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Our correspondent speaks with the Africa head of the Red Cross who has borne witness to the war, famine and genocide that continue—unrelenting and largely ignored—in Sudan. As Ukraine’s men are sent off to war, the country’s women are upending its labour market; we meet some newly minted miners (10:07). And how the age at which careers peak is changing (18:34).

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On today's podcast:

1) Another deadly school shooting leads to renewed calls for an assault weapon ban.

2) Tension eases in Israel as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks for a compromise.

3) Hearings on Silicon Valley Bank begin on Capitol Hill.  

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