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Dateline takes a dangerous journey through Mexico aboard 'The Beast' - a freight train used by thousands of migrants desperate to reach the United States.

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Season 2024
28:52
Dateline investigates the far-right Sheriffs infiltrating US policing. What does this mean for a country on the cusp of a historic election, and could this influence the outcome?
29:49
Dateline investigates India's obsession with virginity and the archaic practice of virginity tests. We reveal how some women are seeking ways to fake their virginity to avoid exile and abuse.
24:28
K-pop is an $8 billion global industry. Dateline goes inside the dance schools of South Korea training future stars. We investigate if there is a hidden cost of becoming the next big idol.
Janice Petersen meets the new parents spending a month in a luxury post natal hotel in Taiwan. Do these centres and the tradition of confinement give mum and baby a better start?
Venice is one of Europe's top tourist destinations, but this iconic city is under threat. Kumi Taguchi meets the locals who say over-tourism is destroying the city they love.
The right to an abortion is no longer guaranteed in the US, but just across the border it has been decriminalised. Dateline meets the Mexican women helping Americans access illegal abortions.
Dateline meets the Australian parents who risked it all to build a family through overseas surrogacy. We investigate how Cambodia's crackdown left women raising children they never wanted.
In South Korea, gruesome stories have become everyday entertainment on a mass scale. Reporter Darren Mara meets superfans, citizen sleuths and detectives to investigate the obsession with true crime.
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Dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australia. Dateline meets Alzheimer's patients in the UK trialling drugs that could offer new hope by slowing down the progressions of the disease.
Italy’s powerful mafias are built on blood ties, but a radical program is hoping to destroy organised crime dynasties by taking away their most precious assets - their children.
What can Australia learn from Canada’s overdose epidemic? Dateline meets the doctors and dealers giving hard drugs to users to fix a fentanyl crisis.
Dateline investigates alleged paedophilia scandals involving high profile Catholic clergymen in Timor-Leste. Why are the men behind the crimes supported by the country’s most powerful politicians?
After a year of gruesome bear attacks in Japan left 6 dead and more than 200 injured, Dateline investigates why bear encounters are on the rise and what Japan's doing to protect both humans and bears.
Dateline investigates Romania’s booming adult camgirl industry. We meet the studio owners, successful camgirls and uncover a wild west of 'ghost studios' with few rules and even less oversight.
How far would you go to protect the planet? Dateline meets the climate crusaders in Australia and Germany responding to a harsh crackdown they claim risks undoing years of climate action.
According to British intelligence, China has been spying on an 'epic scale'. We lift the lid on allegations of intimidation and infiltration across organisations and politics, reaching as far as Australia.
Nearly 1 in 5 children in America are obese and parents are being urged to pursue radical treatment options. Kumi Taguchi meets the kids who have had life altering bariatric surgery at age 12.
As homeownership becomes increasingly expensive, we travel to Japan, where millions of abandoned houses are being sold cheaply or given away. Can foreign buyers help solve Japan’s empty house problem?
Venezuela was once the richest country in South America, but economic crisis has left one million children alone, as parents move abroad for work. For some, joining a gang is the only way to survive.
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