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Chris Cummins

Letters from a shrinking globe: around the day in 80 worlds.

11.04.2013
Zahar

The Chronicler of Russia's "Lost Generation"

War-veteran, Putin-critic, literary phenomenon, nationalist Zahar Prilepin is a hard man to pigeon-hole.

27.03.2013

The Click-Clack Sound of Freedom

A trip to a ski tour camp in Bad Gastein

08.03.2013
Elefant

The Ivory Wars

This week a CITES meeting revealed the slaughter of elephants is at a 20 year record high. How can the vicious poaching be stopped?

U2 Station Taborstraße

NGOs Slam "Mild" Verdict in U-Bahn Assault

An overly mild sentence? NEW: Hear what a lawyer from the anti racism group Zara has to say.

04.03.2013
freeskier

Keeping the "Free" in Freeskiing

It's a transitional period for a lifestyle sport preparing to go Olympic.

02.03.2013
Ban Ki-moon

Meeting Ban Ki-moon

An encounter with the United Nations Secretary General who has been heavily criticized for his perceived softness.

27.02.2013
Bäurin

Horsemeat Is A Side Show

The real scandal about food production? A "veil of secrecy" keeping third world farmers poor and keeping us ignorant.

23.01.2013
John Leake

Death on the Ice

John Leake's "Alpine mystery" Cold A Long Time: a non-fiction investigation into the alleged dark side of the Austrian ski índustry.

21.12.2012
Assange

A Unique Moral Code

Reality Check: Julian Assange`s balcony address, an eyewitness in Gaza, the Mensdorff-Pouilly trial, geek treats for 2013 and the Grimm Brothers.

25.11.2012
Giraffe

Hippos On The Nile

A fearful end of my bike odyssey across Uganda. A goodbye to a troubled country and a gracious population that we should believe in.

23.11.2012
Schüler aus Uganda

Small Classrooms, Big Smiles

They learn on dirt floors with bare feet and have to face up to HIV in primary school - but these kids are inspiring. Part 5 of a Ugandan Diary.

21.11.2012
Ein Nashorn im Gras

Ugandan Diary Part 4: Obama the Rhino

A long straight road, a storm and a beacon of hope for conservation.

20.11.2012
Bub aus Uganda

Ugandan Diary Part 3 - Into the Luwero Triangle

Charming but deeply scarred - Uganda struggles to prevent another lost generation.

19.11.2012
Kind in Uganda

Ugandan Diary Part 2 - From Jinga to Kayunga

A dramatic cloud burst, a live concert and the best tea in the world - and a look at my white tights!

17.11.2012
lachendes Kind aus Uganda mit Zahnlücke

The Source of the Nile

Uganda celebrated 50 years of independence this autumn. A bike ride across a vibrant, troubled country.

22.10.2012
Schiff fährt in einen Ölteppich

Making Ecocide a "Crime Against Peace"

A British lawyer is pushing for the "mass destruction" of the environment to be punishable at the International Criminal Court.

19.10.2012
Tafel, auf der "Unis" steht

More Inclusive Universities

As the tuition fees debate rages on in Austria, a Saturday Reality Check Special on making higher education more diverse and meaningful worldwide.

28.09.2012
Syrisches Kind mit trauriger Mine

A Heartbroken Syrian Child

Reality Check: Desperation on the Turkish border with Syria, more migrant misery in Greece, hawkish words from Israel, a French "Robin Hood" budget and the Vatileaks trial.

26.09.2012
Ein Fuß

"They are not living, they are just suffering"

This week`s riot in a chinese Foxconn factory have highlighted tension on the electronic gadget production lines.

24.09.2012
Bergbach, die Isel

The Shadows of the Energiewende

A hydroelectric project has bitterly divided an East Tyrolean valley. When is green not green?

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