2025-01-24
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World of Secrets is where untold stories are exposed.
And in this new series, we investigate the dark side of the wellness industry, following the story of a woman who joined a yoga school only to uncover a world she never expected.
I feel that I have no other choice.
The only thing I can do is to speak about this.
Where the hope of spiritual breakthroughs leaves people vulnerable to exploitation.
You just get sucked in so gradually and it's done so skillfully that you don't realize.
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You're listening to the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.
Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.
This edition is published in the early hours of Friday 24 January, US states reach a $7 billion settlement with the makers of a painkiller that fueled the American opioid epidemic.
President Trump tells international business leaders to move production to the US or face big tariffs.
And why Mount Everest is becoming even more expensive to climb.
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His family still doesn't know where he is, says Zaki.
They still don't know until they can confirm it.
The harrowing search for the missing in Gaza and Emilia Perez becomes the most nominated foreign film ever at the Oscars.
In the late 1990s, Purdue Pharma aggressively promoted the use of opioids, specifically OxyContin.
Some patients may be afraid of taking opioids, but because they're perceived as too strong or addictive.