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Aerial view of a large solar and wind power farm with rows of solar panels lining the ground and a series of wind turbines towering overhead, set in a landscape transitioning from land to water.

China becoming biggest source of renewable exports

Full Episode
48:08

Wind turbines operate along a solar farm near Weifang in eastern China’s Shandong province, March 22, 2024.

Ng Han Guan/AP/File photo

China is making huge investments in eco-friendly technology and is quickly becoming the biggest source of renewable exports around the globe. Also, a special tribunal in Bangladesh sentences ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death over deadly crackdowns on a student-led uprising last year. And, Equal Pay Day draws attention to the wage gap between men and women in Europe. Plus, a new study finds that the average human spends 78 minutes a day on the move.

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In This Episode

How China took control of the green supply chain
4:21
Ousted Bangladeshi prime minister sentenced to death
6:47
Wage gap: women working for free
1:51
New facility in Mexico will breed sterile flies to curb screwworm
6:21
Things you might have missed
1:26
International students turning away from the US
4:50
Kenyan student in US brings computer literacy back to hometown
6:36
A spacious restaurant interior with light wood furnishings and large windows, filled with people seated at wooden tables. Decorative elements and a mezzanine level are visible in the background. The atmosphere is lively and casual.
Help wanted: Germany hires its next generation of workers from abroad
Special Coverage
5:38
Everyone, everywhere, spends 78 minutes a day on the move
6:34