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Wildfires in Canada - We have the latest on the wildfires in the province of Alberta in Western Canada.

Supporters of Kamala Harris - Chucks and pearls - the appeal to supporters of Kamala Harris.

Business Daily meets: Swimming's power couple - We hear from 4-time Australian Olympic gold medallist Libby Trickett and her entrepreneurial husband Luke.

Philippines threatened with environmental disaster - An oil tanker has capsized near the capital of the Philippines. Typhoon Gaemi has lashed Manila and surrounding regions in recent days.

Why is a ship a ‘she’? - Why are nouns coded as male or female in some languages? Anand Jagatia asks if grammatical gender affects our worldview, and why gendered nouns died out in English.

Fed: Fine Print - Dr Chris van Tulleken asks if we can trust what's on the label when it comes to food.

Fears of a wider war between Hezbollah and Israel - Stories from the tense zone along the Israel-Lebanon border; the city of Goma in D R Congo, besieged by M23; a reporter's return to Kyiv; and a master carver's workshop in Bali

Taro Kono: Can Japan reboot itself for the 21st Century? - Stephen Sackur speaks to Taro Kono, Digital Transformation Minister in a Japanese government wrestling with massive problems.

Systemic racism in health care - Systemic racism affects our wellbeing long before we ever see a doctor. How can the health community address it?

America’s atheist street pirates - The American atheists removing illegal religious signs from streets across the states

Darwin in Detail: The Micro Art of Willard Wigan - World-renowned micro-sculptor Willard Wigan carves a tribute to Charles Darwin.

Are women 14 times more likely to die in natural disasters? - We unpick the idea that women outnumber men by 14 to 1 as the casualties of natural disasters like floods and earthquakes.

Paris set for 2024 Olympics opening ceremony - More than ten thousand athletes are expected to take part in the opening ceremony. The event will take place later this evening on the River Seine.

Rail network "sabotage" across France - French rail network "sabotage" affects thousands just before Paris Olympics

Outlook Mixtape: Boy lama, separated families and reunion joy - A Spanish boy's odyssey from chants to trance; a lifelong search from Rwanda to Belgium for a mother and for justice; and twin sisters reunited.