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What in the World

What in the World

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  • What could the NBA, mafia, and X-ray glasses have in common?
    Oct 27 2025

    If you’re an NBA fan, you’ll probably know that this season has gotten off to a rocky start. The FBI has revealed two major cases of illegal sports betting, involving two NBA stars and a coach. The allegations include faking injuries to influence matches, as well as working with the mafia to rig poker games.

    So, how did they allegedly get tangled up in the US organised crime world?

    BBC reporter Kayla Epstein joins us from New York to explain what the FBI’s investigation has found - and how the mafia could be involved. And Jonty Colman, BBC Sport journalist, tells us about other illegal gambling controversies that have hit the NBA and how these allegations could impact the rest of the NBA season.

    Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Chelsea Coates Producers: Benita Barden, Mora Morrison and Imogen James Editor: Verity Wilde

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    12 min
  • Not all antidepressants are the same
    Oct 24 2025

    Antidepressants have been prescribed to help people with depression for decades. While they help millions, they also come with potential side effects. These can include nausea, a change in sleep patterns and low sex drive.

    But now, for the first time, the side effects of different types of the drug have been compared and ranked in a study. What are the differences? And will it change how people are prescribed the drug? BBC Heath and science correspondent James Gallagher explains.

    Do antidepressants have a different effect on younger people? We hear from BBC Newsbeat’s Eleanor Shearwood on a different study which has just begun, and is looking into this.

    And three young people also tell us their experience of being on antidepressants, and how it has changed them.

    Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Imogen James and Emily Horler Editor: Julia Ross-Roy

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    13 min
  • The video gamer who became a Catholic saint
    Oct 23 2025

    The Catholic Church has appointed its first ever millennial saint — Carlo Acutis. A keen gamer and coder, the Italian teenager died aged only 15 back in 2006, days after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia. Since then, he’s earned the nickname ‘God’s influencer’ and developed a devoted following for the work he did to spread Catholic teaching during his short life.

    Catholic followers believe he was behind two miracles and over a million people have travelled to Assisi to see his preserved remains. So, how does the process of becoming a saint work? And is Carlo’s canonisation part of a bigger push to get more young people interested in the Catholic Church?

    BBC journalist Chelsea Coates explains all the steps towards becoming a saint. PopeCrave and a young Catholic tell us their thoughts about the Church’s first millennial saint.

    Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Pria Rai Producers: Benita Barden, Maria Clara Montoya and Chelsea Coates Video Journalist: Imogen James Editor: Verity Wilde

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    10 min
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