TED Talks
TED: The global opportunity to accelerate Africa's sustainable future | Vanessa Nakate
Climate justice activist Vanessa Nakate sits down with former president of Ireland Mary Robinson for an enlightening, intergenerational conversation about the state of the climate crisis. Nakate paints a picture of life in her home...
Curated Video
Kerry's Vigorous Defense of TPP Trade Deal
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is urging Congress to adopt a landmark 12-nation Asia-Pacific trade deal, arguing that rejection would badly damage U.S. credibility and national security.Kerry said Wednesday that failure to pass the...
Curated Video
World Bank President on Haiti Hurricane, Poverty
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim addressed the devastating impacts of Hurricane Matthew on the people of Haiti as the IMF's Annual Meetings take place in Washington on Thursday.Jim Yong Kim said the World Bank is providing necessary...
Curated Video
President Barack Obama told Central American presidents that the U.S. and the wider region share responsibility to address an influx of minors and families who are crossing the southwest border of the U.S. (July 25)
Pressing for action on Friday, President Barack Obama urged Central American presidents and congressional Republicans at home to help ease the influx of minors and migrant families crossing the southwest border of the U.S.
While citing...
Curated Video
WRAP OPEC to make deep cut in oil output but with conditions
1. Wide shot of news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Farouk Mohammed, OPEC spokesman
"In this connection and reiterating its call on other oil exporters to cooperate so as to minimise price volatility and market stability, the...
Curated Video
Bank loans tractors to help boost Somalia's agricultural industry
Somali farmers are being given new tractors, as part of a project launched by the International Bank of Somalia.
It's hoped the equipment will help boost the agricultural industry, as the country tries to stabilise after two decades of...
Curated Video
Interview with UK FM Miliband after meeting with President Assad
1. Mid of British foreign secretary David Miliband listening to reporter's question
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Miliband, British Foreign Secretary:
"I'm here on behalf of the United Kingdom, not on behalf of anybody else. The peace...
Curated Video
USA: I-M-F - WORLD ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OUTLOOK
English/Nat
International Monetary Fund officials have announced the battered Asian economies are on the rebound in 1999.
Korea and Japan in particular, said the I-M-F, were showing signs of strong recovery after months of economic...
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India Pakistan talks conclude with pledge on Kashmir
1. Indian External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and Pakistani Foreign Minister Khursheed Kasuri walking into news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Natwar Singh, Indian External Affairs Minister:
"Cross border infiltration remains a...
Curated Video
WRAP Adds Kerry response to Bush radio address
1. Graphic of US President George W. Bush overlaid with narration
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"This week, our nation was sickened by the murder of an American civilian, Nicholas Berg. The savage execution of...
Curated Video
EGYPT: PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK INTERVIEW
English/Nat
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has warned that there could be an upsurge in international terrorism if the problems of the Middle East are not tackled soon.
In an exclusive interview with APTV, President Mubarak said that...
Curated Video
Russia-Foreign Minister on Pakistan's nuclear test
Russian and western intelligence services were caught out by the speed with which Pakistan carried out five nuclear tests, Russia's foreign ministry admitted on Friday (29/05). Official spokesman Valery Nesterushkin told reporters Russia...
Curated Video
BRUNEI: APEC LEADERS BEGIN SUMMIT
English/Nat
Pacific Rim leaders opened their annual summit on Wednesday in Brunei, the tiny, oil-rich sultanate on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, with poor nations vowing to stand firm against rich countries who are pushing for a...
Curated Video
Bangladesh PM visits for economic cooperation talks, strengthening ties
1. Bangladesh Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia, and Pakistan Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz
2. Medium shot of Bangladesh and Pakistan flags
3. Zia and Aziz at podium
4. Various of military parade
5. Cutaway of journalists
6. Zia and Aziz...
Curated Video
Trump Maintains Mexico Will Pay for Border Wall
Donald Trump says that he had a "thoughtful and substantive" conversation with Mexico's president on Wednesday as he kicks off a long-awaited speech on immigration.Trump says his surprise meeting with Enrique Peña Nieto included a...
Curated Video
US adventurer to continue search for MH370
American adventurer Blaine Gibson says he will continue to search for debris and for clues on the disappearance Malaysia Airlines flight 370.Gibson spoke recently with the AP in Canberra, Australia, where he and relatives of some of...
PBS
Could the Electoral college system ever change?
President-Elect Donald Trump captured the White House by winning the Electoral College, even as Hillary Clinton won about half a million votes more than Trump. In response, some are calling for a national popular vote to decide the...
Crash Course
War and Nation Building in Latin America: Crash Course World History 225
In which John Green teaches you about nation building and nationalism in Latin America. Sometimes, the nations of Latin America get compared to the nations of Europe, and are found wanting. This is kind of a silly comparison. The rise of...
SciShow
What Fake Fragrances Teach Us About Sustainability
Humans love to make perfumes and fragrances from the weirdest sources, And to protect those sources, we sometimes come up with synthetic alternatives....which then create their own sets of environmental problems.
TED Talks
TED: A climate solution where all sides can win | Ted Halstead
Why are we so deadlocked on climate, and what would it take to overcome the seemingly insurmountable barriers to progress? Policy entrepreneur TED Halstead proposes a transformative solution based on the conservative principles of free...
MinutePhysics
Every Force in Nature (Theory of Everything, Part III)
In which we explain economic equilibrium, how to make money from nothing, and every fundamental force in physics.
TED Talks
TED: A vision for sustainable energy in Africa | Chibeze Ezekiel
Africa needs new energy sources to fuel its development, but the continent should invest in renewable energy instead of cheap, polluting alternatives like coal, says climate inclusion activist Chibeze Ezekiel. He tells the story of how...
TED Talks
TED: How quinoa can help combat hunger and malnutrition | Cedric Habiyaremye
On a mission to create a hunger-free world, agricultural entrepreneur Cedric Habiyaremye makes the case for cultivating quinoa -- and other versatile, nutrient-rich grains -- in places experiencing malnutrition, like his native Rwanda....
TED Talks
TED: economic growth has stalled. Let's fix it | Dambisa Moyo
economic growth is the defining challenge of our time; without it, political and social instability rises, human progress stagnates and societies grow dimmer. But, says economist Dambisa Moyo, dogmatic capitalism isn't creating the...