won the Canadian election in a remarkable turnaround for the centre-left party.      The Liberal Party was well behind in the polls just months ago.  That's before Carney replaced Justin Trudeau as leader and US President Donald Trump soured relations ...  عرض المزيد

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A new treatment for deafness
Today, Explained

A promising gene therapy can help kids born without the ability to hear. A Deaf bioethicist wants you to consider the implications. This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Haleema Shah and Avishay Artsy, engineered by Patrick Boy ...  عرض المزيد

The Gene-Editing Breakthrough That Saved a Baby’s Life
Plain English with Derek Thompson

Last year, Kyle and Nicole Muldoon welcomed their baby KJ into the world. Almost immediately, doctors realized something was wrong. KJ had been born with a genetic mutation that made it impossible to regulate the amount of ammonia in his system. The rare disease had the potential ...  عرض المزيد

Minister of Opportunities Knocks
Newscast

Jacob Rees-Mogg gets a new role in government... Chris sits in for Adam and chats through the latest cabinet reshuffle with the BBC's Alex Forsyth. On the day that the Health Secretary announces plans to reduce NHS waiting lists, Natasha Loder (who's making a Radio 4 doc all abou ...  عرض المزيد

Baby’s first gene edit
Today, Explained

For the first time ever, experimental gene editing technology has been used to treat a baby with a fatal condition. Just don’t mess with the embryos. This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact checked by Avishay Artsy, engineered by Patrick ...  عرض المزيد