Global Pulse is a fast-moving and informative television and web series that helps you navigate the news of the world. Each 3-to-5 minute daily episode looks at the news, the world and ourselves in a new way.

Each day Global Pulse compares and contrasts news worldwide, as presented by diverse national broadcasters - tracking the important stories you might have missed, and finding new angles on stories you thought you understood. It's your global news positioning service.

Global Pulse is funded by grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
The Axis of Oil: Iran, Venezuela, Russia

The Axis of Oil: Iran, Venezuela, Russia

(Global Pulse: October 30, 2008) Riding high this summer, three oil-producing nations sharing a disdain for the U.S. used their petro-dollars to fund policies not in the super-power's playbook....
G20: A New World Order

G20: A New World Order

(Global Pulse: November 13, 2008) With the financial crisis in full swing, the leading economic countries, the G7, are now turning to developing nations for support and guidance. President Bush is...
China's Milk Shakeup

China's Milk Shakeup

(Global Pulse: October 02, 2008) Thousands of Chinese infants become ill after drinking baby formula laced with the deadly chemical melamine. The compound turns up in Chinese food products around the...
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