Fighting intensifies in Yemen
Summary
This episode covers escalating conflict in Yemen, where Saudi-backed forces clash with Iranian-backed Houthis, and major school protests in France following a student’s injury. It also reports on the Nobel Prize in Medicine for optogenetics, the death of British author Geoffrey Archer, and a suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia. Additionally, the podcast discusses the US measles outbreak, a new vertical piano design, and a Finnish archipelago’s search for an official "smeller."
Topics discussed
Sponsors: Schwab and Odoo
Introduction and summary of main stories
Yemen: Escalating conflict between Houthis and Saudi-backed forces
France: School protests and injury to 15-year-old student
UK: MPs call for review after Epstein whistleblower's death
Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for optogenetics research
Sponsors: Shell, Vela, and Schwab
Russia: Pneumonic plague scare in Siberia
US: Worst measles outbreak in decades
Obituary: British author and politician Geoffrey Archer
Innovation: The invention of the Standing Grand piano
Feature: Finland recruits an official 'smeller'
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