2 October 2023
Episode 2608
40 minutes
EU foreign ministers meet in Kyiv amid concerns about weakening support for Ukraine. Also in the programme: scientists whose work enabled the mRNA coronavirus vaccine win the Nobel Prize for medicine, the Vatican puts the Church’s most sensitive issues on the table and bed bugs sweep Paris. Plus: Marisa Mazria Katz speaks to Tunisian artist Rafram Chaddad about his latest exhibition.
2 October 2023
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