A new Human Rights Watch report says the EU's and Spain’s outsourcing of migration control to Mauritania has worsened abuses against asylum seekers and migrants heading for Europe, but the Mauritanian authorities reject those claims.
Why are cybercrimes on the rise in Africa and how can you stay safe?
And we find out why the population of one of Kenya's iconic tourist attractions - flamingos - has fallen sharply.
Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Sunita Nahar, Mark Wilberforce and Priya Sippy in London
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer
Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
Plus: The eurozone’s economic outlook fell in August. Russia launches its deadliest attack on Ukraine since Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin. Alex Ossola hosts.
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In this episode, Rivers and Sam are hangin' out at Disgraceland Studios with comedian, filmmaker, and long-time friend of the show, John Ungaro! We chat about John's new baseball-themed slasher film that he's currently raising funds for, 'Basher'. Then we chat about the weird world of fitness influencer Christian Guzman and his mid energy drink 3D. Rivers runs down a couple of news stories involving a man in his 40s getting stuck in a children's tube slide and a man in his 50s attacking a gardener with a dagger while dressed as a medieval jester. We take a tour of John's hometown of Wilmington, Massachusetts, and Toto's "Hold the Line" is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Check us out, y'all! Follow John on Instagram @JohUngar Watch the 'Basher' trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QiMIYaA-Ak Enter to win a Goods from the Woods t-shirt by donating to the 'Basher' Kickstarter here: https://tinyurl.com/2mwvvanj Follow our show @TheGoodsPod on absolutely everything! Rivers is @RiversLangley Sam is @SlamHarter Carter is @Carter_Glascock Subscribe on Patreon for an UNCUT video version of the show as well as HOURS of bonus content! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod
Chronicle of a death live-streamed, all aboard the Alpbach Express, fear and loathing in the British provinces, Turkey cashes in on the Syrian reconstruction bonanza and an Inside Europe Sports Special featuring Slovenian cycling legend Tadej Pogacar (yes - you heard that right!). **Content warning: our first item contains reference to physical and psychological abuse**
Phlounder responds to Ben's earlier point about Friday news stories. A friendly Chef also named Ben prompts a conversation between Matt and Noel about tricorders. Dan B answers questions about Mango the Parrot with, first-hand experience from Blackpool. Also Cryptid Hunters. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.
For the second time in two years, a trans person has committed a mass shooting at a Christian school he or she attended. The mainstream media and liberal politicians seem obsessed with protecting the "trans" part of the story, but the trans part of the story may be the whole story. Give a listen.
President Zelensky says the world must respond firmly after Russia attacked Ukraine with one of its heaviest bombardments of the war. He accused Moscow of deliberately killing civilians and spurning ceasefire attempts. Russian missile strikes on Kyiv also damaged the offices of the European Union. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, accused Russia of targeting the EU and of stopping at nothing to terrorise Ukraine. Also: new research points to climate change encouraging the spread of wildfires; people have taken to the streets in Indonesia for the second time this week to protest against what they see as excessive pay and benefits for lawmakers, and Rwanda has received the first US migrants deported to the African country under a controversial new deal.
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At least fifteen people have been killed in Ukraine after a night of heavy Russian bombardment. Ukraine's air force says more than six-hundred drones and missiles were fired by Moscow - the second highest number since the war began. The EU accused Russia of targeting it after its diplomatic mission in Kyiv was hit.
Also in the programme: President Trump sacks the head of the US Centres for Disease Control; the epic journey of a pregnant Sudanese woman across her war ravaged country; and we hear from New Orleans on the twentieth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
(Photo: Rescue crews outside an apartment building that was destroyed in the strike. Credit: Reuters)
